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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 23-Oct-2026 12:17 ET (23-Oct-2026 16:17 GMT/UTC)

Kids involved with child protective services miss much more school than their peers

Ohio State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research from The Ohio State University, published in Children and Youth Services Review, found that students with CPS contact were more likely to be absent from school than their peers, for both excused and unexcused reasons.

Journal: Children and Youth Services Review

Anti-transgender legislation causes psychological distress even in states with trans-friendly laws, according to VCU research

Virginia Commonwealth University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Transgender study participants viewed the more than 2,000 laws proposed in the U.S. since 2020 ‘as an existential threat’ to their lives and the lives of other transgender people.

Journal: American Psychologist

Nighttime light may disrupt sleep in people with schizophrenia

Fujita Health University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Nighttime light exposure may worsen sleep in people with schizophrenia, according to a study of 225 outpatients. Researchers at Fujita Health University found that higher nighttime illuminance was linked to lower sleep efficiency and total sleep time, as well as longer time to fall asleep and more nighttime wakefulness. The associations were detected using objective sleep measurements, while patients’ self-reported sleep quality showed no significant relationship with nighttime light exposure during sleep.

Journal: Psychiatry Research
Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Takeda Science Foundation

How 30,000 archaeological treasures were saved from imminent destruction during Syria’s civil war

University of Sharjah
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research reveals how Syrian archaeologists defied the perils of civil war to save the invaluable collections of one of Syria’s most treasured museums.

Journal: Museum Management and Curatorship

How adult chimpanzees teach young ones to use tools

University of Barcelona
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Chimpanzees show the widest variety of tool-use strategies of any non-human animal. This enables them to crack nuts, capture termites and ants, and even transfer tools between individuals to obtain food in their natural habitat. But how do wild chimpanzees acquire and pass on these tool-use skills? A study published in Frontiers in Psychology reveals how wild chimpanzees learn to use tools (wooden sticks, stone anvils, etc.) in the savannah.

Journal: Frontiers in Psychology

Can Catalonia survive without economic growth? A new study says it can

Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
Reports and Proceedings

With an unprecedented level of detail, an ICTA-UAB report describes the policies required to put a post-growth transition into practice in Catalonia (Spain). The measures could be applicable in both a national and international context.

The use of AI at work: slow, informal and unequal

University of Konstanz
Reports and Proceedings

A new study by researchers from the Future of Work Lab and the Cluster of Excellence "The Politics of Inequality" at the University of Konstanz shows: The use of artificial intelligence at work is increasing in Germany, albeit at a much slower pace than the intensity of the public debate might suggest. At the same time, the use continues to reflect social inequalities: Employees with higher educational qualifications are almost three times more likely to use AI than those with lower levels of education. Moreover, many AI applications are used on the employees' own initiative and without any formal introduction or implementation by employers.

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