https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Girls between the ages of 13 and 19 are widely exposed to beauty content online that promotes products unsuitable for young skin—even when they are not actively seeking beauty-related information. Moreover, they believe that other girls (rather than themselves) may become insecure as a result of these videos. This is shown by research conducted by communication scientist Serena Daalmans and her colleagues at Radboud University. https://phys.org/news/2026-01-teen-girls-unrealistic-beauty-ideals.html Social Sciences Mon, 19 Jan 2026 15:30:08 EST news688058557 Farming kelp to sell as food, beauty products, fertilizer additives and other goods is a growing industry in Maine, but also a costly one. One key barrier for new farmers is a lack of cost-analysis tools to help reduce expenditures and develop sustainable business plans. https://phys.org/news/2025-11-kelp-farming-expensive-resource.html Ecology Mon, 24 Nov 2025 14:18:04 EST news683216282 In 1871, Charles Darwin introduced his theory of sexual selection by female choice in The Descent of Man. He suggested females of a species would exhibit a preference for beauty and ornamentation when choosing mates, leading to a prevalence of those traits. https://phys.org/news/2025-08-size-beauty-vigor-peacocks.html Evolution Mon, 18 Aug 2025 12:40:01 EDT news674737703 Since the dawn of philosophy, thinkers from Plato to Kant have considered how beauty affects human experience, and whether it has the power to transform our state of mind. https://phys.org/news/2025-05-contemplating-art-beauty-boost-abstract.html Social Sciences Tue, 06 May 2025 19:00:01 EDT news665651546 United States President Donald Trump and his administration have set their sights on the "tyranny of so-called diversity, equity and inclusion policies," firing federal staff and purging public institutions like the Smithsonian of their commitments to racial history. https://phys.org/news/2025-05-lessons-fashion-industry-dei-efforts.html Economics & Business Mon, 05 May 2025 14:53:04 EDT news665675581 In TikTok's latest viral beauty trend "the morning shed," beauty influencers "shed" hair and skin products that have been worn overnight. These include hair styling items, skin masks and creams, and physical products such as chin straps and mouth tape, which are intended to help with breathing through the night and keep away the drooping of the jaw that happens with age. https://phys.org/news/2025-04-morning-history-dangerous-lengths-women.html Social Sciences Wed, 09 Apr 2025 11:04:04 EDT news663415442 Historically, entertainment and advertising have worked as a tag team, taking turns soliciting attention from audiences. But our social-media age is blending the two into new, hybrid forms. https://phys.org/news/2025-03-longer-product-showcases-boost-individual.html Economics & Business Thu, 06 Mar 2025 15:55:28 EST news660498923 The internet is abuzz with talk of beauty and the lengths we'll go to achieve it. From Lindsay Lohan's recent transformation to Donatella Versace's "new look", those of us plugged in online can't help but gab over the rise of better, less detectable and more precise plastic surgery. https://phys.org/news/2025-02-beauty-standard.html Social Sciences Wed, 19 Feb 2025 12:55:12 EST news659192105 A study published in the journal Information Systems Research reveals a striking link between physical attractiveness and career success. https://phys.org/news/2025-01-unveils-career-impact-higher-salaries.html Social Sciences Mon, 27 Jan 2025 15:46:02 EST news657215159 A new study documents how Southern Californians are chronically being exposed to toxic airborne chemicals called plasticizers, including one that's been banned from children's items and beauty products. https://phys.org/news/2024-10-southern-california-high-airborne-plasticizers.html Environment Tue, 01 Oct 2024 17:11:03 EDT news647021461 Millennial Black women feel they have autonomy and flexibility in navigating beauty standards in their personal lives, according to a new qualitative study. But at work, they feel compelled to adapt to a more restrictive beauty standard. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-millennial-black-women-style.html Social Sciences Thu, 26 Sep 2024 15:41:03 EDT news646584061 Research led by Griffith University reveals how urban areas in Brisbane are losing bird species with characteristics that people find most "aesthetically pleasing." https://phys.org/news/2024-09-melodious-birds-poor-urban.html Plants & Animals Tue, 03 Sep 2024 12:12:03 EDT news644584321 Researchers from University of Newcastle–Australia have published a new Journal of Marketing study that examines how brands can use references to the past via vintage typography to establish emotional bonds with today's consumers. https://phys.org/news/2024-02-power-nostalgia-vintage-typography-emotional.html Economics & Business Tue, 13 Feb 2024 17:10:06 EST news627066601 As Canadians grapple with the rising cost of living, many consumers are reevaluating their daily choices and purchase habits. The cost of groceries is forcing many households to make difficult decisions, like having to choose between food quality and affordability. https://phys.org/news/2023-10-eroding-brand-loyalty-consumers-cost-effective.html Economics & Business Thu, 12 Oct 2023 12:32:46 EDT news616332764 Fat Bear Week 2023 is in the books, with a specimen called 128 Grazer nabbing the title of bulkiest bruin in an Alaskan national park. https://phys.org/news/2023-10-chunky-champ-fat-week-winner.html Plants & Animals Wed, 11 Oct 2023 16:20:01 EDT news616259886 What is snail mucus? That was the question posed by researchers in a new study that examines the molecular composition of snail mucus. When analyzing the mucus of a common garden