The central north Amazon, with extensive areas of high forest cover, natural savannas and vast and important indigenous territories, was not previously considered as being the most affected by climate change. However, this region, which…
Do you think it’s fair that some people are better off financially than others? Does it perhaps matter whether that earnings stems from a lottery win or from hard work? These are the kinds of…
Fukuoka, Japan—Publishing in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers at Kyushu University found that using mats made from Japanese Igusa, or rush grass, was associated with increased activity in regions of the brain related to concentration…
Traffic noise disrupts recognised benefits of bird song and other sounds from nature, a new study from the University of Surrey reports. During this study, Surrey researchers investigated the acoustic characteristics of natural soundscapes containing…
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Black parents who experienced higher levels of appropriated racial oppression — defined as shaping one’s behavior and self-concept around dominant cultural norms of whiteness —were less likely to transmit positive, culturally protective…
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada (14 August 2026) — As temperatures continue to soar and amber heat-health alerts are issued across England, warnings are reaching the public but still failing to change behaviour. A new investigation…
Research has long shown that exercise benefits both physical and mental health. Now a new study from researchers at Brigham Young University suggests that it may also strengthen marriages, especially when couples exercise together. The…
Publishing August 6th in the Cell Press journal iScience, scientists outline how they developed a method for generating personality assessment questionnaires with ChatGPT from any source text. To test the method, they applied it to…
“Older adults with pre-frailty and frailty are vulnerable to malnutrition, yet they often lack access to tailored, credible, and accessible nutrition education,” says researcher Adeline Lau, from Flinders University’s Caring Futures Institute. “They value online…
In a study of Swiss adults, women and people who spent more time with a pet or another animal they might feel close to reported feeling more attached to the animal and receiving more socio-emotional…