New research reveals that complex building blocks of life form spontaneously in space

A new study finds that anticipating a potential loss carries more than six times the emotional impact of imagining an equivalent gain, an imbalance that helps explain why many people shy away from uncertainty and prefer decisions to be settled sooner rather than later.

Teens use cellphones for an hour a day at school. Social media apps are the main content

Two types of underconfidence linked to anxiety and gender

Why Some Bacteria Survive Antibiotics and How to Stop Them - New study reveals that bacteria can survive antibiotic treatment through two fundamentally different “shutdown modes”

ADHD risk may not be fixed at birth, but shaped by early environments: For children with parents who have elevated ADHD symptoms, a rich and supportive home environment predicted better cognitive functioning and linked to fewer ADHD symptoms in later childhood and adolescence.

Solar hydrogen can now be produced efficiently without the scarce metal platinum

Climate policies can backfire by eroding “green” values, study finds

Moral values in many countries, including US, may over time shift in a more socially progressive direction, due to an asymmetry

Cannabis products with more THC slightly reduce pain but cause more side effects such as dizziness, sedation and nausea, study finds: While products higher in CBD than THC have almost no benefit in reducing pain

Ants may be ahead of humans in antibiotic innovation

Receiving anticancer immunotherapy earlier in the day may help individuals with cancer live longer, due to our circadian rhythms

Smile and the world will trust you: How mimicry shapes first impressions

New species are now being discovered faster than ever before, study suggests

Scientists may have developed “perfect plastic”: Plant-based, fully saltwater degradable, zero microplastics

When pregnancy emergencies collide with state abortion bans

Brain immune cells may drive more damage in females than males with Alzheimer’s

1,338 mass shootings took place during 117th US Congress. Democrat members were more likely to tweet about guns after mass shootings than Republicans

Violence against women and children among top health threats: New global study reveals disease burden far larger than previously estimated

New study finds adults participating in a pharmacist directed medical cannabis program may help reduce prescription opioid receipt among adults with chronic pain.

New research uncovers molecular ‘safety switch’ shielding cancers from immune attack

Single enzyme failure found to drive neuron loss in dementia

Young adolescents, especially boys, who participated in organized sports between ages 6 and 10 are less likely to defy their parents, teachers and other authority figures, a new study suggests.

Research found when people agree upon rules and work together, their brains process information in similar ways

Nearly half of Australian adults experienced childhood trauma, increasing mental illness risk by 50 percent

Equipped with the ability to sense the Earth’s magnetic field, loggerhead hatchlings are born with a compass, which tells them in which direction they are travelling, and a map of the planet’s magnetic field that tells them their location…

Most modern dog breeds have detectable wolf ancestry that occurred well after domestication

Hospital patients who feel short of breath are six times more likely to die, while those in pain are not, study finds

Food companies are driving a global rise in ultra-processed food consumption that is damaging health, and also preventing government action that could limit its harm, international study finds

Delaying the expansion of renewable energy might unintentionally reduce the world’s long term motivation to address climate change

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