Study reveals vital role of supportive managers to minimize physical restraint use in care homes

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new review finds that the use of physical restraints on care home residents can be reduced without increasing the risk of falls, when frontline care…

Maine plans to use offshore wind for half its energy needs by 2040

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Maine will procure at least 3,000 megawatts of electricity from offshore wind turbines by 2040 under a bill signed Thursday by Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, enough…

Future of Deep-Sea Mining in Deadlock as Countries Call for Halt

A dozen countries want to officially debate for the first time in history the possibility to halt deep-sea mining, but have faced opposition from China and the island-nation of Nauru.…

Brain movement measured for clues to prevent, reduce injury

Tagged MRI methods. (a) and (b) The participant uses a neck rotation device to obtain repeatable, mild, impulsive motion. (a) The participant in rest positon before rotation. (b) The participant…

Amotivation and Anhedonia Key to Social Functioning in Schizophrenia

Summary: Amotivation and anhedonia, rather than expressive dysfunction, are crucial to determining the social functioning of individuals with schizophrenia. The transdiagnostic network analysis examined the relationship between negative symptoms, other…

Need to image an asteroid close up? There’s an AMIGO for that

Artist’s depiction of a fully inflated AMIGO. Credit: Schwatz et al. There are so many asteroids. Just in our own backyard, we’ve found over 30,000 Near Earth asteroids. Exploring them…

Archaeologists uncover remains of the Theatrum Neroni used by Nero |

Excavations conducted by the Superintendence of Rome have uncovered the remains of the Theatrum Neroni, a private theatre erected by Emperor Nero in Rome, Italy. Nero was the fifth Roman…

Tailoring quantum oscillations of a Bose-Einstein condensate of excitons as qubits

Facebook’s algorithm doesn’t alter people’s beliefs: Research

Meta, whose corporate offices in Menlo Park, California, are seen here, welcomed the research. Do social media echo chambers deepen political polarization, or simply reflect existing social divisions? A landmark…

How geometry solves architectural problems for bees and wasps

Honeybees and yellow jackets don’t look much like mathematicians — for one thing, they’re smaller. But collectively, the insects can solve a common architectural conundrum using a geometric solution that…