2023 was officially the hottest year on record, according to independent analyses by five different organizationsDepositphotos Officially declared, 2023 has become the hottest year on record. Independent assessments from NASA, NOAA, WMO, Copernicus, and the UK Met Office all arrived at the same verdict. Additionally, the year set various records and witnessed a series of...
Formica wood ant. Credit: Pixaobay Locking together beneficial traits, supergenes confer significant evolutionary advantages. However, this association comes with potential costs, as it becomes exceedingly challenging to eliminate detrimental mutations. Traditionally, it has been believed that sexual reproduction evolved as a means for organisms to mix or recombine different alleles (gene variations) in the next generation, creating...
A study has linked the death of a sibling in childhood to an increased risk of heart disease later in life. Credit: Pixaobay Recent studies have established a connection between the early loss of a sibling and a 17% higher likelihood of developing cardiovascular disease, particularly in its early stages. These results underscore the...
A study has linked social anxiety and depression to more negative pregaming consequences in college studentsDepositphotos A recent study discovered that college students with social anxiety and depression were more inclined to engage in 'pregaming'—drinking alcohol before attending social events—and faced more negative consequences as a result. These findings underscore the importance of interventions targeting...
A study has found that sniffing female tears reduces male aggression. Credit: Depositphotos A captivating study discovered that the inhalation of female tears significantly diminished male aggression and lowered activity in brain networks associated with aggression. The effect, attributed to chemical signals in tears and observed in rodents as well, is proposed to have a...
Credit: Pixaobay Delicate probes, as thin as wires, inserted into the brains of living individuals reveal the functions performed by individual neurons. An unparalleled degree of insight into how humans comprehend speech has been made possible by recordings from hundreds of individual neurons while patients undergoing brain surgery listened to this and 199 other sentences. The...
Credit: Pixaobay The preserved specimens of amber display distinct mouthparts that are currently found only in female individuals A mosquito is probably female if you swat it on your arm or neck. Only female mosquitoes feed on blood, providing the protein they need to develop eggs. Males consume plant fluids and nectar as females' skin-piercing mouthparts...
Chimpanzees, as well as bonobos, recognize long-lost friends and family . Creditt: Pixaobay Apes outshine many of us as they promptly recognize family and friends even after a gap of over two decades, marking the longest-recorded "social memory" in a non-human species. Providing crucial understanding of the evolution of human social recognition, the Johns Hopkins University study...
Researchers have been able to accurately diagnose autism in children using AI to screen retinal photographsDepositphotos Scientists captured images of children's retinas and employed a deep learning AI algorithm for autism diagnosis, achieving a perfect 100% accuracy. These results endorse the use of AI as an unbiased screening tool for early detection, particularly in cases...
Announcement of the agreement at COP28. AMR ALFIKY Well beyond the COP 28 deadline, representatives from over 200 countries have finally reached an historic agreement for a transition away from fossil fuels. The approved text calls for a fair, orderly, and equitable transition in energy systems, accelerating action in this crucial decade to achieve carbon...
