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This is a part of the article series Decolonial Praxis: Going Beyond Empty Words, edited by Fernando David Márquez Duarte, Dulce Alarcón Payán and Javier Daniel Alarcón Mares. Editorial and Translation Assistant: Lorenia Gutiérrez Moreto Cruz. To (re)think the (de)colonization of the social sciences, the relations of production and social change and the visibility/invisibility of historically…

With increasing numbers of patients presenting at our nation’s already oversubscribed emergency departments (EDs) for mental healthcare, the Psychiatric Times recently posed a pointed question: Just how many patients have real psychiatric illness? It’s not rhetorical. Recent research suggests that up to 20% of psychiatric ED patients are “strongly or definitely” suspected of malingering,…

By Mr. Maverick Round numbers have always had an intrinsic magnetism, creating a sense of comfort and reassurance. It is no wonder, then, that a centennial anniversary always carries an extra weight in a nation’s history. In 2047, approximately 1,4 billion people of the world’s most populous democracy will celebrate 100 years of independence. When India gained its independence from British rule…

Astronomers have used an X-ray spacecraft called XRISM to observe powerful winds blowing from a neutron star — the findings could be a “game changer” for physics. The team discovered unexpected differences between powerful and energetic winds blowing from swirling disks of gas and dust, called accretion disks, around extreme “dead stars,” or neutron stars, and winds that flow from accretion disks…

September 18, 2025 3 min read Genetics Can Track How Languages Mixed in the Past New research shows that wherever human populations mix, their languages blend as well By Cody Cottier edited by Allison Parshall PhotoHamster/Getty Images When speakers of different languages meet, their words, sounds and even grammatical structures mingle in surprising ways. Ketchup, for example, may be an American…

A non-biting midge trapped in amber found in Ecuador Mónica Solórzano-Kraemer An array of perfectly preserved insects and even a spider’s web, encased in 112-million-year-old amber, have been found in a quarry in the Amazon rainforest. Xavier Delclòs at the University of Barcelona, Spain, and his colleagues had heard that amber – fossilised tree resin – had been recovered from the Genoveva…

For self-insured employers, assessing which healthcare benefits will help employees and deliver ROI can be challenging. An upcoming webinar sponsored by Solera Health will explore how employers can develop benefit strategies that drive cost containment and improve employee outcomes. The webinar, Next-Gen Benefits: A New Tool in Containing Costs, Integrated Digital Networks, is scheduled for…

By Anjali Singh The post-World War (II) period created an ecosystem of some surprising alliances despite the prevalent conflict between East and West that was deeply registered in people’s minds. One of the most impressive among them was the one that was formed between India and Israel, which, notwithstanding their different goals and priorities, shared a mutual urgency for security and…

Astronomers have launched a new program known as ATREIDES to study a mysterious “desert” in space. But unlike the deserts of the planet Arrakis conquered by Paul Atreides in the “Dune” novels by Frank Hebert, this desert describes an absence of planets with masses up to around 20 times the mass of Earth that orbit close to their stars, planets scientists refer to as “hot Neptunes.” The first…

Dogs that easily learn the names of toys might also mentally sort them by function, a new example of complex cognitive activity in the canine brain.

September 18, 2025 3 min read New AI Tool Predicts Which of 1,000 Diseases Someone May Develop in 20 Years A large language model called Delphi-2M analyzes a person’s medical records and lifestyle to provide risk estimates for more than 1,000 diseases By Gemma Conroy & Nature magazine Boris Zhitkov/Getty Images A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool can forecast a person’s risk of developing…

Declines in oestrogen during menopause may have cognitive effects Elena Popova/Getty Images Beginning hormone replacement therapy (HRT) within five years of menopause onset appears to lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Yet starting it later in life seems to have the opposite effect, suggesting the timing of HRT influences how it affects the brain. Women have an increased risk of developing…

As artificial intelligence becomes a buzzword in nearly every healthcare startup pitch, investors are finding it increasingly challenging to distinguish which ones are actually worth the hype. That’s why, during a Thursday panel discussion among venture capitalists at the MedCity INVEST Digital Health conference in Dallas, this question was posed: What metrics do you want to see founders…

By Mr. Maverick, “Of the infinite desires of man, the chief are the desires for power and glory”. Some might find Bertrand Russell’s statement somewhat extravagant, while others right on point. It certainly holds some truth. After all, power is an aphrodisiac we all pursue, either conscientiously, or not, as we mentioned in our previous article. The subject of power is a subject of such great…

On May 12, 2025, Buddha Day, Buddhist monks and scientific researchers gathered to pay tribute to Yala Glacier in Nepal’s Langtang Valley. The International Centre for Mountain Development (ICIMOD), an international NGO housed in Kathmandu, collaborated with local Indigenous community leaders to organize this event to raise awareness of Yala’s rapid retreat and highlight the risk across Hindu…

Cécile Fromont believes that something new can be revealed about an artwork or artifact every time someone lays eyes on it. It’s one of the reasons she loves the classroom environment, where she and her students can examine objects of visual and material culture together and surprise one another with their perspectives. “I really, truly, and cheesily love the experience of being amazed at what…

Space is vast, mysterious, and full of surprises — but few celestial objects capture our imagination quite like asteroids. These rocky remnants from the early solar system have been drifting through space for billions of years, offering clues about the formation of planets and the chaotic history of our cosmic neighborhood. Some are no bigger than pebbles, while others stretch for miles, silently…