Masculine Ideals Double Suicide Risk in Men

Summary: Men who strongly adhere to traditional masculine ideologies, such as suppressing emotions and valuing independence, are more than twice as likely to attempt suicide compared to those with more…

How worried should we really be?

by César Martín-Gómez, Mohd Zahirasri Bin Mohd Tohir and Victor Debeure, The Conversation Credit: Kindel Media from Pexels Electric vehicles (EVs) bring not just environmental promise, but also raise critical…

I’m a pro astronomer and have been skywatching for over 25 years. These are the best Black Friday telescope deals I’ve seen so far

Spending over 25 years observing the night sky, I have come to appreciate what makes a great telescope — from the build quality and accessories on offer, to the optical…

Cosmological model proposes dark matter production during pre-Big Bang inflation

As physicists continue their struggle to find and explain the origin of dark matter, the approximately 80% of the matter in the universe that we can’t see and so far…

Balloon system can produce localized solar electricity for the ground below

Promising strategy leverages atomic displacements to control quantum properties of a vanadate perovskite

Left parts of a,b: Sketch showing the epitaxy of YVO3 on different facets of a YAlO3 substrate. The latter are shown as orange cubes, with purple faces indicating the orthorhombic…

Flexibility demands influence motor cortex’s involvement in execution of motor sequences, rat study finds

Simplified schematic representation of the motor control system considered in this study, and the hypotheses about how it is used in response to different challenges. Credit: Mizes et al. The…

New Artemis mobile launcher takes shape amid uncertain future

Credit: Edvin Richardson from Pexels Months after an alarmist review from NASA’s Office of the Inspector General, hundreds of construction workers seem out to prove their critics wrong as progress…

Study uncovers the secrets of the Nebra Sky Disk

A new study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, has revealed new insights into the sophisticated techniques used to craft the Nebra Sky Disk. The Nebra Sky Disk is a…

Spike Protein Lingers in Brain, Fuels Long COVID

Summary: A new study reveals that the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein remains in brain-protective tissues and skull bone marrow for years after infection, potentially driving long COVID’s neurological symptoms. Using advanced…