Summary: When a loved one is visually distressed or upset, modern psychological paradigms assume that the universal human instinct is to comfort them, to actively step in and alleviate their…
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Largest Roman bath complex ever found in the Netherlands unearthed in Nijmegen
Archaeologists have uncovered the largest Roman bath complex ever discovered in the Netherlands, revealing fresh evidence of the wealth and sophistication of the ancient city of Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum, now…
ORNL’s Jason Newby Advances Neutrino Research Frontiers
Newswise — Scientist Jason Newby measures phenomena that have never been observed, including a neutrino bouncing off an atomic nucleus — a signal as subtle as the tiny recoil of…
A whopping 14 million species of insects — or more — may roam Earth
A new estimate of insect diversity suggests there are at least 14 million to 20 million species buzzing and crawling around the globe. That’s double or triple other recent estimates,…
A discovery about this bat’s diet was hiding in a Renaissance painting
Last fall, scientists documented the greater noctule bat snatching songbirds out of the air for a snack. But while this was a finding relatively new to science, a Renaissance artist…
This star’s light has been crossing space since the American Revolution. Here’s how to find it
The United States’ 250th birthday is right around the corner and what better way to celebrate than by looking for a star whose light began its journey to Earth around…
Los Alamos Scientists Uncover New Insights Into Gamma Ray Bursts
Newswise — Long-duration gamma-ray bursts are some of the most energetic events in the universe, releasing more energy in just a few seconds than the sun emits in 10 billion…
We need no-go mining zones for the energy transition to be just: Here’s how it could work
Perrine Fournier is a trade, mining, and forest campaigner at Fern. The threat that mining critical raw materials poses to some of the planet’s most important ecosystems is beyond dispute. To prevent it,…
Study finds neolithic tomb builders preserved prehistoric forests through sustainable land use
Neolithic communities that built some of Europe’s largest monumental tombs more than 5,600 years ago managed their environment sustainably rather than destroying prehistoric forests, according to new research by Polish…
