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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 8-May-2026 13:16 ET (8-May-2026 17:16 GMT/UTC)

First national survey shows Timor-Leste eating more fish than ever before

WorldFish
Reports and Proceedings

Timor-Leste is eating more fish than ever before. The country’s first national survey on fish consumption shows people now eat an average of 8.7 kilograms per person per year, up from an estimated 6.1 kilograms *in 2011. The findings show strong progress toward the government’s goal of 10 kilograms per capita, per year, and are already informing budget planning and fisheries policy.

More than just ‘daydreaming’ – dissociation is the mind’s survival tactic

Taylor & Francis Group
Book Announcement

The word ‘dissociation’ has grown in popularity and become embedded in everyday language, but while the term has gained traction in popular culture and mental health advocacy, misconceptions persist – including some which are harmful, experts say.

Major US tobacco brands flouting platform + federal policies to restrict young people’s access to their content on Instagram

BMJ Group
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Leading US tobacco brands are flouting platform and federal marketing policies designed to restrict young people’s access to their content on the popular social media platform Instagram, indicates research published online in the journal Tobacco Control.

Journal: Tobacco Control
Funder: California Department of Public Health, National Cancer Institute, US Food and Drug Administration Center for Tobacco Products

The intimate animal explains the evolution of relationships

Kinsey Institute
Book Announcement

From the head of the world-renowned Kinsey Institute, The Intimate Animal explains the science behind how and why humans are wired for intimacy.

UH psychologist explores reducing anxiety among survivors of sexual assault

University of Houston
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A psychologist at the University of Houston is providing guidance to improve the mental health of victims of sexual violence, recognized by major health organizations as a public health crisis with serious implications on victims’ physical, mental and reproductive health.

Journal: The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Author and Rotman professor named to the Thinkers50 Radar Class of 2026

University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management
Grant and Award Announcement

George Newman, an associate professor of organizational behaviour and human resources, management and marketing, at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, has been named to the Thinkers50 Radar Class of 2026.

'Swiftynomics' explores how women power, redefine economy

University of Kansas
Book Announcement

Misty Heggeness, an economics and population data expert at the University of Kansas, has written "Swiftynomics: How Women Mastermind and Redefine Our Economy." The book examines the entertainment behemoth that is Taylor Swift and how her massive success illustrates the many ways that women survive and thrive in the American workforce, whether it is through billion-dollar headlining tours or work that is unpaid and often overlooked. The book aims to illuminate the contributions of women, share stories of succes and bring more women to the field, with rigid research, personal anecdotes, humor and examples of women doing great work every day.