A new article outlines how relaxing Covid-19 restrictions could pave the way for new vaccine-resistant virus mutations. It describes how we are in an 'arms race' with the...
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Body size, digestive systems shape ungulate foraging
Smaller-bodied ruminants forage primarily for the highest energy intake, while equids -- which tend to be larger -- choose to forage in areas close to surface water, with...
More than just walking: A new role for core brain region
For decades, a key brain area has been thought to merely regulate locomotion. Now, a research group has shown that the region is involved in much more than walking, as it...
Differences in financial risk preferences can make or break a marriage
While it is well known that fighting over money can lead couples to divorce court, new research finds that differences in risk preferences, especially when it comes to...
Global dementia cases forecasted to triple by 2050
Positive trends in global education access are expected to decrease dementia prevalence worldwide by 6.2 million cases by the year 2050. Meanwhile, anticipated trends in...
Patients report long-term favorable effects of weight loss surgery in their daily lives
A new study shows that over the course of five years, patients who had bariatric and metabolic surgery to treat uncontrolled type 2 diabetes reported greater physical...
The pulse of the Dead Sea
Researchers have for the first time demonstrated a direct link between the decrease in the Dead Sea's water table, evaporation and land subsidence.
Discovery within human cell cycle process to bring new understanding of cellular diseases
New research has uncovered an essential mechanism coordinating the processes of cell division and adhesion within humans. This discovery has profound potential for...
Magnetic ‘balding’ of black holes saves general relativity prediction
Magnetic fields around black holes decay quickly, researchers report. This finding backs up the so-called 'no-hair conjecture' predicted by Einstein's general...
Bushfires, not pandemic lockdowns, had biggest impact on global climate in 2020
The devastating bushfires in Australia had a larger impact on the world's 2020 climate than the pandemic-related lockdowns, as plumes of smoke cooled global temperatures...