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The first cicada concert was 47 million years ago
The oldest known fossil of a singing cicada reveals that these insects were making music during the Eocene epoch — long before humans existed. The fossil represents a new cicada…
NASA satellites show Antarctica has gained ice despite rising global temperatures. How is that possible?
Antarctica has gained ice in recent years, despite increasing average global temperatures and climate change, a new study finds. Using data from NASA satellites, researchers from Tongji University in Shanghai…
For opioid addiction, treatment underdosing can lead to fentanyl overdosing – a physician explains
Imagine a patient named Rosa tells you she wakes up night after night in a drenching sweat after having very realistic dreams of smoking fentanyl. The dreams seem crazy to…
Belly fat compared to overall body fat more strongly linked to psoriasis risk
A study shows that central body fat, especially around the abdomen, is more strongly linked with psoriasis risk than total body fat, especially in women. Credit: Journal of Investigative Dermatology…
MAHA report on children’s health highlights harms of ultraprocessed foods – a food scientist explains the research
On May 22, 2025, the White House released a new report highlighting what it claims are the causes of chronic disease in children. The report fleshes out many of the…
Panel recommends statins for adults with HIV at risk for cardiovascular disease
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In February 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Panel for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Adults and Adolescents with HIV (ARV Guidelines…
Novel elastic alloy achieves 20x temperature change and 90% Carnot efficiency in solid-state heat pumping
Key idea and candidate materials for large thermoelastic effect (TeE). Credit: HKUST Researchers at the School of Engineering of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have developed…
Over 1,200 archaeological sites identified in the Bayuda Desert
Archaeologists have identified over 1,200 archaeological sites during an exploration project of Sudan’s Bayuda Desert. The project, involving the University of Wrocław, the Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of the University…
