Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Growing demand for the semiconductor chips that power artificial intelligence is driving soaring electricity use, particularly in countries that rely on fossil fuels for power, environmental…
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Teens’ mental health suffers on Africa’s climate frontlines
Teaching climate-resilient farming to young people in rural Global South communities and encouraging them to stay in school could help ward off mental health problems triggered by worsening climate change…
Europe’s population is adapting better to cold than to heat, study shows
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) has shown that Europe has adapted better to low temperatures than to high temperatures over…
North Macedonian ruins could be the lost capital of the Kingdom of Lyncestis
Archaeologists excavating at Gradishte, an archaeological site in the Bitola Municipality of North Macedonia, believe they may have uncovered the remains of Lyncus, the lost capital city of the ancient…
AI with, for and by everyone can help maximize its benefits
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Humans’ ability to learn from one another across cultures over generations drives our success as a species as much as our individual intelligence. This collective cultural…
Risk of rip current deaths is highest among young men at unpatrolled beaches, Australian study finds
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A long-term study of drowning deaths at Australian beaches due to rip currents has found a small reduction in the deaths of men, but little change…
What would happen if the US’s Section 230 went away? Exploring ‘the law that built the internet’
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, passed in 1996 as part of the Telecommunications Act, has become a political lightning rod in recent years. The…
Elevated Dopamine in Cannabis Users May Explain Psychosis Risk
Summary: New research reveals that people with cannabis use disorder (CUD) have elevated dopamine levels in a brain region associated with psychosis, such as schizophrenia. This may help explain why…
Scientists discover drier mantle on moon’s farside, offering potential insight on lunar evolution
Lunar sample return sample missions with associated water content estimates. Credit: Prof. Hu Sen’s group Chinese scientists have discovered that the moon’s mantle contains less water on the lunar farside…
Americans die earlier at all wealth levels, even if wealth buys more years of life in the US than in Europe
Americans at all wealth levels are more likely to die sooner than their European counterparts, with even the richest U.S. citizens living shorter lives than northern and western Europeans. That…
