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Phys.org / Overlooked lakes may be helping to keep the Northern Hemisphere cool
Lakes may cover only a small fraction of Earth's surface, but new research suggests they play a bigger role in regulating the planet's climate than previously recognized. By reflecting sunlight back into space when covered ...
Medical Xpress / Loneliness and a desire to be thinner may help explain higher rates of depressive symptoms in adolescent girls
Adolescence, the critical developmental stage between childhood and adulthood, is often marked by significant changes in friendships, appearance, preferences and attitudes. For some young people, it can be a tumultuous period ...
Phys.org / Wearable nanotech could combat nerve agents
Nanoparticles could someday provide a new way to help soldiers fight back against deadly nerve agents on the front lines. In a new study, Northwestern University scientists developed a nanoparticle-based compound that, when ...
Phys.org / Perceived motives help explain why some online campaigns fail to mobilize support
Flinders University researchers have examined the role social media plays in expanding social movements and found that perceptions of online activists' motives can significantly affect others' willingness to participate. ...
Tech Xplore / Researchers propose a new media framework for humans and AI characters
Recent advances in generative artificial intelligence (AI), particularly large language models, which underpin many contemporary AI systems, have made natural-language interaction with AI characters increasingly feasible.
Phys.org / Sneakers to Scrubs mentorship program shows data-backed promise
A new study highlights the promising early impact of Sneakers to Scrubs (S2S), a medical pathways program founded by Black medical students and former athletes to address the severe underrepresentation of Black men in medicine.
Medical Xpress / Major trial examines sugar-free sweetened soft drinks
Researchers at the University of Liverpool have conducted the longest and most comprehensive randomized controlled trial of non-nutritive sweetened (NNS) soft drinks.
Tech Xplore / Helping 'bad' people drew disapproval from some of 21 AI models
As more people turn to LLMs for advice on interpersonal matters, the ethical foundations of the tools' replies increasingly have the power to shape individual lives and, at scale, the social fabric itself.
Medical Xpress / Research shows promising results for health care professionals using ketogenic diet therapy to treat mental illness
Specialized high-fat, low-carbohydrate diets, known as ketogenic metabolic therapy, are showing promise as treatments for certain mental illnesses in emerging research.
Medical Xpress / Shared smiles may shape infants' emotional development
A mother and her baby smiling at each other is more than a heartwarming exchange—this type of positive interaction may help babies develop emotion regulation skills and the physiological foundations of emotional well-being.
Medical Xpress / Balancing sport with rest and work may support young athletes' mental health
No matter how much young athletes love their sport, they remain vulnerable to mental health and well-being problems if they don't balance the demands of training with education, work, leisure and rest.
Phys.org / New sound catalog reveals who's who in the world of killer whales
A new open-access catalog of whale calls will help researchers and orca enthusiasts identify distinct killer whale populations, clans and family groups by their vocalizations alone.
