Credit: CC0 Public Domain Past psychology studies have consistently highlighted the link between adverse and traumatic life events and mental health problems. Better understanding the intricate relationship between stressful life…
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Why the international community should back Colombia’s post-fossil fuel plan
Comment: At COP29 talks in Baku, rewarding Colombia’s leadership would build confidence in the transition to a greener, fairer world Paola Yanguas Parra, Eduardo Posada Perlaza and Megan Darby work…
How Depression Alters Stress, Health, and Lifespan
Summary: Depression disrupts the body’s stress systems, causing physical health risks like heart disease, diabetes, and stroke, and reducing life expectancy by 7-10 years. The condition triggers brain structure changes,…
A new way to detect daisy worlds
Daisy Worlds are planets where the biosphere regulates the environment to keep it habitable. Earth is one, sort of. Can we use information theory to identify agnostic biosignatures from these…
Last supermoon of 2024 wows skywatchers around the world with Full Beaver Moon (photos)
The final supermoon of 2024, the Beaver Moon of November, thrilled skywatchers around the world as it ushered in the weekend with a stunning night sky sight. November’s full moon…
Climate march tamed and gender talks hit impasse
Campaigners hold a static, quiet protest – and observers say human rights language and finance are tripping up the COP29 gender negotiations This article will be updated throughout the day…
Traditional Mayan practices have long promoted unique levels of family harmony. But what effect is globalization having?
Credit: Carolina Basi from Pexels A new paper in the journal Child Development shows how some aspects of family interaction among Indigenous people in Guatemala have fundamentally shifted with rapid…
New microfluidic device shows tumor shape predicts cancer aggressiveness
The image shows culture, release and transfer of the tumoroids from the ReSCUE platform, as well as the released breast cancer disk-, rod-, and U-shaped tumoroids cultured in EKGel over…
New study shows how salmonella tricks gut defenses to cause infection
Colorized SEM (scanning electron micrograph) of the foodborne pathogen Salmonella enteritidis. Blue is growth medium. Picture is colored in false colors to illustrate difference. Photo by Jean Guard, ARS. Credit:…
Mushroom houses for Gaza? Arab designers offer home-grown innovations
Mushroom-based structures are an appealing alternative to the shelters now housing many displaced Gazans. As winter descends on Gaza’s tent cities, emergency housing made from mushrooms could keep out the…
