Faster warming in the Arctic will be responsible for a global 2C temperature rise being reached eight years earlier than if the region was warming at the average global rate…

1 in 7 people in the US reported having long Covid by end of 2022

Adversarial Reinforcement Learning and Generalization

Analyzing data from 7,146 people with an average age of 65 years, study found that consistently sleeping less than 5 hours a night might raise the risk of developing depressive symptoms

UK air pollution regulations will reduce deaths, but do little to protect ecosystems

Calls for verbal abuse of children by adults to be formally recognised as a form of child maltreatment, a finding from a new systematic review of 149 quantitative and 17 qualitative studies.

Fully autonomous cars are not available for personal use, but cars with “driverless” auto-pilot mode are available in some locations

Design and Implementation of an Object-Oriented Functional Language

The Campi Flegrei volcano in southern Italy has become weaker and more prone to rupturing: researchers interpreted the patterns of earthquakes and ground uplift, and concluded that parts of the volcano had been stretched nearly to breaking point

People who are socially engaged when middle aged and beyond are 30-50% less likely to develop dementia later on

Study reveals unique molecular machinery of woman who can’t feel pain

Climate change is likely to abruptly push species over tipping points as their geographic ranges reach unforeseen temperatures

First ‘gene silencing’ drug for Alzheimer’s disease shows promise

The more vividly a person imagines something, the more likely it is that they believe it’s real

Most massive touching stars ever found will eventually collide as black holes

Im2Vec: Synthesizing Vector Graphics Without Vector Supervision

Traces of ancient empires that stretched across Africa remain in the DNA of people living on the continent

In U.K. cities, 25% to 38% of particulate pollution is produced by farms, more than produced by the city itself

Chronic pain is widespread among those in their mid-40s in Britain, with those who experience it more likely to report pain, poor health – including COVID-19 infection – and joblessness later in life…

Declining eyesight improved by looking at deep red light | UCL News - UCL – University College London

A projected shortage of sulfuric acid, a crucial chemical in our modern industrial society, could stifle green technology advancement and threaten global food security…

Depression is probably not caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain

Cases of cognitive decline in older people more than doubles in ten years

Temperature-related mortality -- where a death is directly linked to climate temperature -- in England and Wales during the hottest days of the year will increase by 42% under a warming scenario of 2°C from pre-industrial levels.

Scientists have developed a new technique that uses microscopic magnetic particles to remotely activate brain cells, the discovery in rats could potentially lead to the development of a new class of non-invasive therapies for neurological disorders

While people tend to have an optimism bias at any age, a study reports that this is particularly true among children, and declines as they grow up into adolescence

The Philosophy of Work

Study: The idea of smoking as a sociable pastime may be a myth

Scientists have spotted signs of ‘pre-resistance’ in bacteria for the first time – signs that particular bacteria are likely to become resistant to antibiotics in the future.

A new study reveals people choose whether to seek or avoid information about their health, finances and personal traits based on how they think it will make them feel, how useful it is…

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