Telling people who have donated blood when and where the blood was used makes them more likely to do it again, according to our new study. Donors who got details…
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Calls for verbal abuse of children by adults to be formally recognized as form of child maltreatment
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new systematic review by researchers at UCL and Wingate University has highlighted the importance of identifying childhood verbal abuse by adults as a standalone subtype…
Study introduces new internet addiction spectrum. Where are you on the scale?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Young people (24 years and younger) spend an average of six hours a day online, primarily using their smartphones, according to research from the University of…
The first citrus fruits may have come from southern China
Citrus fruits’ hometown is in China, a genetic analysis suggests. An extensive look at wild members of the orange family tree hints that the first species in the Citrus…
Cop28 climate targets urged by its boss are met with indifference
Sultan Al Jaber urged governments to update their national climate targets by September. Not one heeded the call In July, when Cop28 chief Sultan Al Jaber laid out his battle…
HIV self-test kits are meant to empower those at risk − but they don’t necessarily lead to starting HIV treatment or prevention
HIV self-test kits were developed to make it easier for people to access HIV testing. However, our research team has found that many people who use self-test kits do not…
Why It’s Both Exciting and a Bit Sad
Microsoft recently announced that Copilot, the company’s implementation of generative AI, will be coming soon to Windows and Office 365. While Microsoft is already using generative AI in its Bing…
Researchers advance effort to turn diamonds into a quantum simulator
Outside fields drive quantum particles within a diamond to create a long-lived quantum system. Credit: Zu lab Diamonds are often prized for their flawless shine, but Chong Zu, an assistant…
Nobel in medicine goes to two scientists whose work enabled creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19
Katalin Kariko, speaks after receiving, together with six other scientists, the Princess of Asturias Award for Technical & Scientific Research 2021 from Spain’s Princess of Asturias Leonor, at a ceremony…
