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Social & Behavior

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 1-Nov-2025 11:11 ET (1-Nov-2025 15:11 GMT/UTC)

Study by IU researchers highlights challenges and gaps in identifying patients’ social needs

Indiana University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study examined how accurate healthcare settings are measuring food insecurity, housing instability, financial strain, transportation barriers and legal issues.

Journal: JAMA
Funder: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Lilly Endowment

Biodiversity needs more than just flower strips

University of Göttingen
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Strips of land planted with flowers between fields are the most popular environmental measure in agriculture. They attract pollinators such as butterflies and wild bees, look beautiful and can be achieved quickly. However, the goal of creating and maintaining a structurally diverse and therefore particularly species-rich landscape will not be achieved if flower strips are the only measure taken. Researchers at the University of Göttingen have described how agricultural landscapes need to be designed to accommodate many species and to ensure other social and ecological functions such as providing nature for human recreation and climate protection. The perspective article was published in the journal Biological Conservation.

Journal: Biological Conservation

Etruscan chamber tombs made accessible in digital portal

University of Gothenburg
Reports and Proceedings

Imagine stepping into a 2,500-year-old tomb – without ever leaving your sofa. Using advanced digital technology, Swedish researchers have documented and visualized nearly 280 Etruscan chamber tombs in Italy. The result is a new digital portal that opens up this cultural heritage to scholars, students, and the public worldwide.

Decoding a decade of grouper grunts unlocks spawning secrets, shifts

Florida Atlantic University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Each winter, red hind groupers gather under the full moon, grunting low-frequency calls to attract mates and defend territory. But a 12-year underwater audio archive – one of the most extensive ever for a reef fish – reveals those calls are changing. Courtship sounds are fading, aggressive grunts are surging, and spawning patterns are shifting – potential signs of deeper population changes. These underwater signals aren’t just fish talk – they’re vital clues, helping scientists track change simply by listening.

Shortlist announced for Panmure House Prize

Heriot-Watt University
Grant and Award Announcement

An international group of four leading researchers and scientists have been shortlisted for the prestigious $75,000 Panmure House Prize.

Body-positive and humorous parody social media inspire gratitude and motivate women to challenge unrealistic body standards

University of Surrey
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Exposure to body-positive imagery and humorous content parodying negative body stereotypes on social media inspires women to take action against unrealistic beauty standards, according to a new study from the University of Surrey.

Journal: Sex Roles

Age limits for social media and restrictions on addictive functions: Leopoldina discussion paper recommends better protection for children and adolescents

Leopoldina
Reports and Proceedings

Social media use has long been part of the everyday lives of most children and adolescents. Many of them exhibit risky, and in some cases even addictive, behaviour. While social media use can certainly have positive effects for young people, intensive use can negatively impact mental, emotional, and social well-being, leading to symptoms such as depression and anxiety, impaired attention, and sleep problems. In a discussion paper published by the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the researchers involved therefore recommend applying the precautionary principle. In the paper “Social Media and the Mental Health of Children and Adolescents”, they give policy recommendations to protect children and adolescents from the negative effects of social media, for example by setting a minimum age for access or by restricting certain functions. The paper was published on 13 August 2025 and an English translation is now available.

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