Summary: A team of researchers developed a predictive model to recognize patterns of persistent negative thinking, or rumination, using machine learning. Researchers hypothesized that the variance of dynamic connectivity between…
Category: Life
Humans exploit about one-third of wild vertebrate species
The aptly named resplendent quetzal is prized for its plumage. Golden poison frogs are popular creatures in the pet trade. Pangolin meat is considered a delicacy, and their scales are…
How to find species potentially able to withstand the specific conditions of a site? – Functional Ecologists
In this new post, Eva Janíková—a postdoc at the University of South Bohemia (Czech Republic)—presents her latest work: ‘Methods of species pool determination as predictors of survival in seeding and…
Childhood Reading Habits Boost Brain and Mental Health in Teens
Summary: Encouraging children to indulge in reading for pleasure can enhance their cognitive and mental health during adolescence, a recent study reveals. The research, involving over 10,000 young adolescents from…
Young squash bugs seek out adults’ poop for an essential microbe
For young squash bugs, a sip full of feces can help the microbes go down. Squash bugs (Anasa tristis) are a major agricultural pest, and a bacterial partner called Caballeronia…
Flowers pollinated by honeybees make lower-quality seeds
Flowers pollinated by honeybees make fewer and lower-quality seeds than flowers visited by other pollinators. That could be because honeybees spend more time buzzing between flowers of the same plant…
Obesity Alters Brain’s Response to Food Cues
Summary: New research using molecular imaging with 18F-flubatine PET/MRI shows a distinct response to food cues in the brains of obese individuals compared to those of normal-weight individuals. The study…
COVID-19 Worries Influence Emotional Quality of Daydreams
Summary: A new study investigated the connection between COVID-19-related anxieties and the emotional content of daydreaming and nighttime dreaming. It found a significant correlation between daily COVID-19 worries and the…
A grisly trick helps snow flies survive freezing: self-amputation
A few years ago, John Tuthill was trail running in the Cascade mountains in Washington state when he spotted something dark skittering across the snow. It was about the size…
Should you get COVID and flu shots together?
Over the past several years, the medical community has learned, to its dismay, that we can experience a “twindemic” of winter infectious diseases – simultaneous outbreaks of COVID-19 and flu,…
