Countries including the US successfully resisted Africa’s push for a legally binding drought protocol at the “land COP” in Riyadh Governments have failed to agree on a global mechanism for…
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Dynamic model reveals best policies for clean energy adoption
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain How can we ensure that as many households as possible adopt not only solar panels, but also their own battery to store solar energy, a heat…
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How do you make a kilogram? Gravity can provide new answers
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Claus Lämmerzahl, Professor of Gravitational Physics at the University of Bremen, and Dr. Sebastian Ulbricht, scientist at the Natural Metrology Institute, have proposed in a new…
Dopamine Plays Key Role in the Heart’s Stress Response
Summary: Researchers have discovered how stress-induced cardiovascular changes are controlled by the brain. Experiments in rats show that activating the lateral habenula, a stress-sensitive brain region, triggers changes in heart…
Human Remains Reveal Violence and Cannibalism in Bronze Age Britain
Summary: Archaeologists studying the Charterhouse Warren site in England found evidence of a massacre, where at least 37 individuals were butchered, likely partly consumed, and dehumanized by their enemies. Analysis…
Practical tips from a clinical psychologist
The holiday season, often considered a time of joy and togetherness, can also be one of the most challenging periods for those who are grieving a loss. Nearly 95% of…
Black adults with long COVID report higher levels of hopelessness and suicidal thoughts − new research
Black adults living with long COVID pointed to challenges with their physical health – rather than their mental health – when asked to describe their long-COVID symptoms. That is one…
Standout Technology Products of 2024
Many amazing products launched this year, and we’ll cover some of them. However, unlike most years when the decision was difficult, one product stood out well above the rest as…
Five years on from the pandemic, long COVID keeps lives on hold
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Three years ago, Andrea Vanek was studying to be an arts and crafts teacher when spells of dizziness and heart palpitations suddenly started to make it…
