There is a 70% chance that the 2025-2029 period will be more than 1.5C hotter than pre-industrial times, World Meteorological Organization (WMO) forecasters predicted in a report on Wednesday. The…
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Bedbugs may have been one of the first urban pests
The earliest cities may have had plenty of parasitic, six-legged tenants. Common bedbugs (Cimex lectularius) experienced a dramatic jump in population size around the time humans congregated in the first…
New study finds rampant non-compliance and no enforcement
Credit: Artem Podrez from Pexels Loot boxes and gacha are gambling-like products inside video games that players buy to obtain random rewards. Concerns have been raised about consumers, particularly children,…
1 in 3 youth with mental health crisis spends over 12 hours in emergency department waiting for psychiatric bed
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Approximately 1 in 3 pediatric mental health Emergency Department (ED) visits resulting in admission or transfer exceeded 12 hours, and over 1 in 8 exceeded 24…
1,600-year-old Byzantine mosaic unveiled for the first time
A large Byzantine-era mosaic discovered in 1990 at the edge of Khirbat Be’er Shema, Israel, has been unveiled to the public for the first time. Known as the Be’er Shema…
What is Manhattanhenge and when can you see it?
The sun sets as seen between buildings along 42nd Street in New York, May 30, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, file Twice a year, New Yorkers and visitors are treated…
Prototype sodium-air fuel cell could power electric planes and trains
An H-cell modified with electrodes and an ion-conducting ceramic membrane to conduct sodium-air fuel cell experiments. Credit: Gretchen Ertl Batteries are nearing their limits in terms of how much power…
Significant declines in maternal mental health seen across the US
Credit: Yaşar Başkurt from Pexels A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine reveals a concerning decline in self-reported mental health among mothers in the United States between 2016 and…
