Anti-trans measures don’t just target transgender men and women – a sociologist explains how ‘male’ or ‘female’ categories miss the mark for nonbinary Americans

Since his inauguration in January 2025, President Donald Trump has issued several executive orders that seek to limit federal recognition of transgender people. These orders have attempted to ban transgender…

Body size in early life associated with increased risk of colorectal cancer

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Having a greater birthweight or higher body size (typically measured using BMI) during childhood, adolescence or young adulthood is associated with an increased risk of colorectal…

Global warming may top 1.5C during 2025-2029 , experts predict

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…

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…

Ban fossil fuel heating systems? A way out of the war of beliefs

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…

The generalization of statistical mechanics makes it possible to regularize the theory of critical phenomena