snail, they found it contained a complex collection of proteins, some identified as entirely novel. https://phys.org/news/2023-09-scientists-snail-mucus.html Biochemistry Tue, 05 Sep 2023 12:24:03 EDT news613135441 Generation X women experience age in seven different ways according to a new study by Nottingham Business School (NBS), part of Nottingham Trent University. https://phys.org/news/2023-05-generation-women-age-ways.html Social Sciences Mon, 29 May 2023 10:42:14 EDT news604575731 Over the course of the last century, Western beauty ideals—thinness, light skin, large breasts, large eyes, a small nose and high cheekbones—have seeped into countries and cultures around the world. https://phys.org/news/2023-04-femininity-emerge-china.html Social Sciences Tue, 11 Apr 2023 13:17:04 EDT news600437822 About 70% of people between the ages of 18 and 29 use Instagram, and it's hard to spend much time scrolling without encountering a sponsored post from an influencer. The same holds true for just about any other social media platform. https://phys.org/news/2022-10-factors-biggest-impact-effectiveness.html Social Sciences Thu, 20 Oct 2022 14:14:03 EDT news585494041 Smooth, foamy, water-proof. These characteristics are extremely desirable in beauty products, but manufacturers sometimes use ingredients that contain fluorine—including potentially harmful per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—to achieve them. Now, researchers reporting in ACS' Environmental Science & Technology show that some cosmetics and personal care products labeled as having fluorinated components also contain PFAS, whether or not these "forever chemicals" were listed as ingredients. https://phys.org/news/2022-10-beauty-products-fluorinated-ingredients-pfas.html Biochemistry Wed, 19 Oct 2022 10:02:02 EDT news585392521 Amber Heard has one of the world's most beautiful faces—that is, according to cosmetic surgeon Julian De Silva. The claim has been recycled for some years now, and recently resurfaced in the wake of Heard's (widely reported) trial with ex-husband Johnny Depp. https://phys.org/news/2022-07-amber-heard-world-beautiful-golden.html Mathematics Mon, 25 Jul 2022 10:06:55 EDT news577962407 Scientists announced Tuesday they had found the crater from which the oldest known Martian meteorite was originally blasted towards Earth, a discovery that could provide clues into how our own planet was formed. https://phys.org/news/2022-07-scientists-oldest-martian-meteorite-home.html Planetary Sciences Sat, 16 Jul 2022 09:10:01 EDT news576842962 A black canister with yellow filter inside—resembling a cross between a trash can and big pool skimmer—was dunked in the Schuylkill River at Bartram's Garden park in Philadelphia and emptied daily from May to June to see what it would catch. https://phys.org/news/2022-06-epa-dunking-giant-pool-skimmers.html Earth Sciences Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:01:16 EDT news574002073 More than 98% of U.S. waters outside the central Pacific Ocean are not part of a marine protected area, and the ones that are tend to be "lightly" or "minimally" protected from damaging human activity, research led by Oregon State University shows. https://phys.org/news/2022-05-states-ocean-efforts-major-gaps.html Environment Wed, 18 May 2022 00:00:01 EDT news572017765 Since the discovery of the Higgs boson a decade ago, the ATLAS and CMS collaborations at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have been hard at work trying to unlock the secrets of this special particle. In particular, the collaborations have been investigating in detail how the Higgs boson interacts with fundamental particles such as the particles that make up matter, quarks and leptons. In the Standard Model of particle physics, these matter particles fall into three "generations" of increasing mass, and the Higgs boson interacts with them with a strength that is proportional to their mass. Any deviation from this behavior would provide a clear indication of new phenomena. https://phys.org/news/2022-03-homing-higgs-boson-interaction-charm.html General Physics Fri, 11 Mar 2022 13:52:13 EST news566229116 From facial scrubs using coffee grounds to clothes made from plastic bottles and furniture decorated with agave fibres, efforts to upcycle or repurpose waste products are gaining traction in Britain. https://phys.org/news/2022-02-treasured-trash-uk-lease-life.html Environment Thu, 17 Feb 2022 03:45:11 EST news564291900 Results announced by the LHCb experiment at CERN have revealed further hints for phenomena that cannot be explained by our current theory of fundamental physics. https://phys.org/news/2021-10-physicists-results-boost-evidence-fundamental.html General Physics Tue, 19 Oct 2021 13:04:19 EDT news553867452 It costs time and money to look natural these days.  https://phys.org/news/2021-10-nomakeup-trend-discourage-cosmetics.html Social Sciences Tue, 05 Oct 2021 11:57:01 EDT news552653819 Beautiful people are more likely to get hired, receive better performance evaluations and get paid more—but it's not just because of their good looks, according to new research from the University at Buffalo School of Management. https://phys.org/news/2021-08-field.html Social Sciences Wed, 18 Aug 2021 16:09:46 EDT news548521781 A new frog-legged beetle species, Pulchritudo attenboroughi, or Attenborough's Beauty, was announced today in the scientific journal Papers in Palaeontology. Frank Krell, Denver Museum of Nature & Science Senior Curator of Entomology, and Francesco Vitali, National Museum of Natural History of Luxembourg Invertebrate Zoology Collections Curator, worked together to identify this new species. https://phys.org/news/2021-08-scientists-frog-legged-beetle-fossil-sir.html Paleontology & Fossils Fri, 06 Aug 2021 16:52:46 EDT news547487562