Why is religious attendance linked to more anxiety in US South Asians?
A study of older U.S. South Asians examines relationships between religious service attendance (temple, mosque, etc.), anxiety and feelings of emotional neglect by fellow congregation members. The research finds that among U.S. South Asians, those wh.....»»
Airbnb rentals linked to increased crime rates in London neighborhoods, finds study
Rising numbers of houses and flats listed as short-term lets on Airbnb are associated with higher rates of crimes such as burglaries and street robberies right across London, according to the most detailed study of its kind......»»
Marri trees are a lifeline for many native bee species in a biodiversity hotspot
New Curtin University-led research has revealed that Marri trees are critical to the survival of more than 80 species of native bee in Western Australia's South West region, which is one of the world's most biologically rich but threatened biodiversi.....»»
McDonald"s Quarter Pounders linked to E. Coli outbreak leaves 1 dead: See case map
McDonald"s Quarter Pounders linked to E. Coli outbreak leaves 1 dead: See case map.....»»
Susan Smith is up for parole 30 years after drowning her kids in a South Carolina lake
Susan Smith is up for parole 30 years after drowning her kids in a South Carolina lake.....»»
Dropped iPhone leads to Australian woman being stuck upside down between boulders for hours
What started as a hike in the New South Wales Hunter Valley led to a woman becoming wedged upside down between boulders for seven hours, after she tried to retrieve a dropped iPhone.Woman trapped looking for dropped iPhone. Image source: NSW Ambulanc.....»»
Risk of cardiovascular disease linked to long-term exposure to arsenic in community water supplies
Long term exposure to arsenic in water may increase cardiovascular disease and especially heart disease risk even at exposure levels below the federal regulatory limit (10µg/L) according to a study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Hea.....»»
Deadly E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald"s Quarter Pounders sickens 49 people in 10 states
Deadly E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald"s Quarter Pounders sickens 49 people in 10 states.....»»
Ten hospitalized, one dead in E. Coli infections linked to McDonald"s quarter pounder, says CDC
Ten hospitalized, one dead in E. Coli infections linked to McDonald"s quarter pounder, says CDC.....»»
May 2024 super geomagnetic storm challenges current space weather prediction models
During May 2024, a series of eruption events on the sun saw the largest geomagnetic storm hit Earth in two decades. The largest since the solar storms of Halloween 2003, it occurred from May 10 to May 13, producing aurorae as far south as the Canary.....»»
In South Africa, water shortages are the new reality
Joyce Lakela runs a nursery in Tembisa, a Johannesburg township, but these days she spends most of her time trying to find water......»»
Tesla and Elon Musk sued over use of AI image at Cybercab event
The film company behind Blade Runner 2049 claims that Tesla's Cybercab event used AI-generated imagery linked to the sci-fi movie......»»
Rare fossils of extinct elephant document the earliest known instance of butchery in India
During the late middle Pleistocene, between 300 and 400 thousand years ago, at least three ancient elephant relatives died near a river in the Kashmir Valley of South Asia. Not long after, they were covered in sediment and preserved along with 87 sto.....»»
Owners" belief in horse emotion is linked to healthier animals, new study shows
Researchers have shown that owners who believe in their horses' emotions and treat them with care, have animals that are significantly healthier and better looked after. In many low and middle-income countries (LMICs), working horses are essential to.....»»
Scientists update eruption history of Oregon"s South Sister volcano
A hiker's pack usually gets lighter over time as they plow through trail mix and water, but Annika Dechert likes to joke that hers gets heavier. As an Earth sciences graduate student at the University of Oregon, she's picking up clues to the eruption.....»»
On New Jersey"s Burlington Island, human nature has been at odds with nature for 400 years: What"s next?
Beautiful and artificial, the 100-acre lake on Burlington Island embodies the sort of complexities that for centuries have helped make this storied piece of South Jersey real estate alluring, inspiring—and a periodic source of controversy......»»
Hyundai Mobis, Zeiss push full-windshield holograph video display
Hyundai Mobis is teaming with optics specialist Zeiss to turn the entire windshield into a head-up video screen thanks to a downsized holographic projection system the South Korean automotive supplier hopes to put into production around 2027......»»
Butterfly brains reveal the tweaks required for cognitive innovation
A species of tropical butterfly with unusually expanded brain structures displays a fascinating mosaic pattern of neural expansion linked to a cognitive innovation......»»
3 new Xbox Game Pass games to try this weekend (October 18-20)
Xbox Game Pass subscribers have plenty of games to check out this weekend, from MechWarrior to South Park......»»
Single-molecule imaging reveals aberrant DNA-binding dynamics of cancer-linked chromatin remodelers
Biophysical chemists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have uncovered a previously hidden landscape that governs the intracellular organization and dynamics of SWI/SNF chromatin remodelers, an important class of protein complexes that c.....»»
South Africa asks Taiwan to move its de facto embassy from Pretoria
South Africa asks Taiwan to move its de facto embassy from Pretoria.....»»