Summary: A recent study highlights how violence among members of the Italian mafia spreads contagiously, with those committing violent acts in groups more likely to continue such behavior in the…
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Improving quality of life and sleep in people with memory problems without using drugs
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A study from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Penn Nursing), recently published in Innovation in Aging, has shown promising results in improving the quality…
Archaeologists uncover complete Roman funerary bed in London
Archaeologists from MOLA have uncovered a complete Roman funerary bed during excavations near the Holborn Viaduct in London. During the Roman period, the location was a burial cemetery located on…
Asteroid that impacted near Berlin identified as a rare aubrite
Aubrite meteorite from asteroid 2024 BX1, photographed at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin by Laura Kranich, a Freie Universität MSc student and member of the Arbeitskreis Meteore, who participated in…
New method monitors grid stability with hydropower project signals
ORNL and UT researchers created a new method to calculate the power grid’s inertia in real time, using signals from pumped storage hydropower facilities such as TVA’s Raccoon Mountain project,…
Research offer direct view of tantalum oxidation that impedes qubit coherence
Left: This scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM) image of a tantalum (Ta) film surface shows an amorphous oxide above the regularly arrayed atoms of crystalline Ta metal. Right: The STEM…
County-by-county study maps the energy transition’s effects on jobs
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new analysis by MIT researchers shows the places in the U.S. where jobs are most linked to fossil fuels. The research could help policymakers better…
Study of the impact of parking time on delivery optimization
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Parking stinks in the big city, especially if you’re driving a delivery truck and already running behind schedule. But surprisingly, most delivery companies like UPS and…
When symptoms suggest a stroke, but it’s something else
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain What looks and feels like a stroke sometimes isn’t. Instead, sudden weakness, difficulty speaking, vision changes, dizziness and other symptoms of a stroke might be caused…
What do your blood test results mean? A toxicologist explains the basics of how to interpret them
Your blood serves numerous roles to maintain your health. To carry out these functions, blood contains a multitude of components, including red blood cells that transport oxygen, nutrients and hormones;…
