Intimate partner homicide has clear warning signs – and is often preventable, research shows

Dr. Cerina Wanzer Fairfax was an accomplished dentist and a loving mom to two teenage children. On April 16, 2026, she was killed by her estranged husband, former Virginia Lt.…

Archaeologists reveal a lost civilisation in Georgia highlands

Archaeologists working in southern Georgia are uncovering new evidence that challenges long-held assumptions about life in the region’s highlands. Fieldwork on the Javakheti Plateau has revealed a dense network of…

Daily “Mental Sharpness” Dictates Productivity

Summary: Have you ever wondered why some days you’re a powerhouse of productivity and others you’re “pushing through fog”? A new study has quantified this feeling. Researchers found that day-to-day…

Ancient village destroyed by natural disaster discovered in Biel

Construction crews in Biel, Germany, set out expecting nothing more than concrete footings and routine groundwork. Instead, several metres beneath the surface, they uncovered the faint outline of a long-vanished…

Caste War weapons found in Yucatán cenote

Archaeologists in Mexico are continuing efforts to document a collection of submerged artefacts discovered in the Síis Já cenote in Yucatán, where remains linked to the 19th-century Caste War have…

Cortisol Kill-Switch: Exercise Rewires Stress Biology

Summary: We’ve long known that a run can clear your head, but a landmark one-year randomized clinical trial has finally mapped the long-term biological “why.” The study is the first…

Music Corrects the Brain’s “Glitched” Predictions

Summary: In a creative shift for psychiatric research, a study suggests that songwriting and group music-making can help people with psychosis re-connect with reality. The research explores the concept of…

Decoding the Shame Associated with Ozempic Weight Loss

Summary: As GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy skyrocket in popularity, a new study reveals a growing social backlash. New research found that women who use these drugs for weight…

Traces of legendary multi-shot Roman weapon found in Pompeii

Marks in the walls of Pompeii are drawing attention from researchers studying how Roman forces attacked the city in 89 BC. Some of those marks may point to the use…

Stressed Out? Diverse Gut Bacteria Might Be to Blame

Summary: Does the community of bacteria in your gut determine how you handle a high-pressure situation? A new study provides fresh evidence that the human gut microbiome is intrinsically linked…