More than one-third of American households rely on natural gas stoves to prepare their meals. Burning natural gas generates carbon dioxide, which is the main driver of climate change. But…
Category: Humans
Study finds ancient communities in Brazil’s Cerrado thrived on maize-based polyculture
Large precolonial communities in Brazil’s Cerrado sustained sizeable settlements through diversified maize farming rather than intensive monoculture or hunting and gathering alone, according to a new study that is reshaping…
Why Americans seeking affordable doctor visits and medicines abroad may misjudge healthcare quality
As healthcare costs continue to rise, more Americans are looking beyond their regular doctor’s office for care. Some travel to Mexico for prescriptions, routine visits or diagnostic tests. Others turn…
New Roman military camp discovery reveals scale of Cantabrian Wars siege
Archaeologists have uncovered a previously unknown Roman military camp near the Iron Age hill fort of La Loma in northern Spain, providing fresh evidence that one of the decisive sieges…
AI Make-Believe Allows Deep Emotional Bonds Without Moral Guilt
Summary: Framing AI chatbots as fictional characters resolves a major paradox in human-computer interaction: why people express deep emotional attachment to AI while simultaneously experiencing no moral hesitation when wiping…
Reduced Brain Network Flexibility Across Psychiatric Conditions
Summary: Researchers reveal that reduced dynamic brain flexibility, or “flattened” network dynamics, not only distinguishes psychiatric patients from healthy controls, but tracks individual symptom fingerprints far more accurately than standard…
Risk Genes for Borderline Personality Disorder Discovered
Summary: Researchers identified 11 independent genomic risk regions (loci) and 9 specific candidate genes linked to BPD development. The study establishes that common genetic variants account for 17.3% of the…
Study Links Childhood Unpredictability to Mental Health
Summary: A study establishes childhood unpredictability as a distinct risk factor for youth mental health. Screening nearly 30,000 children across 19 pediatric clinics, the team found that inconsistent household routines…
I’m a Philly neonatologist, and every time I discharge a baby from the NICU, I worry about the air they’ll breathe at home
Discharge day in the neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU, should feel like a finish line. After weeks or months of monitors, alarms, oxygen, feeding tubes, blood tests and waiting,…
Time for a clock change? Congress considers daylight saving time … again
In the 108-year history of daylight saving time in the United States, the country has three times moved to institute it year-round: during each of the two world wars and…
