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Maria Mandl: The “Beast of Auschwitz” - One of the Most Feared Women in the Camp

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How Americans View Human Origins: Creation, Evolution, and Everything In Between

Image Source: New Scientist Surveys show that opinions about human origins in the US are still divided. Nearly half of Americans believe that humans evolved wit...

Understanding the link between gut bacteria and depression creates promising new opportunities to support mental health.

> Gut bacteria can affect brain function by interacting with chemical messengers, stress-related hormones, and immune responses, which together influence brain ...

Baby Bust: Impact of World War I on European Births, 1910 to 1925 (Sharp Decline During 1914-1918)

>Annual number of births in France, 1910-1925, showing the sharp decline during World War I and partial recovery in the 1920s. Data from Vandenbroucke (2012), b...

An Illustrative Comparison of School Shooting Exposure and Adolescent Depression Trends (1999 to 2024): Showing a Correlation

\[OC\] Excel > It clearly shows the rise in both exposure to school shootings and teen depression over time, which shows the potential connection between school...

Astronomers Catch Five Galaxies Smashing Together 800 Million Years After the Big Bang

Image Source: ATM Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have discovered a very rare cosmic event: at least five galaxies crashing into each ot...

Baby Bust: Impact of World War I on European Births, 1910-1925 (Sharp Decline During 1914-1918)

>Annual number of births in France, 1910-1925, showing the sharp decline during World War I and partial recovery in the 1920s. Data from Vandenbroucke (2012), b...

The Nazis Exploited Christianity for Power While German Churches Stayed Silent and Failed to Act

> Catholic clergy and Nazi officials give the Nazi salute. Germany, date uncertain. Image Credit: Holocaust Encyclopedia In the 1930's almost everyone in German...

Big Global Study Shows Why Carbs May Be Riskier Than Saturated Fat

> Image Credit: Freepik A study of over 135,000 adults across 18 countries challenges the idea that saturated fat is the main cause of heart disease. Many peopl...

Venus might have a surprising secret life in its clouds, and NASA’s upcoming 2030 mission will investigate it.

> Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech via NASA Venus is one of the hottest and most hostile planets in our Solar System and has an extremely hot surface, around 460 °C, a...

2024 Survey: Americans’ Financial Goals to Feel “Successful” Vary by Generation - Boomers Aim the Lowest ($100k), Gen Z Aims the Highest ($588k)

People have different ways of gauging financial success, which are mainly affected by how each individual meets their personal, social and family needs. Accordi...

2024 Survey: Americans’ Financial Goals to Feel “Successful” Vary by Generation - Boomers Aim the Lowest ($100k), Gen Z Aims the Highest ($588k)

People have different ways of gauging financial success, which are mainly affected by how each individual meets their needs. According to a 2024 survey by Empow...

Psychopaths Can Feel, Recent Meta-Analysis Challenges the Myth That Psychopaths Are Emotionless

> Image Source: Freepik Most of us think that psychopaths have no emotions, but a recent meta-analysis showed that they do. However, regulating these feelings i...

Midnight Cowboy (1969) - The Only X-Rated Best Picture

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o29GST0Lj28&t=51s Midnight Cowboy, directed by John Schlesinger and released in 1969 , is kind of a big deal in film history. It...

Global Risks Report 2025: Experts Rank 33 Threats by Severity - Misinformation Ranked First Short-Term (2 Years), Extreme Weather Ranked First Long-Term (10 Years), State-Based Armed Conflict Rated Highest Overall

The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2025 asked over 900 experts to rank 33 global risks by how severe they think each could be in the short term (2 y...

70-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Embryo Showing Prehatching Behaviors That Link Non-Avian Dinosaurs to Modern Birds

>Dinosaur embryo curled inside its egg in a bird-like hatching position, showing prehatching behaviours that link non-avian dinosaurs to modern birds. Illustrat...

Earth: A Well-Hidden Planet for Extraterrestrial Observers

> DSCOVR’s full-disk view of Earth, reduced to low resolution to show how distant aliens might see our planet. (Courtesy: S. R. Kane / arXiv:1511.03779) via Phy...

Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates by 25 Basis Points Amid Economic Uncertainty

Image Credit: Patomak In a widely anticipated move, the Federal Reserve (Fed) has reduced its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points (0.25 percentage points...

Scientists Discover Bacterium That Converts Heavy Metals from Soil into Solid Gold

>Bacteria turning heavy metals into gold, nature’s very own alchemist! Illustration by the author. Imagine a tiny organism that can turn pollution into treasure...

The Gold-Making Bacterium That Turns Toxic Metals into Metallic Gold

>Cupriavidus metallidurans, a metal-resistant bacterium turning toxic gold ions into metallic gold nanoparticles while surviving copper stress. Illustration by ...