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Exposure to everyday chemicals can add up – a toxicologist offers simple steps to reduce your dose
Imagine an ordinary Tuesday. You wash your hair, put on deodorant, drink coffee, pack lunch in a plastic container and commute through traffic to get to work. At work, the…
Archaeologists race to document Egypt’s disappearing desert petroglyphs
Archaeologists are raising the alarm over the rapid deterioration of Egypt’s ancient rock art, warning that thousands of prehistoric petroglyphs are under increasing threat from climate change and human vandalism.…
Psychedelic Trips Can Halt Political Hate
Summary: A massive study tracking 21,990 U.S. adults has demonstrated that the specific cultural and political atmosphere surrounding a psychedelic experience can systematically pivot its psychological aftermath. Participants whose most…
Ancient bladder stone surgery tool discovered at Bulgarian Roman city
Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica in south-western Bulgaria have uncovered an exceptionally rare Roman-era surgical instrument used to remove bladder stones, a discovery experts say is among…
Dive team returns to Britain’s sunken mesolithic landscape
Archaeologists have returned to one of Britain’s most important prehistoric underwater sites to document its condition as coastal erosion continues to threaten thousands of years of archaeological evidence. The Maritime…
LLMs and Math Combine to Map Human Decision-Making
Summary: A new study introduces an automated cognitive mapping framework that pairs the raw computational power of Large Language Models (LLMs) with precise behavioral choice mathematics. By utilizing an LLM…
Lost Byzantine city rediscovered in Egypt’s Dakhla Oasis
Archaeologists have unearthed a well-preserved Byzantine-era residential city in the Dakhla Oasis, offering new insights into urban life in Egypt during the fourth and fifth centuries AD. The settlement, excavated…
Hundreds of pilgrim medallions spanning four centuries discovered in Switzerland
Heritage officials in Switzerland have uncovered an extraordinary collection of hundreds of religious pilgrim medallions dating from the 17th to the 20th centuries, offering a rare glimpse into centuries of…
Rats Display Genuine Empathy – Neuroscience News
Summary: Empathy, the profound ability to share and understand the internal emotional states of others, is frequently championed as the ultimate psychological glue that holds human society together, making our…
