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Deborah Pirchner
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111 news posts
Featured news
29 Jan 2026
Reducing drug deaths from novel psychoactive substances relies on foreign legislation, but here’s how it can be tackled closer to home
Guest editorial by Ric Treble and Caroline Copeland, authors of a new Frontiers in Pharmacology article that examined the impact of national and international legislation on the emergence of new psychoactive substances in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Featured news
23 Jan 2026
Whales may divide resources to co-exist under pressures from climate change
28 years of data show that three whale species in the Gulf of St Lawrence may be dividing resources to survive in an ecosystem that’s changing under a warming climate and increased human encroachment
Featured news
15 Jan 2026
Mosquitoes’ thirst for human blood has increased as biodiversity loss worsens
Scientists found that some mosquitoes really are targeting humans more than other food sources, but it could be a matter of convenience as biodiversity dwindles and other food sources are displaced
Featured news
16 Dec 2025
Sports injuries sustained during your period might be more severe
Professional female football players aren’t more likely to injure themselves during menstruation, but injuries that are sustained could be more disruptive, causing three times more days off the field
Featured news
10 Dec 2025
Anxiety and insomnia may lower natural killer cell count, potentially repressing immune function
Women who suffer from anxiety symptoms may have fewer circulatory natural killer cells, while those reporting insomnia had fewer total natural killer cells, showing that these disorders could decrease immune response
Featured news
08 Dec 2025
Are you more likely to buy a one-star-reviewed item if it’s just for an acquaintance? Here are five articles you won’t want to miss
With less than one month before the holidays, many of us are gearing up for the annual Christmas shopping extravaganza. We’re highlighting five articles you won’t want to miss before hitting the shops.
Featured news
04 Dec 2025
New camera traps snap nearly three times more images of endangered Sumatran tigers than before
In Sumatra, researchers captured almost three times as many images of critically endangered tigers as during previous surveys, which shows the positive impact of conservation efforts even outside of national parks
Featured news
28 Nov 2025
What is that dog taking? CBD supplements could make dogs less aggressive over time, study finds
Data from almost 50,000 dog owners shows that those dogs that receive CBD supplements are typically older or have health issues. With continued use, they also showed below-average levels of aggression.
Featured news
20 Nov 2025
Could a child have painted that? Jackson Pollock’s famous pour-painting has child-like characteristics, study shows
Researchers find adults paint richer, more varied trajectories than children, but paintings of the latter share characteristics with famous work by expressionists, including Jackson Pollock
Featured news
14 Nov 2025
100 years of menus show how food can be used as a diplomatic tool to make and break political alliances
Researchers examined menus from Portuguese diplomatic dinners dating from 1910 to 2023 and showed that meals can play a significant role in a country’s foreign policy.
Featured news
07 Nov 2025
How diabetes affects sleep patterns: here are five articles for World Diabetes Day
Over 800 million people globally have a type of diabetes, with numbers steadily rising. November 14 marks World Diabetes Day. We’re highlighting five recently published articles on aging and diabetes.
Featured news
06 Nov 2025
Landscapes that remember: clues show Indigenous Peoples have thrived in the southwestern Amazon for more than 1,000 years
In this guest editorial, Frontiers author Prof Carla Jaimes Betancourt, an anthropologist focusing on the Amazon, present the results of interdisciplinary and collaborative archaeological research conducted in the southwestern Amazon. Their work highlights the rich cultural heritage found at the sites and the importance of protecting these landscapes.
Health
21 Oct 2025
This is how happy we need to be to have lower chronic disease mortality risk
Researchers used data from 123 countries to identify a ‘happiness threshold’ beyond which nations’ non-communicable disease mortality rate decreases, making happiness a public health resource
Life sciences
15 Oct 2025
World’s largest rays may be diving to extreme depths to build mental maps of vast oceans
Oceanic manta rays may dive many hundreds of meters deep – far deeper than once thought – for navigation and orientation after leaving coastal waters, find researchers who tracked mantas across the globe
Featured news
09 Oct 2025
How food upcycling and vertical gardening could help fight food insecurity: five articles you won’t want to miss this World Food Day
For World Food Day, we’re highlighting hot-off-the-press research aiming to prevent food waste and foster food security.