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How menopause radically changes the brain – and what happens after

The brain undergoes a full renovation during menopause.

‘Fusogenic’ neurosurgery let paralysed pigs walk again – are we next?

Researchers say a surgery that let pigs with completely severed spinal cords walk again may lead to human trials, and…

A promising natural technique to remove CO2 could backfire

Several start-ups have tried to grow seaweed to remove atmospheric CO2, but this could affect the levels of nutrients in…

The surprising ways your brain changes from your 20s to your 40s

When does your brain reach adulthood?

Becoming a dad changes men's brains

# Summary Fatherhood causes measurable changes in men's brains, particularly in areas related to caregiving, empathy,…

More than half of France under red alerts as heatwave intensifies

The health minister warns many citizens "will suffer", with temperatures set to peak on Monday.

Everything Is Logarithms

The article explores a novel conceptual framework for understanding logarithms by introducing the idea of "baseless…

Fossil Fuels Are 40% of Freight Shipping Tonnage, but Half Its Fuel Use

Fossil fuels represent approximately 40% of maritime shipping tonnage but account for about half of all fuel consumption…

The case against geometric algebra (2024)

# Summary The author argues that while Geometric Algebra (GA) addresses real problems in mathematics, it is…

Your brain was never designed for this much bad news

The human brain evolved to detect local threats but is overwhelmed by today's constant global stream of negative news,…

Armstrong Effect

Static electricity is produced through friction when fluids like steam pass through nozzles, a phenomenon discovered in…

Slow breathing modulates brain function and risk behavior

The ability to regrow body parts is dormant in mammals, not lost

# Summary Researchers at Texas A&M University discovered that mammals possess dormant regenerative abilities that can…

Australia confirms first case of H5N1 bird flu as virus reaches every continent

Australia was previously the only continent where the H5N1 bird flu strain had not yet been found.

How do flocking birds and schools of fish move?

Zenzizenzizenzic

Zenzizenzizenzic is an obsolete mathematical term coined by 16th-century Welsh mathematician Robert Recorde to denote…

Faecal transplant makes the brains of old mice act young again

Older mice that received a faecal microbiome transplant from younger animals went on to have improved brain plasticity,…

We've found a mysterious substance on Titan and Pluto

Something is absorbing light on the surfaces of Pluto and Saturn’s moon Titan, and figuring out what it is could be…

Amateur may have cracked Linear A, a 120-year-old puzzle

Tom Di Mino, a self-taught AI engineer and amateur linguist, claims to have deciphered Linear A, a 3,000-year-old Minoan…

Rocket Report: Rebuild begins at Blue Origin launch pad; Relativity targets Mars

A French launch startup is scrapping the name of its rocket, apparently due to a trademark issue.

Gas from Uranus reveals it has an icy centre

Carbon monoxide in Uranus's deep atmosphere indicates that the planet contains more ice than rock, suggesting it formed…

As global warming threatens corals, scientists search for reefs that can take the heat

Researchers say these coral strongholds may help repopulate more degraded reefs.

Can prebiotics, probiotics or postbiotics help your ageing microbiome?

The disruption of your gut microbiome is a major consequence, and possible cause, of ageing.

DARPA Heavy Life Challenge

DARPA's Lift Challenge seeks innovative drone designs capable of carrying payloads more than four times their own…

Ice Water Drowning Survival After 147-Minute Submersion and Hypothermic Arrest

A Figure-Eight in Deep Space: Hubble Image Shows Gravity Warping Distant Galaxies

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured MACS0329-0211, a massive galaxy cluster whose gravity bends distant light…

A bold satellite rescue mission came together in record time, but will it work?

"I consider this a success already, just from the fact that we're even going to try this."

Update on Ocean Observatories Initiative

The NSF has reversed its plan to scale back the Ocean Observatories Initiative, announcing it will halt further…

FDA advisors unanimously vote to approve Moderna's mRNA after agency drama

In February, a Trump official refused to review the vaccine.