Studies indicate no major concerns about risks to offspring for would-be dads taking epilepsy meds

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Would-be dads taking drugs to stop their epilepsy seizures—and valproate in particular—should be largely reassured that the available evidence on the developmental risks to their offspring…

Study finds that thousands of browser extensions compromise user data

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Browser extensions, the software add-ons that help users customize and enhance their web browsers, are wildly popular. Some of the most-used extensions find shopping deals, fix…

Traces of ancient city that revolted against Rome uncovered

Archaeologists have excavated the remains of Fregellae, an ancient city in central Italy that revolted against the Roman Republic. Fregellae was founded during the 4th century BC near the present-day…

Seeking help for crypto wallet problems on social media can attract scammers

Researchers identify potential new strategy to slow the development of liver fibrosis

Credit: Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2024.117303. A study led by Manuel Vázquez Carrera, group leader at the Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases Networking Biomedical Research Center (CIBERDEM) at the…

Four Argonne Scientists Receive 2024 DOE Early Career Research Awards

Newswise — Recipients of the 2024 U.S. Department of Energy’s Early Career Research Program are each awarded $550,000 a year for five years to help them answer complex questions. Four…

UK calls for “ambition” on COP29 climate finance goal but won’t talk numbers

The UK’s new foreign minister, David Lammy, says Global North rhetoric on climate action must be matched by funding but stays silent on the size of a new global finance…

Quantum tech breakthrough could enable precision sensing at room temperature

Projectile pollen helps this flower edge out reproductive competition

Extreme Climate Survey Science News is collecting reader questions about how to navigate our planet’s changing climate. What do you want to know about extreme heat and how it can…

A public health historian sizes up their records

Health care is a defining issue in the 2024 election – Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and Republican contender Donald Trump have starkly different records on the issue. Rather than…