Breakthrough in nutrition science: DNA barcoding reveals dietary secrets ( www.earth.com )
How to Keep Muscles Strong as You Age ( www.scientificamerican.com )
Fighting loneliness by finding purpose ( artsci.wustl.edu )
Aspartame: Once more unto the breach ( dynomight.net )
After the WHO communication regarding aspartame being potentially linked to cancer (edition.cnn.com/2023/06/30/health/…/index.html) I’ve been seeing a lot of knee jerk reactions from people thinking they need to avoid it. This blog post has a very good walkthrough of the issue, which is a good counter balance to read. IMO,...
A 25-Year-Old Bet about Consciousness Has Finally Been Settled ( www.scientificamerican.com )
Wine is Wine ;)
Instant Coffee Is Negatively Associated with Telomere Length: Finding from Observational and Mendelian Randomization Analyses of UK Biobank ( www.mdpi.com )
Taking higher-than-recommended doses of vitamin D for five years reduced the risk of atrial fibrillation ( www.uef.fi )
Prehistoric humans used ancient plant fiber technology to make tools 39,000 years ago ( www.earth.com )
For Type 2 Diabetics Who Exercise, Some Approaches Are Better Than Others ( www.rutgers.edu )
Ear identification: A multi-ethnic study sample ( www.sciencedirect.com )
Lab-grown meat techniques aren't new – cell cultures are common tools in science, but bringing them up to scale to meet society's demand for meat will require further development ( theconversation.com )
Spread of a rare desert fungus due to climate change ( www.vox.com )
(apologies: edited the title to be slightly less click-baity)
Science Q&A
Hey folks! Here's a pinned post where you can ask science questions!...
Mark Rober vs Thea Ulrich's Glitter Bomb Puzzle ( vid.puffyan.us )
Thea Ulrich made a glitter bomb puzzle for former NASA engineer and glitter enthusiast Mark Rober to solve with hilarious results
Australia to prescribe MDMA and psilocybin for PTSD and depression in world first ( www.nature.com )
Harvard Scientist Who Studies Dishonesty Accused of Fraud ( futurism.com )
A Harvard behavioral scientist, who has extensively studied honest behavior, has been accused of fabricating study results — and yes, the jokes write themselves.
Saturn’s rings steal the show in new image from Webb telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope has observed Saturn for the first time, completing a family portrait of the Solar System’s ringed planets nearly a year after the mission’s first jaw-dropping image release.
Static electricity attracts ticks to hosts, scientists find ( www.bristol.ac.uk )
Virtual Particles: What are they? ( profmattstrassler.com )
I'm a layperson when it comes to physics, and I've always been a bit confused about what virtual particles actually are, especially since the terminology is often downright misleading – "virtual particles in and out of existence", other particles "exchanging virtual particles" etc. This blog post by theoretical physicist Matt...
Loneliness linked with elevated risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes ( www.eurekalert.org )
Adding a natural molecule to toothpastes and mouthwash may help prevent plaque and cavities ( in.bgu.ac.il )
Inside the Secretive World of Penile Enlargement ( www.propublica.org )
Do articles about medicine go in the Science community? Seemed like the best place for what I thought was a really well written article about this niche subject matter....