Federal forecasters predict warm, wet US winter but less snow because of El Nino, climate change ( phys.org )
Tumor-destroying sound waves receive FDA approval for liver treatment in humans | University of Michigan News ( news.umich.edu )
Technique developed at the University of Michigan-histotripsy- provides a noninvasive alternative to surgery, chemotherapy and radiation treatments for cancer. Histotripsy works by using targeted ultrasound waves for killing tumor cells. Beyond tumor destruction, the technique may also activate the immune system against cancer...
‘Abortion tests’ developed in Poland spark concern ( www.nature.com )
When Product Markets Become Collective Traps: The Case of Social Media ( bfi.uchicago.edu )
working paper link here. the below is taken from the brief on this paper....
People were making tools in Oregon, USA at least 18,000 years ago ( arstechnica.com )
These are the oldest stone tools ever found in the United States...
Earth's Core Keeps Getting Weirder ( www.inverse.com )
Amazing planet ;)
Did the Average American Gain 29 Pounds During Pandemic Lockdowns? ( www.snopes.com )
Guess what?
MIT: Chemists discover why photosynthetic light-harvesting is so efficient ( news.mit.edu )
The disorganized arrangement of the proteins in light-harvesting complexes is the key to their extreme efficiency....
Quasar ‘clocks’ show Universe was five times slower soon after the Big Bang ( www.eurekalert.org )
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 ;)
Spread of a rare desert fungus due to climate change ( www.vox.com )
(apologies: edited the title to be slightly less click-baity)
Cat noses and nasal structure function better than high-tech chemical analysis equipment ( www.earth.com )
McMaster University team discovers hormonal pathway that increases calorie burning during weight loss ( healthsci.mcmaster.ca )
Worldwide survey kills the myth of ‘Man the Hunter’ ( www.science.org )
Women hunt in vast majority of foraging societies, upending old stereotypes
In a major discovery, scientists say space-time churns like a choppy sea ( www.washingtonpost.com )
Slower walking speed in dogs could be a sign of dementia ( www.earth.com )
Hot Testicle Hypothesis May Explain Why Elephants Evolved Anti-Cancer Genes ( www.technologynetworks.com )
The one-shot drug that keeps on dosing ( arstechnica.com )
Linear and Star Dunes ( www.earthobservatory.nasa.gov )
A complex system of dunes displays an array of patterns in the Rub’ al Khali sand sea in southeast Saudi Arabia.
Molecular filament shielded young solar system from supernova ( www.sciencedaily.com )
Isotope ratios found in meteorites suggest that a supernova exploded nearby while the Sun and Solar System were still forming. But the blast wave from a supernova that close could have potentially destroyed the nascent Solar System. New calculations shows that a filament of molecular gas, which is the birth cocoon of the Solar...
mRNA Vaccine Science ( stanmed.stanford.edu )
[Science Communication] Gell-Mann Amnesia and Michio Kaku ( youtu.be )
A very thought-provoking video about Gell-Mann amnesia, its compliment (which she calls Mann-Gell amnesia, which I think is a fun name), and science communication...
