The Oldest Living Shark ( www.livescience.com )
Link to the relevant study: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aaf1703
Zambia Unveils Colossal 37kg Cluster of Emeralds ( www.geologyin.com )
JWST Spots Giant Black Holes All Over the Early Universe | Quanta Magazine ( www.quantamagazine.org )
Observations from the James Webb Space Telescope have revealed a surprising number of young galaxies containing massive black holes at their centers, churning up the gas within only a few hundred million years after the Big Bang. Spectroscopic data indicates that these “hidden little monsters” harbor black holes weighing...
Why and when was lactase persistence selected for? Insights from Central Asian herders and ancient DNA ( journals.plos.org )
The genetic adaptation of humans to the consumption of milk from dairying animals is one of the most emblematic cases of recent human evolution. While the phenotypic change under selection, lactase persistence (LP), is known, the evolutionary advantage conferred to persistent individuals remains obscure. One informative but...
Boiling water with Ice ( diode.zone )
This is a jar full of only water (liquid and vapor). It boils at any temperature when you apply something cold enough to the top, like ice....
[Journey to the Microcosmos] Why Are Some Birds Blue? ( youtu.be )
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Horses differentiate human expressions of sadness and joy ( phys.org )
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Pairing of electrons in an artificial atom leads to a breakthrough ( interestingengineering.com )
A team of physicists from Hamburg University has made a breakthrough in the field of quantum physics by observing a rare state of matter that was predicted by Japanese theorists more than half a century ago....
Engineers Just Made Concrete 30% Stronger. The Secret Ingredient? Coffee. ( www.popularmechanics.com )
Buried under the ice ( wapo.st )
Scientists came to Greenland on an unprecedented mission to drill for rocks that would reveal the fate of this fast-melting ice sheet....
More young women are getting breast cancer. They want answers. ( wapo.st )
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Plant-Based Filter Removes Up to 99.9% of Microplastics from Water ( www.goodnewsnetwork.org )
How Menopause Affects Women of Color ( www.nytimes.com )
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An unexpected way to upcycle: Plastic waste transforms into soap ( news.vt.edu )
Mental Health Spending Surged During the Pandemic ( www.nytimes.com )
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The network science of collective intelligence ( ndg.asc.upenn.edu )
Scientists Regrow Retina Cells to Tackle Leading Cause of Blindness Using Nanotechnology ( www.goodnewsnetwork.org )
Don’t Get Your Next Covid Booster Quite Yet ( www.nytimes.com )
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What place does kindness have in medicine? ( blogs.bmj.com )
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Male sex chromosome, missing piece in human genome, finally decoded ( hub.jhu.edu )
The key to depression, obesity, alcoholism – and more? Why scientists are so excited by the vagus nerve ( www.theguardian.com )
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Parental Alienation: A Disputed Theory With Big Implications ( www.propublica.org )
Can MDMA Therapy Ease the World's Traumas? Critics Aren't Sure. ( undark.org )
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How Bad Is a Second (or Third or Fourth) Case of Covid? ( www.nytimes.com )
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Screen time linked with developmental delays, study finds | CNN ( www.cnn.com )
A study in JAMA Pediatrics found a relationship between screen time as a baby and developmental delays as a toddler. This draws more ground to further investigate the health effects of electronics usage by children and what types of media have detrimental effects on development.
