Corporal Punishment Changes Brain Activity, Increases Anxiety and Depression
It is generally advised not to spank children due to the negative consequences that have been linked to corporal punishment in decades of research. These…
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Common Sweetener Linked With Anxiety in Startling New Research
Florida State University College of Medicine researchers have linked aspartame, an artificial sweetener found in nearly 5,000 diet foods and drinks, to anxiety-like behavior in…
Scientists Uncover New Information Regarding an Ancient Mass Extinction Event
Ancient mass extinction was preceded by a drop in a crucial trace element. According to a recent study from Florida State University, a major extinction…
Scientists Answer – Did the Pandemic Change Our Personalities?
Between pre-pandemic and 2022, a study of thousands of Americans revealed minor changes in extraversion, agreeableness, openness, and conscientiousness. According to a recent study by…
Revolutionary New Qubit Platform Could Transform Quantum Computing
The digital device you are using to view this article is no doubt using the bit, which can either be 0 or 1, as its…
The Quest for an Ideal Quantum Bit: New Qubit Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Quantum Computing
A new qubit platform could transform quantum information science and technology. You are no doubt viewing this article on a digital device whose basic unit…
New Low-Gravity Simulator Design – Promises To Break New Ground for Future Space Research and Habitation
As humanity continues its exploration of the universe, the low-gravity environment of space presents unusual challenges for scientists and engineers. Researchers at the FAMU-FSU College…
New Research Shows Earth’s Core Could Be the Largest Terrestrial Carbon Reservoir
New research from Florida State University and Rice University is providing a better estimate of the amount of carbon in the Earth’s outer core, and…
Ancient Oxygen Spike Coincided With Massive Global Extinction
Two hundred fifty-two million years ago, much of life on planet Earth was dying. In an event that marked the end of the Permian period,…
Strange Sea Creature Found in Oceans Around the World May Improve Health of Marine Ecosystems
Florida State University researchers have more insight into a strange sea creature found in oceans around the world and what their presence means for the…
Time To Rethink Theories: Physicists Predict Neutron Stars May Be Bigger Than Previously Imagined
When a massive star dies, first there is a supernova explosion. Then, what’s left over becomes either a black hole or a neutron star. That…
Key Discovery About How Genes Turn On and off – “Critical Implications for Human Health”
Human bodies have roughly 30,000 genes dictating not only how we look, but also critical biological processes. Now, a Florida State University and Australia National…
Surprisingly High Levels of Toxic Mercury Discovered in Greenland Glacial Meltwaters
New research from Florida State University shows that concentrations of the toxic element mercury in rivers and fjords connected to the Greenland Ice Sheet are…
Researchers Visualize the Motion of Vortices in Quantum Superfluid Turbulence
Nobel laureate in physics Richard Feynman once described turbulence as “the most important unsolved problem of classical physics.” Understanding turbulence in classical fluids like water…
Evidence of Exotic State of Matter Discovered in Candidate Material for Quantum Computers
Using a novel technique, scientists working at the Florida State University-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory have found evidence for a quantum spin liquid, a…
New X-ray Detection Technology Developed: Highly Efficient Eco-Friendly X-ray Scintillators
Florida State University researchers have developed a new material that could be used to make flexible X-ray detectors that are less harmful to the environment…
Mystery of Earth’s Vanishing Crust Solved by MagLab Geochemists – Prevailing Theories Contradicted
Thank goodness for the Earth’s crust: It is, after all, that solid, outermost layer of our planet that supports everything above it. But much of…
New Findings on “Water Wires” Contradict Computational Models That Have Been Accepted for Decades
Each of our cells is surrounded by a complex membrane that functions as a biological border, letting ions and nutrients such as salt, potassium and…
