Stars tend to get violent when they’re about to die. And it is not easy for the planets that orbit them. Take our Sun, for example: in about 5 billion…
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More IVF babies born after egg collection in summer rather than in autumn, study finds
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The time of year when eggs are collected from women’s ovaries during fertility treatment makes a difference to live birth rates, according to new research published…
300,000 year old “giant” prehistoric handaxes found in Kent |
Archaeologists from University College London (UCL) have uncovered “giant” prehistoric stone handaxes during excavations of an Ice Age site in Kent, England. The discovery was made in advance of the…
Human Hand Scents: A Novel Tool for Sex Prediction
Summary: A new study reveals that the composition of scent compounds on a person’s hand can accurately determine their sex. The analysis, using mass spectrometry, successfully predicted an individual’s sex…
High status Iron Age burial found in Hallstatt |
Archaeologists from the Vienna Natural History Museum have uncovered a high status Iron Age burial in the town of Hallstate, located in the district of Gmunden, Austria. Hallstatt is known…
Stressed for a bit? Then don’t click it, cybersecurity experts advise
Workers who are feeling distressed are more likely to click on a phishing email, according to new human factors research at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Credit: Timothy Holland | Pacific…
Redefining Depression: TBI Affective Syndrome Discovered
Summary: A new study suggests that depression post-traumatic brain injury (TBI) may be a distinct disease separate from traditional major depressive disorder. This revelation, arising from unique patterns observed in…
First ultraviolet data collected by European Space Agency’s JUICE mission
The SwRI-led Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) aboard ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, JUICE, has successfully completed its initial commissioning following the spacecraft’s April 14 launch. This segment of JUICE-UVS data shows…
Physical Activity Over 60 Enhances Life Quality
Summary: Researchers found a correlation between physical activity in adults over sixty and quality of life. The study, involving almost 1,500 participants, revealed that reduced physical activity and increased sedentary…
Physicists uses light to build complex structures
Petr Steindl. Credit: Leiden University Ph.D. candidate Petr Steindl creates complex structures of light using single photons. As a teenager, he wanted to study Czech poetry but decided on quantum…
