Polarised Light Microscopy image of polyester textile fibre found in one of the Antarctic samples. Image credit: Nekton 2022. ‘The issue of microplastic fibres is also an airborne problem reaching ev

Key Points Question Was fan attendance at National Football League (NFL) games during the 2020-2021 season associated with subsequent spikes in COVID-19 cases in-county and in contiguous counties? F

525-million-year-old fossil defies textbook explanation for brain evolution According to a new study, fossils of a tiny sea creature with a delicately preserved nervous system solve a century-old deba

University of Pittsburgh and NBER University of Pittsburgh and NBER Aalto University and Helsinki Graduate School of Economics © 2022 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College and the Massach

Building on the CRISPR gene-editing system, MIT researchers have designed a new tool that can snip out faulty genes and replace them with new ones, in a safer and more efficient way. Using this syste

Study finds an average of 50% more plant species and increased numbers of invertebrates in less managed British grazed grasslands Embargoed until: 05:01am GMT, Friday 25 November, 2022 Researchers h

ANI Washington (US), November 25 Young nonhuman monkeys on normal diets whose moms were fat during pregnancy had metabolic disturbances in the liver and skeletal muscle, according to research. The

MADISON, Wisconsin — A new study of thousands of people reveals a wide range in the amount of water people consume around the globe and over their lifespans, definitively spilling the oft-repeated ide

When it comes to reading news stories on social media, new psychology findings suggest that people pay more attention to negative comments than positive ones. This evidence comes from an eye-tracking

A new study has found that CBD reduces seizures in patients with Dravet syndrome (SD), Lennox-Gataut syndrome (LGS), or tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), who are resistant to common medications. Publ

“Dissociating” has become an internet buzzword, but what does it mean and how common is it really? A study published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research suggests that this mental disconnect may be

“One possible explanation for these results is that parents are doing a good job matching their decisions to give their kids phones to their child’s and family’s needs,” Robinson said. “These results

Toxoplasma gondii is sometimes called the “mind control” parasite: It can infect the brains of animals and mess with their behavior in ways that may kill the host but help ensure the parasite’s spread

A new study funded by a top federal drug agency has found that state-level marijuana legalization is not associated with increased youth cannabis use. The research article, published in the American

Study of more than 200,000 people demonstrated that herpes zoster (shingles) is associated with an almost 30% higher long-term risk of a major cardiovascular event Elevated risk may persist for 12 ye

Seven viruses from the Siberian permafrost have been revived and replicated themselves in the lab – including the oldest revived so far As permafrost thaws, it will release carbon and potentially als

In new global dataset, witchcraft beliefs are associated with weak institutions, conformist cultures A newly compiled dataset quantitatively captures witchcraft beliefs in countries around the world,

Great gray owls can find and capture voles hidden beneath almost two feet of snow, punching through hardened crusts with their legs to snag a meal. Now researchers have uncovered hints of how these bi

Viewers’ perceptions of disorders declined with prejudice towards mental health falling by 8% and intergroup anxiety levels plummeting by 11%. The study, published in Scientific Reports, explored how

Patients with COVID-19, who also had post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), were more likely to die or be hospitalized than those without a psychiatric disorder. And for patients with other mental ill

A study in a virtual reality environment found that action video game players have better implicit temporal skills than non-gamers. They are better at preparing to time their reactions in tasks that r

A new research paper showing evidence of high levels of heavy metals in vape pens suggests the government should require more testing and labelling to help better protect consumers. The study, a part

Key Points Question Is family income support received during childhood associated with the risk of criminal conviction during adolescence in the US? Findings In this cohort study of 5492 US adolesce

This article, written by Dr Ceren Kabukcu, Postdoctoral Research Associate at our Department of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology, was originally published in The Conversation: We humans can’t sto

Further information and requests for resources and reagents should be directed to and will be fulfilled by the lead contact, Carl Feng ( [email protected] ). For diet swapping experiments, mice were

The idea that correlation does not imply causation is a fundamental caveat in epidemiological research. A classic example involves a hypothetical link between ice cream sales and drownings – instead o

If you see a great bustard (Otis tarda) in the wild, you’re unlikely to forget it. Massive, colorful, and impossible to mistake, they are the heaviest birds living today capable of flight, with the gr

Original Research Comparing Sublingual and Inhaled Cannabis Therapies for Low Back Pain: An Observational Open-Label Study Dror Robinson, Sivan Ritter, and Mustafa Yassin Background and Objective:

The fact that many people hold conspiracy theory beliefs was brought into the spotlight during the COVID-19 pandemic, which raises the question: what makes people vulnerable to misinformation? A study

Recent findings suggest that acetaminophen use during pregnancy may contribute to neurobehavioral problems in offspring. The study, published in the journal PLOS One, found that children exposed to ac

The human love affair with whipped cream dates back to at least the 16th century, and it's a staple of all our favorite holiday desserts. Is that slice of Thanksgiving pumpkin pie truly the same witho

The Aedes aegypti mosquito is not just a nuisance—it’s a known carrier of dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya, and Zika viruses. Distinguished by the black and white stripes on its legs, the species is

The global spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has called for an urgent need for the identification of compounds able to control, prevent or slow down the global

The diminished power of the immune system in older adults is usually blamed on the aging process. But a new study by Columbia immunologists shows that decades of particulate air pollution also take a

Psychosocial stress exerts deleterious effects on neurocognitive function across the lifespan (de Kloet et al., 2005; Lupien et al., 2009; McEwen et al., 2015). Working memory (WM) is a key executive

Sheep flocks follow surprisingly dynamic structures, new research reports, as individual sheep alternate between the role of leader and follower to produce a form of “collective intelligence”. Image