A study published in the journal nature has revealed traces of large-scale urbanisation at two mountaintop cities built over 2,000 metres above sea level in the highlands of southeastern Uzbekistan.…
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UK plans to ban disposable vapes next year
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Disposable vapes will be banned in the UK next year to protect children’s health and tackle “throwaway” culture, ministers said on Thursday. Public Health and Prevention…
Chick Calls Reveal Emotional States
Summary: Researchers have developed a way to measure stress in baby chicks using vocalizations, offering new insights into animal emotions. The study found that chicks alone produced higher-pitched, louder calls,…
Brain Signals Reveal How Aggression and Arousal Are Encoded
Summary: New research has uncovered that brain signals for aggression in male mice and sexual arousal in female mice are encoded by similar neural mechanisms. The studies found that a…
Tiny airborne particles within air pollution could be a silent killer – new study uncovers hidden risks and reveals who’s most at risk in New York state
Long-term high ultrafine particle concentrations in New York state neighborhoods are linked to higher numbers of deaths. That is the key finding of our new research, published in the Journal…
Genetic variants in melatonin receptor linked to idiopathic osteoporosis
Credit: cottonbro studio from Pexels Columbia University Medical Center researchers have identified specific variants in a melatonin receptor gene that impair bone turnover, leading to significant reductions in bone density…
Cancer prevalence across vertebrate species decreases with gestation time, may increase with adult mass
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Cancer prevalence rates varied widely across vertebrate species and generally increased with higher adult mass and decreased with longer gestation time, according to results published in…
Preserved Bronze Age spade found during “Moors at Arne” excavation
Archaeologists from Wessex Archaeology have found a well preserved 3,500-year-old Bronze Age spade during excavations at the “Moors at Arne” project on the Isle of Purbeck, England. The “Moors at…
Study links poor sleep in middle age to signs of brain aging
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain People in early middle age who have poor sleep quality, including having difficulty falling or staying asleep, have more signs of poor brain health in late…
