Whether she’s shuttling between meetings at Yale’s Wright Lab or conferring with colleagues around the world, Laura Newburgh’s thoughts of late rarely stray far from the Simons Observatory in northern Chile. Simons Observatory. Image credit: Simons…
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Study debunks link between moderate drinking and longer life
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Probably everyone has heard the conventional wisdom that a glass of wine a day is good for you—or you’ve heard some variation of it. The problem…
Some companies are overinflating value of umbilical cord blood banking to expectant parents, experts warn
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Some private UK biobanks may be misleading expectant parents about the value of storing umbilical cord blood to treat life-threatening diseases that may arise in their…
Breathing Visualization Enhances Interoception and Mental Health
Summary: Visualizing breathing patterns can improve interoceptive awareness and mental well-being. Researchers used a spherical object on screens and spatial audio to mirror users’ breaths, significantly enhancing their bodily awareness…
How travel among synthetic populations reveals gaps in essential services
Comparison of synthetic household occurrence probabilities to U.S. Structures types for a single block group. Credit: ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Think about your neighborhood. Where are the stores or…
Anxiety Raises Dementia Risk – Neuroscience News
Summary: A new study reveals that chronic and new anxiety are linked to a higher risk of dementia, while resolved anxiety shows no such association. Following 2,132 Australian individuals for…
Elite Petén style structures found near Kohunlich
Construction works for a road in Section 7 of the Mayan Train have uncovered elite Petén style structures near Kohunlich in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. Kohunlich is a…
Research team designs biomimetic vision system based on praying mantis eyes
A photograph of the artificial compound eye prototype developed at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science by associate professor Kyusang Lee. Credit: University of Virginia School…
Roadmap details how to improve exoplanet exploration using the James Webb Space Telescope
A new step-by-step roadmap describes how to improve the efficiency of data gathering with the JWST to benefit the astronomy community at large. “Our hope now is that a large-scale…
Gold foils discovered in Ancient Egyptian tombs
Archaeologists from the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities have discovered rare gold foils during excavations at Tel El-Dir. Tel El-Dir is a burial complex in the area of Egypt’s Damietta…
