In a recent study, researchers identified a locus including 35 candidate genes on chromosome 2 that is significantly associated with salt tolerance of Tartary buckwheat by genome-wide association, results demonstrated that FtAUR3 may play a critical positive role resistance against salt stress

Acute subjective effects of psychedelics in naturalistic group settings prospectively predict longitudinal improvements in trauma symptoms, trait shame, and connectedness among adults with childhood maltreatment histories

Australia sees nearly 40% decline in plastic pollution along major city coastlines - Study finds evidence to support how historical policies, practices, outreach campaigns, clean-up efforts and local custodianship have contributed to reducing debris in metropolitan coastal habitats.

Insecurity breeds sexism

Study suggests that love functions as a signal to potential alternatives that one is off-limits, rather than suppressing one’s own pursuit of other options

Banks that are investigated for financial misconduct take more risks, and this is worse in the presence of powerful CEOs and a higher proportion of institutional investors

Roflumilast has been tested in clinical studies and showed cognitive enhancement at low dosing (100–250 mcg) in healthy adults, healthy elderly, MCI and schizophrenia

Low-speed uphill exercise elevates blood and brain lactate, increasing BDNF in cortex and hippocampus. Flat exercise does not

First evidence of microplastic buildup in bird lungs found in new study - Researchers describe widespread contamination of plastics in the bodies of more than 50 different bird species, with an average of 416 particles in every gram of lung tissues.

Whole-body hyperthermia (WBH) may act as a fast antidepressant, with mood benefits lasting up to six weeks

Praising heroes publicly is not just admiration, it’s self-promotion

Emotional dysregulation (ED) is a strong predictor of food addiction (FA) in college students, with men being more affected than women

Eating two cups of strawberries daily (26 g/d) modestly improves cognitive processing speed, lowers systolic blood pressure, enhances antioxidant capacity and benefits episodic memory in older adults

Human midfacial growth pattern differs from that of Neanderthals and chimpanzees

Green monetary policy reduces emissions, and can help meet Paris goals, study finds

Stepped labyrinth seals with optimized geometry reduce lubricant loss in space applications, and simulations closely match experimental data, improving reliability over traditional analytical models

Novel Antarctic bacterium Pseudomonas rossensis produces antimicrobial substances effective against antibiotic-resistant hospital strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

The persistent mischaracterization of Google and Facebook A/B tests

Scientists find AI can predict protein misfolding in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

Poisoned source code detection in code models

Decent living standards for 8.5B would require 30% of current resource use

People in virtual reality evacuated buildings in a similar way to real life, making similar decisions and looking at the same signs, but they moved more slowly because of the way they had to control their movement.

The Surprising Impact of QR Code Menus on Diminishing Customer Loyalty

AI-driven satellite data reveal huge forest losses in Ukraine’s conflict zones - 65.8% of national deforestation in 2022–23 was linked to the war.

Livestock feed additives for methane mitigation

Aspartame aggravates atherosclerosis through insulin-triggered inflammation

Impact of 8 lifestyle factors on mortality and life expectancy among US veterans

New insights into drug addiction from astrocytic G protein-coupled receptors

After breaching human sperm, brain, microplastics fill lungs of 51 bird species

Stellaris: A high-field quasi-isodynamic stellarator for a prototypical fusion power plant

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