Scientists have for the first time filmed the real-time growth and contraction of Palladium nanoparticles, opening new avenues for utilising and recycling precious metal catalysts.
Researchers at the University of Nottingham’s School of Chemistry…
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Adulting is hard on the heart: Teen to young adulthood is a critical time to address risk
Many teenagers enter adulthood with significant risk factors for cardiovascular disease, and the transition from adolescence to adulthood is a key time to address these risk factors and reduce the risk of developing future cardiovascular disease,…
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Virtual reality videos increase environmental awareness
A group of media psychologists at the University of Cologne, led by Professor Dr Dr Kai Kaspar, has examined the effects of presenting environmental protection documentaries by way of 360° virtual reality (VR) videos compared with the use of…
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Philosophy: Cultural differences in exploitation of artificial agents
A new LMU study shows that people in Japan treat robots and AI agents more respectfully than people in Western societies.
Imagine an automated delivery vehicle rushing to complete a grocery drop-off while you are hurrying to meet friends for a…
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Open-label placebos improve premenstrual syndrome
For many women, the days prior to menstruation are characterized by physical and mental suffering, with abdominal pain, nausea, mood swings, and anxiety. Almost half of women of reproductive age are affected by premenstrual syndrome (PMS), which…
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Remember ebola?
Six years before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, an Ebola outbreak in West Africa had people fearing the possibility of a global outbreak. This was the first time many had ever heard of the virus, but since it was first identified in 1976,…
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If native plants are going to survive climate change, they need our help to move — here’s how to do it safely
Many native plants in the U.S. cannot possibly move themselves fast enough to avoid climate-change driven extinction. If these native plants are going to have any chance of surviving into the future, they’ll need human help to move into adjacent…
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Getting hit by lightning is good for some tropical trees
Getting zapped with millions of volts of electricity may not sound like a healthy activity, but for some trees, it is. A new study, published in New Phytologist, reports that some tropical tree species are not only able to tolerate lightning…
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Is your job making you happy? Insights from job satisfaction data
Sometimes at work, it’s not just a case of the Mondays. The level of dissatisfaction employees have with their job can last beyond the start of the week. New University of Georgia research has found that employers and policymakers might want to…
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Repetitive behaviors and special interests are more indicative of an autism diagnosis than a lack of social skills
People with autism are typically diagnosed by clinical observation and assessment. To deconstruct the clinical decision process, which is often subjective and difficult to describe, researchers used a large language model (LLM) to synthesize the…
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