We expect [medical] breakthroughs to occur on a regular basis, and 2025 delivered; successful trials of gene therapies for diseases that have no treatments, for example, filled scientists and the…
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Submerged structural remains discovered off Crimean coastline
Archaeologists have discovered an underwater stone structure, believed to be part of the ancient city of Chersonesus in present-day Sevastopol, occupied Ukraine. Chersonesus was an ancient Greek colony founded by…
Second-Hand Gifts Are Becoming the New Status Symbol
Summary: New research shows that buying second-hand gifts is typically a thoughtful, intentional decision rather than an impulsive one. Consumers are motivated by fair prices, the thrill of finding rare…
Finding the point of no return: Sun’s shifting, spiky atmospheric boundary mapped in detail for 1st time
Scientists have created the first detailed maps of the outer edge of the sun’s atmosphere, a shifting boundary where solar material breaks free of the sun’s magnetic grip and streams…
How the NIH became the backbone of American medical research and a major driver of innovation and economic growth
As a young medical student in 1975, I walked into a basement lab at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, to interview for a summer job. It turned…
Best way for employers to support employees with chronic mental illness is by offering flexibility
More than 20% of Americans will be diagnosed with mental illness in their lifetimes. They will, that is, experience conditions that influence the way they think, feel and act –…
Valentina Alaasam | What is the “hidden cost” of abandonment to rock sparrow offspring? – Functional Ecologists
In this ‘Behind the Paper’ blog post, we’re getting real about parenthood! From their recently published paper: “Mate desertion affects offspring survival, development and physiology in a songbird with multiple…
Fragments of Nazi vengeance weapon discovered in southeastern Poland
A team of detectorists have discovered V-2 rocket fragments during a survey near the Blizna Historical Park in Ropczyce-Sędziszów County, Poland. The V-2 “Vengeance Weapon 2”, also known as Aggregat-4…
Study Challenges Myths About Self-Centeredness
Summary: A large international study of more than 45,000 people shows that narcissism is a universal personality trait—not one concentrated in any single country. Although nations differed somewhat, the five…
Watch Atlas V rocket launch 27 of Amazon’s internet satellites to orbit early Dec. 15
Rocket Launch: Atlas V Leo-4 – YouTube Watch On United Launch Alliance (ULA) will send another batch of Amazon’s internet satellites to orbit on Monday morning (Dec. 15), and you…
