Ancient Tablet Shows Babylonians Knew Pythagorean Theorem 1000 Years Before Pythagoras — Ultra Unlimited ( www.ultra-unlimited.com )
Scientists close the cycle on recycling mixed plastics ( phys-org.cdn.ampproject.org )
Japanese scientists find microplastics are present in clouds ( www.aljazeera.com )
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How thinking in a foreign language improves decision-making ( www.theguardian.com )
Microplastics infiltrate all systems of body, cause behavioral changes ( www.sciencedaily.com )
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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How Quantum Physics Describes Earth’s Weather Patterns | Quanta Magazine ( www.quantamagazine.org )
Not what I initially expected this article to be about, but I do love this kind of cross-cutting research that takes ideas from one field and applies them to a seemingly entirely different field. (Also makes me wish I’d been able to take a topology class at some point.)
How a heatwave can affect your brain and mood ( www.npr.org )
Dresser says the evidence suggests that heat can influence us in sometimes indiscernible ways. “All of these [studies] seem to point to a reduced ability to think clearly and quickly and efficiently when the body is too hot,” he says....
Ancient Worm Resurrected After 46,000 Years of Death-Defying Limbo ( www.sciencealert.com )
Chinese replicate atmospheric-pressure superconductor ( finance.sina.cn )
Article proposes variant of current ΛCDM cosmological model that makes the universe twice as old ( doi.org )
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Effect of nature prescriptions on cardiometabolic and mental health, and physical activity: a systematic review ( www.thelancet.com )
Solar panels could be about to get much better at capturing sunlight ( www.newscientist.com )
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Instant Coffee Is Negatively Associated with Telomere Length: Finding from Observational and Mendelian Randomization Analyses of UK Biobank ( www.mdpi.com )
Suddenly, It Looks Like We’re in a Golden Age for Medicine ( www.nytimes.com )
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[Arxiv Preprint] Betelgeuse to go supernova in in decades (not centuries) ( arxiv.org )
Honeybees Suffer Unnecessarily in Human-Made Hives, Study Finds ( www.sciencealert.com )
An immunologist explains why the immune system works best when balanced, not 'boosted' ( www.livescience.com )
'Incredibly rare' orca behavior captured on video for first time ( www.newsweek.com )
'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....
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 )
