'Lost City' Deep in The Ocean Is Unlike Anything We've Ever Seen Before on Earth ( www.sciencealert.com )
Your mental dictionary is part of what makes you unique − here's how your brain stores and retrieves words ( theconversation.com )
An old-ish analysis of the posterior probability of abiogenesis ( arxiv.org )
It’s not really news after a decade, but I still think it’s worth a look. This is something I think about sometimes, and it’s better to let the actual scholars speak....
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One Extra Cup of Coffee a Day May Help Avoid Weight Gain. Here's Why. ( www.sciencealert.com )
Even temporary global warming above 2℃ will affect life in the oceans for centuries, new study finds ( phys.org )
Memory Block: How Saturated Fats May Hinder Memory Formation in the Aging Brain ( scitechdaily.com )
A new study suggests that a high-fat diet may impair memory by causing inflammatory effects and issues in cell-signaling management in the brain cells, especially as people age, but the omega-3 fatty acid DHA may help mitigate these effects. The research, focusing on microglia and hippocampal neurons, found that palmitic acid...
The brain cells linked to protection against dementia ( nature.us17.list-manage.com )
Scientists have identified two types of brain cell linked to a reduced risk of dementia in older people — even those who have brain abnormalities that are hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease1....
Antarctica warming much faster than models predicted in ‘deeply concerning’ sign for sea levels ( www.theguardian.com )
Antarctica is likely warming at almost twice the rate of the rest of the world and faster than climate change models are predicting, with potentially far-reaching implications for global sea level rise, according to a scientific study....
Air pollution linked to a rise in antibiotic resistance that imperils human health ( www.theguardian.com )
Blue-ringed octopus, one of the most toxic animals on Earth, bites teen after hiding in shell ( www.livescience.com )
This AI model can tell if you're at high risk of lung cancer by analyzing a single X-ray scan ( www.livescience.com )
Scientists Discover Genes That Turn a Peaceful Fungus Into a Carnivorous Killer ( www.sciencealert.com )
ChatGPT has entered the classroom: how LLMs could transform education ( www.nature.com )
Six newly discovered beetle species include one with bottle-opener shaped genitalia ( phys.org )
Researchers often use the genitalia of insects to differentiate species, since they are a reliable signature of a species uniqueness. A newly discovered beetle has been found to have genitalia that look remarkably similar to a bottle opener.
Live birth of chimeric monkey with high contribution from embryonic stem cells ( www.nature.com )
Scientists have created an infant ‘chimeric’ monkey by injecting a monkey embryo with stem cells from a genetically distinct donor embryo. The resulting animal is the first live-born chimeric primate to have a high proportion of cells originating from donor stem cells. However, the monkey had to be euthanized when it was...
Brazil child cancer deaths linked to soy farming, study finds ( www.reuters.com )
Revealed: the industry figures behind ‘declaration of scientists’ backing meat eating ( www.theguardian.com )
A public statement signed by more than 1,000 scientists in support of meat production and consumption has numerous links to the livestock industry[.]...
Droplet slipperiness despite surface heterogeneity at molecular scale ( scitechdaily.com )
Researchers have developed a new mechanism to make water droplets slip off surfaces, described in a paper published in Nature Chemistry. The discovery challenges existing ideas about friction between solid surfaces and water and opens up a new avenue for studying droplet slipperiness at the molecular level. The new technique has...
Man gets rare 'shiitake dermatitis' from undercooked mushrooms ( www.livescience.com )
Forgotten Antibiotic From Decades Past May Be a Superbug Killer ( www.sciencealert.com )
Replanting Logged Forests With Diverse Mixtures of Seedlings Accelerates Restoration ( www.technologynetworks.com )
Immune cells that fight cancer become exhausted within hours of first encountering tumors – new research ( theconversation.com )
A key function of our immune system is to detect and eliminate foreign pathogens such as bacteria and viruses. Immune cells like T cells do this by distinguishing between different types of proteins within cells, which allows them to detect the presence of infection or disease....
Scientists found a ‘golden egg’ deep in the sea near Alaska. But what is it? ( wapo.st )
…expedition coordinator Candio said, “we still are not able to identify it beyond the fact that it is biological in origin.” He added, “We likely won’t learn more until we are able to get it into a laboratory setting.”...
Autoimmune Registry adds Long COVID to its List of Diseases ( www.autoimmuneregistry.org )
The Autoimmune Registry has determined that biomarkers of immune system activity similar to those seen in many autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases justify the inclusion of Long COVID on its list of diseases.
