DUNE Will Use Liquid-Argon Time Projection Chamber Technology Both Near and Far

BYLINE: Zachary Burton and Anne Heavey Newswise — Physicists discovered decades ago that odd little particles called neutrinos, of which there are three known “flavors,” morph between these flavors as…

Ancient rock carvings found in Oman’s Hajar Al-Sinanat region

Archaeologists in northern Oman have uncovered a rare prehistoric rock art site featuring a massive rock face covered in ancient carvings at Hajar Al-Sinanat in Al-Khaboura, North Al-Batinah Governorate. The…

Machine Learning Doubles Depression Remission Rate

Summary: A pioneering, first-of-its-kind study demonstrated that a personalized, machine-learning-guided lifestyle coaching program can nearly double the remission rates of mild-to-moderate depression. The research tracks how individual behavioral factors uniquely…

Study Maps 175 Vicious Mental Health Loops

Summary: A pioneering public health study has delivered a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary mapping of the complex crises surrounding sleep deprivation, anxiety, and depression among young adults. The research moves past a…

‘Stop lying!’ Conspiracy theorist confronts Artemis 2 astronauts, accuses them of faking their moon mission

The Artemis generation has to deal with conspiracy theorists, too. The four astronauts of NASA’s Artemis 2 mission were accosted on Capitol Hill earlier this month by an aggressive man,…

Long-Term Depression Reverses Brain Network Connectivity

Summary: A collaborative neuroimaging study revealed that the duration of a depressive episode fundamentally alters how functional networks communicate inside the human brain. The research analyzed brain scans from patients…

Emoji-Based Test Screens Kids’ Social Skills

Summary: Researchers introduced a streamlined, emoji-based screening tool designed to objectively measure the social development of preschool children. The research establishes a rapid, 9-question digital diagnostic framework for early childhood…

Seabirds weren’t fooled by a scarecrow-like buoy with rotating eyes

A buoy with googly eyes was supposed to scare seabirds away from Danish fishing nets. The buoy, named Bobby, sported wind-spun eyes that loomed over the birds as a predator…

Long COVID will cost the US an estimated $8 billion over just 3 years due to healthcare burden, managing symptoms and loss to the workforce

The Conversation, CC-BY-ND. Headlines on long COVID have become much more rare than during the first few years of the COVID-19 pandemic. But that doesn’t mean the more than 44…

Archaeologists use drone to survey inside medieval well at Sheffield Castle

Archaeologists have completed a new survey of a medieval well at Sheffield Castle, revealing fresh details about a structure that once supplied water to the castle’s inhabitants during both daily…