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How Physical Activities Help Manage Anger in People with Mild Intellectual Disabilities

January 17, 2025

In the Netherlands, a special type of therapy called psychomotor therapy (PMT) is commonly used to help people with mild intellectual disabilities or borderline intellectual functioning manage their anger and aggressive behavior. However, not much has been written about what these individuals think

science

How Arabidopsis Stops Making New Blood Vessels When Hurt

January 17, 2025

Plants have a fascinating ability to create new vessels after being damaged, right? They can even do this when attacked by bad guys that steal their food! Scientists in Germany wanted to find out what helps or hinders this process, so they looked for genes in Arabidopsis mutants that changed how new

politics

Rep. Rick Crawford Takes Helm of House Intelligence Committee

January 17, 2025

In an unexpected move, Speaker Mike Johnson picked Rep. Rick Crawford from Arkansas to lead the House Intelligence Committee. This comes just a day after Johnson removed Rep. Mike Turner from the position. Crawford, a retired Army sergeant, has been serving on the committee for several years. He was

health

Need a New Mattress? Use Your Health Funds!

January 17, 2025

Ever tried sleeping on a rock? A bad mattress can be just as comfy. It can cause serious pain and worsen health issues. That’s why the IRS lets you use your pre-tax dollars from a health savings account (HSA) or flexible spending account (FSA) for certain health-related items. But not everyone can u

education

Sports Field Silence: Neighbors Protest Against Whistles

January 17, 2025

Imagine a high school spending nearly a million dollars on a fancy new soccer field, only to find out they can't use it. Why? Because the neighbors complain about the refs' whistles! Cornwallis Academy in Maidstone, Kent, has been stuck with this odd problem since August. The school wanted to let lo

science

Soil Microbes: How They Handle Nitrogen in Lab vs. Nature

January 17, 2025

Ever thought about the tiny critters in soil that help plants grow? We're talking about microbes, and they love nitrogen (N)! Scientists have a nifty tool called qSIP to see which microbes are using N. Usually, this is done in a lab. But what about in the real world? Two sites were picked to compare

science

Understanding Pharmaceutical Breakdown in Soils: A New Model

January 17, 2025

Ever wondered how pharmaceuticals disappear from soils over time? Scientists have created a new mathematical model to figure out the answer. This clever tool treats soil particles like tiny balls, considering how tightly pollutants stick to them (called sorption) and how they break down (or dissipat

business

Toyota’s Truck Division Pays Big for Emissions Cheating

January 16, 2025

You know, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can't check every car out there. They trust manufacturers to give them honest emissions data. But Hino Motors, a part of Toyota, didn’t play fair. They were hiding stuff that the EPA found out about when they did their own checks. In a statement,

politics

Oil Depot Attack in Russia: A Close Call

January 16, 2025

On Wednesday night, a drone attack targeted an oil depot in Russia's Voronezh region. The governor of the region, Alexander Gusev, reported this on social media. He mentioned that Russian air defense units and electronic warfare systems had intercepted incoming drones, causing a fire. This incident

health

Younger Women Facing More Breast Cancer Diagnoses

January 16, 2025

Imagine this: a young, healthy woman who takes care of herself gets a shocking diagnosis. Siobhan Donovan, 33, had just finished a smooth pregnancy with her third child. She was active, ate well, and didn’t smoke. Then she found some swelling in her breast. It turned out to be metastatic breast canc