Newly discovered duplicate of an ancient gene is required for patterning the spider waist.

Reading Akkadian cuneiform using natural language processing (2020)

A new study shows that today's AI models lean left of center

Researchers say crowdfunding seems to benefit female entrepreneurs the most, completing campaigns 20% faster than males

An online survey of 7,513 Afghans found 66% 'agreed' or 'strongly agreed' that human rights for women are a top priority for the future of Afghanistan

Fossil with cut marks hints at human existence 21,000 years ago in Argentina

AI outperformed human college students 83.4% of the time in a real-world "Turing test" case study. 94% of AI-generated submissions went undetected.

Traumatic experiences and place of occurrence: An analysis of sex differences among a sample of recently arrived immigrant adults from Latin America

A team of zoologists and marine biologists has discovered previously unknown instances of fluorescence in 27 marine creatures in the Banda Sea and in the Red Sea.

Problematic smartphone use in common among young people with mental health issues

It is time for more holistic practices in mental health

Study Finds Epstein-Barr Virus and Brain Cross-Reactivity as Possible Mechanism for Multiple Sclerosis

New literature review of fMRI studies show adolescents with diagnosed internet addiction have increased & decreased activity in parts of the brain, resulting in changes that could lead to additional addictive behaviour…

Analysis of Greek prehistoric combat in full body armour based on physiology

Cardiovascular health and cancer risk associated with plant based diets

Kombucha-associated microbes alter host metabolism & suppress lipid accumulation

Individuals who reported using psychedelics at least once in their lives tended to experience less psychological distress

New study reveals that the inability to identify and describe one's own emotions (i.e., alexithymia) mediates the relationship between psychopathy and both empathy deficits and emotion dysregulation

Women who stay active during middle-age (even if they start exercising in their mid 50s) may have better physical health in later life

New study on autism shows that higher rates of "camouflaging" was associated with elevated levels of depression, anxiety, and stress

Identifying and characterizing superspreaders of low-credibility Twitter content

SARS-CoV-2 zoonotic spillover event most likely occurred between August 2019 and October 2019.

Working outside the typical 9-5 in younger adulthood may be linked with worse health decades later

Large language models are able to downplay their cognitive abilities to fit the persona they simulate

Conduction velocity, G-ratio, and extracellular water as microstructural characteristics of autism spectrum disorder

Scientists have devised a way to detect a distinction between illegal elephant ivory and legal mammoth tusk ivory with a new laser tech using Raman spectroscopy

Study finds college students with ADHD are at a higher risk of gaming disorder and highlights the importance of considering the comorbidity of ADHD and gaming disorder in academic settings, advocating for systematic screening for gaming disorder among students with ADHD…

Recent research indicates that while elevated growth rates were ancestral to Dinosauria and likely played a significant role in dinosaurs’ ascent within Mesozoic ecosystems, it did not distinguish them from their contemporaries.

The speed of sight: Individual variation in critical flicker fusion thresholds

Following the induction of fear, women discount the future steeper than men

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