Archaeologists excavating at the acropolis of Elea-Velia have uncovered a well-preserved Ancient Greek helmet. Elea-Velia, also known as Hyele, was founded by Greeks around 538–535 BC on the coast of…
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Schizophrenia Insights: Brain’s Search for Words Mirrors Animal Foraging Patterns
Summary: A new study suggests that the way our minds search for words and concepts in memory may parallel the age-old patterns animals use to hunt for food in their…
Choosing Ignorance: 40% Shun Consequence Knowledge for Selfish Gains
Summary: New research unveiled that when faced with a choice, 40% of individuals opt to remain ignorant about how their decisions impact others, often leveraging this unawareness to act more…
Linking Sleep Deficits to Depression
Summary: Researchers find a connection between consistently sleeping less than five hours nightly and an increased risk of developing depressive symptoms. Initially believed that poor sleep was a mere side…
Contaminants in cannabis and hemp flowers create potential for health risks
Mature cannabis inflorescences exhibit a large floral structure that is composed of female reproductive organs (pistils), inflorescence leaves, and the bracts surrounding them. Photo from Frontiers in Microbiology, courtesy of…
Dad’s Postpartum Depression: Hidden Risk for Childhood Adversities
Summary: Research reveals that a father’s depression during a child’s first year can lead to increased odds of the child experiencing multiple adverse events by age 5. Adverse childhood experiences…
Q&A: Dispelling myths about stuttering
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Nervousness. Stress. Shyness. Speaking more than one language. Thinking too quickly. None of these are reasons why people stutter. Yet, these misconceptions remain all too prevalent,…
Accelerating waves reveal physics mysteries
Newswise — Whenever light interacts with matter, light appears to slow down. This is not a new observation and standard wave mechanics can describe most of these daily phenomena. For…
How sea anemones living on deep-sea hydrothermal vents avoid metal poisoning
Life near deep-sea hydrothermal vents can be pretty metal — literally. In addition to crushing pressures, total darkness and scorching temperatures, poisonous plumes belch from beneath the Earth’s surface. Exhaust…
Open tools used for a security chip
The security chip (at the middle of the bottom) is built in flip-chip technology on an auxiliary board and plugged into a standard socket on the main board. The main…
