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Conflict with father can influence whether teens receive mental health support
Youth are less likely to seek mental health services if they have a tumultuous relationship with their father, although the exact nature of this link is still u...
Highly educated women continue to find partners
In the past 25 years, Switzerland has seen the steepest rise in the share of highly educated women across Europe. Between 1999 and 2024, the share of women aged...
Increasing woody vegetation may boost populations of Georgia's gamebird
Georgia has been a destination for quail hunters for more than a century. But recent declines in its bobwhite population have researchers searching for answers...
Illegal fungus release reveals tangled history of Australia's decadeslong battle with blackberry
Over the summer of 1983–84, a fungus called Phragmidium violaceum was introduced to Australia. It was done secretly, deliberately and illegally. And it was done...
How cells make their command center accessible
The cells of higher organisms such as mammals, flies and fungi enclose their genetic material in a nucleus. A nuclear envelope, consisting of two stacked membra...
300 glaciers have disappeared from the American West since the mid‑20th century
From an airplane, most of the glaciers of the Rocky Mountain West look like small patches of white nestled into the rugged landscape where the topography folds....
Space waves reveal where Earth's magnetic shield is under pressure
A new study led by researchers at the University of Oulu in Finland sheds light on a poorly understood part of space weather: where powerful waves form at the e...
Modified lentil protein mimics fat in non-fat yogurt
Modified lentil protein can act like fat in nonfat foods, especially yogurt, delivering creaminess and richness, according to a new study led by researchers at...
Disaster recovery in Australia exposes housing gaps and points to three priorities
This summer, Australia could face some of its most extreme wildfire conditions ever due to the severity of an ever-strengthening El Niño. And for many Australia...
Hooked on tuna: People have been harvesting these ocean predators for 44,000 years
From a humble mayonnaise-laden sandwich to an expensive piece of sashimi, tuna is a prized source of food for people around the world. Once an inexpensive, easi...
NASA's SpaceX CRS-35 mission to launch health research
NASA experiments focused on human and plant health and drug-resistant organisms will travel to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's 35th Commercial R...
Vera Rubin Observatory spots the largest ultra-fast spinning asteroid yet
The speed of an asteroid's spin can tell astronomers a surprising amount about what it is made of. However, existing approaches to measuring spin based on teles...