Summary: A new study reveals how prenatal infections followed by early-life stress—known as “two-hit stress”—can lead to brain dysfunction and psychiatric-like behaviors. Researchers found that affected mice showed abnormal cerebellar…
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Study Links Spite to Conspiracy Theory Beliefs
Summary: A new study finds that spite—driven by feelings of uncertainty, threat, or disadvantage—plays a key role in conspiracy theory belief. Researchers analyzed data from 1,000 participants and found that…
Archaeologists uncover rare civil war defences at Sheffield Castle
Archaeologists excavating Sheffield Castle have uncovered the first surviving examples of 17th-century wooden stake defences from the English Civil War. Sheffield Castle was first constructed as a motte and bailey…
Hermes statue among sculptures discovered in Aspendos excavation
Excavations in ancient Aspendos, part of the “Heritage to the Future” project, have discovered a statue depicting the image of Hermes and fragments of sculptures from the Ancient Greek pantheon…
A 3D tree reconstruction algorithm contributes to a new era of urban planning
Using an input image, the Tree-D Fusion creates a 3D tree model that can be used to simulate various stages of development. Credit: Tree-D Fusion Team Trees compete for space…
Countries fail again to decide on timing of key IPCC climate reports
Governments have delayed for the third time a key decision on the timing of an influential climate science assessment, after failing to resolve deep divisions at a meeting of the…
When doctors misdiagnose autoimmune disease as psychosomatic
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Feeling disbelieved when knowing that there is something very wrong with your body can have devastating and long-term consequences. One of the most obvious consequences is…
Superconducting quantum processor prototype operates 10¹⁵ times faster than fastest supercomputer
Schematic diagram of the Zuchongzhi-3 chip. 105 qubits and 182 couplers are integrated on the same chip to perform quantum random circuit sampling tasks. Credit: USTC Zuchongzhi-3, a superconducting quantum…
Neuromorphic system enhances machine vision in extreme lighting environments
NEC can be applied on moving vehicles and headsets. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54789-8
