A study of 173 countries from 1960 to 2023 found that the income gap between the global North and South increased by 170% to 270%, with advanced economies capturing 4 to 10 times more income growth th
In the U.S coastal wetlands—among the country's most valuable ecosystems, protecting infrastructure and providing homes for wildlife—are losing ground: 84% are gradually inundating, with many on track
Body dysmorphia is linked to an exaggerated cognitive bias for self-related information. Study provide evidence that a basic bias in how the brain processes self-relevant information might contribute
The study examines whether AI democratizes knowledge production or amplifies existing disparities by analyzing the deployment of neural machine translation across more than 100 Wikipedia language comm
The type of luxury a person displays online can influence how attractive they appear to potential romantic partners. Showing off expensive experiences, like luxury travel, often signals competence mor
Nicotine use during adolescence (17-19Y) is linked to higher rates of anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts, with nearly 80% of girls who use nicotine reporting clinically significant anxiety symp
Unexpected structure detected in the brains of humans and mice with Alzheimer’s disease - scientists pinpointed an entirely new pathological basis for the disease: an accumulation of mitochondrial pla
As temperatures rise, so does climate skepticism in Germany. Some 98% of active climate scientists say climate change is happening, and is man-made. Nonetheless, a new study shows the number of climat
GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic may help clear Alzheimer’s disease plaques, new systematic review suggests. By analyzing dozens of laboratory and animal studies, researchers found that GLP-1 receptor agonist
Replacing conventional egg production with 100% organic free-range systems could increase greenhouse gas emissions by 60%, nearly double land use, require more hens, and increase mortality while produ
Microplastics have been discovered in one of the most remote, inhospitable, and unexplored parts of our planet. Microplastics were found in 92% of all animals examined (11 out of 12) living around dee
Why getting extra time in your day seems to make you late: across seven studies of both real and hypothetically gained free time, researchers found this mental time expansion changes how we behave, an
New results contrast with traditional assumptions about gender desires. Surprisingly, men experience more enjoyable private thoughts regarding sexual submission than women. This contradicts older rese
