App helps users transition from doom-scrolling to mindfulness

An infinite scroll abstract coloring app for mindfulness. Credit: University of Waterloo Do you find yourself doom-scrolling, or spending more time than you should consuming negative news on the internet…

A risk-tolerant immune system may enable house sparrows’ wanderlust

For animals exploring new territory, taking risks is key to survival. But eating unfamiliar foods can be dicey, since they might contain new pathogens and parasites. One avian immune system,…

What time is it on the moon? Researchers develop a plan for precise timekeeping

The lunar coordinate time system could serve as a foundation for developing a GPS-like navigation system on the moon. This would be a critical piece of infrastructure for future lunar…

Dementia risk factors identified in new global report are all preventable – addressing them could reduce dementia rates by 45%

Nearly half of all dementia cases could be delayed or prevented altogether by addressing 14 possible risk factors, including vision loss and high cholesterol. That is the key finding of…

Elon Musk’s X faces privacy complaints in Europe over data use

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A Vienna-based privacy campaign group lodged complaints in eight European countries against Elon Musk’s X on Monday over “unlawfully” feeding the personal data of users into…

DTU-built equipment finds signs of biological life on Mars

The Perseverance Mars rover has found an intriguing rock that is the most promising sign yet that microorganisms—and thus biological life—once existed on Mars. The rover used a camera system…

Global study predicts increases in cancer cases and deaths among men, with widening disparities

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In an analysis of 30 cancer types among men, investigators uncover substantial disparities in cancer cases and deaths by age and countries’ economic status—disparities that are…

Gen X and millennials at greater risk of 17 types of cancer compared to previous generations

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A worrying new study by the American Cancer Society has revealed that generation X and millennials are at more risk of developing many types of cancer…

Archaeologists unearth a Byzantine mosaic in Turkey

Archaeologists have unearthed a detailed mosaic while excavating a Byzantine monastery church dedicated to Saint Constantine and Saint Helena in Ordu province, Turkey. The monastery church was first uncovered in…

The surprising 150-year history of long-range medical treatment

Credit: CC0 Public Domain In 1874, a surgeon in South Australia telegraphed wound care instructions for a patient 2,000 kilometers away. A few years later, in 1879, a letter in…