Oral Bacteria May Help Detect Autism with 81% Accuracy

Summary: A new study has identified a strong link between oral microbiota and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), revealing 11 bacterial species with potential as biomarkers. By analyzing oral samples from…

Study finds 20% of women in Spain with menstrual pain have never been to a gynecologist

Themes related to menstrual discomforts identified during the qualitative analysis. Credit: Frontiers in Public Health (2025). DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1517302 A new study indicates that 70.9% of women in Spain experience menstrual…

Spray drying tech used in instant coffee applied to high-capacity battery production

Senior Researcher Insung Hwang from KERI (left) and Senior Researcher Jihee Yoon from KIMS are using spray drying equipment to manufacture composite powders of active materials and conductive additives. Credit:…

Governments set to agree fees for ships that miss green targets

Government negotiators at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London this week look set to agree that, from 2027, the owners or operators of ships that fail to meet targets…

Researcher proposes first-time model that replaces dark energy and dark matter in explaining nature of the universe

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Dr. Richard Lieu, a physics professor at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, has published a paper…

Researchers demonstrate the UK’s first long-distance ultra-secure communication over a quantum network

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers have successfully demonstrated the UK’s first long-distance ultra-secure transfer of data over a quantum communications network, including the UK’s first long-distance quantum-secured video call. The…

Mechanistic understanding of how temperature and its variability shape body size composition in moth assemblages – Functional Ecologists

2024 HALDANE PRIZE SHORTLIST: Stephanie Chia discusses her paper “Mechanistic understanding of how temperature and its variability shape body size composition in moth assemblages“, which has been shortlisted for Functional…

Social media before bedtime wreaks havoc on our sleep − a sleep researcher explains why screens alone aren’t the main culprit

“Avoid screens before bed” is one of the most common pieces of sleep advice. But what if the real problem isn’t screen time − it’s the way we use social…

Providing farmworkers with health insurance is worth it for their employers − new research

Agricultural employers who provide farmworkers with health insurance earn higher profits, even after accounting for the cost of that coverage. In addition, farmworkers who get health insurance through their employers…

People who are easily distracted by smartphones are more physiologically reactive, less attuned to their bodies: Study

Credit: Image created using ChatGPT-4.5. Haruki et al., 2025. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Over the past few decades, some studies have raised important questions about the psychological implications of…