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New Spanish-made zinc-air battery design boosts capacity and power by 80%

A new technology from Barcelona's Institute of Materials Science reduces energy losses and boosts zinc-air battery performance, paving the way for other storage technologies.

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Science says trees can send chemical warnings and SOS signals through the air, what plants do when danger strikes

The Economic Times

In 2021, Berlin teams studied 166 naked mole-rats and found they recognised colony-specific vocal dialects; cross-fostered pups learned the dialect of their new colony

Naked mole-rats possess distinct vocal dialects learned from their colony members. Researchers found these animals respond more to their own colony's chirps. Cross-fostered pups adopted the dialect of their new colony within months. Colony dialect consistency decreased significantly after the queen's death. This vocal learning places naked mole-rats among a…

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What Your Deep Sleep Cycles Reveal About Brain Health, Memory, and Cognitive Aging

The Brain's Cleaning Shift Only Runs at NightDuring deep sleep, specifically the slow-wave stage that dominates the first half of the night, your brain activates a waste-clearance system called the glymphatic network. Cerebrospinal fluid pulses through channels around your neurons, flushing out metabolic byproducts that build up during waking hours.…

Times Life

India's Mangroves Store More Carbon Than Rainforests, And Coastal Deforestation Is Erasing Them Fast

The numbers that should change how you think about mangrovesA single hectare of mangrove forest stores up to 1,000 tonnes of carbon in its soil, roughly four to five times more than a comparable patch of tropical rainforest. The reason is structural. Mangroves grow at the edge of land and…

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Federal Autism Panel Raised Vaccines the Same Day Researchers Published the Largest Molecular Map of Autism

A federal autism panel adopted a new research plan amid vaccine claims, the same day UCSF published the largest molecular map of autism.

Medical Daily

What Your Dog's Brain Actually Does When It Hears Your Voice, According to fMRI Research

The Scan That Changed EverythingIn 2016, a team led by neuroethologist Attila Andics at Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest put dogs inside an fMRI machine and played them human voices. The dogs had been trained over months to lie still without sedation, a feat that itself says something about how…

Times Life

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This Physicist Predicted A 2026 Population Doomsday In 1960, And The Date Is Uncomfortably Specific

Science is supposed to help us understand the future, but sometimes it leaves us with more questions than answers. A 1960 mathematical model predicted that humanity could reach an impossible population “infinity” on November 13, 2026, a date made even more ominous by the fact that it falls on Friday…

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In 2025, research study warned 76 per cent of glacier mass would vanish bringing catastrophe to Himalayas, European Alps, Rockies of the US, Canada, and other parts of world but one country may not feel direct impact. Here's why

Glaciers are found on every continent except Australia -- from Mount Kilimanjaro to the Austrian Alps and the Karakoram range in Pakistan.

The Economic Times

A Pediatric Neurologist Who Testified for Vaccine Injury Claimants Now Runs the Federal Child Health Research Institute

NIH named Dr. John Gaitanis to lead its $1.7 billion child health institute. He has served as an expert witness for vaccine injury claimants.

Medical Daily

From 54% in class 10 to AIR 349 in JEE Advanced: How Jainendrajeet cracked IIT Bombay after scoring 41 in Maths; reveals his biggest stratergy

Jainendrajeet's academic journey is inspiring. Despite starting with a modest 54% in Class 10 and struggling with mathematics, he rebounded spectacularly by achieving a 99.98 percentile in JEE Main 2023. This exceptional performance earned him an AIR of 349 in JEE Advanced, paving the way for his studies in Computer…

The Economic Times

How Cone Snail Venom Became a Powerful Painkiller: The Ocean Toxin That Changed Medicine

A Shell That Can Kill YouPick up a cone snail on a beach and it will not wait. The animal fires a hollow, harpoon-like tooth called a radula through its flesh, through yours, and injects venom in under a second. There is no antidote. In documented fatalities, death from respiratory…

Times Life

Human Brain Tissue Is Grown in Labs Worldwide and Almost No Law Anywhere Says What Is Off Limits

Neural organoids fall outside the scope of specialized ethics review almost everywhere. Scientists are now split over whether that exemption still holds up.

Medical Daily

Elephant Infrasound: The Seismic Rumble of Communication Scientists Are Still Mapping

The discovery that changed everythingIn 1984, a musician named Katy Payne was standing near the elephant enclosure at Washington Park Zoo in Portland, Oregon, when she felt a throbbing in the air, not heard, felt. The sensation reminded her of sitting near a pipe organ during the lowest pedal notes.…

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The Results Are In: Scrapping Your Gas Car For An EV Is Better For The Climate

A recent study claims that retiring an internal combustion vehicle for a new electric vehicle is, in fact, better for the climate.

Times Life

Bumblebee Social Learning: How Insects Solved a Puzzle and Taught Other Bees Without Any Instruction

What the experiment actually testedA bumblebee given a two-step puzzle box, one that required rotating a red tab before a second disc could be pushed aside to reach a sugar reward, had no prior experience with either step. Given enough time alone, most bees failed. Bees that watched a trained…

Medical Daily

Thirteen of These AI-Written Viruses Carry Mutations Found in No Known Natural Genome

Sixteen AI-designed viruses worked. Thirteen carried mutations absent from every known natural sequence, and one borrowed a rival's protein.

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Shoutout to this particular skeleton, who researchers believe is the first confirmed case of being totally obliterated by a trebuchet

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A deadly fungus nearly erased the American chestnut from US forests, now new genetic research could finally bring the iconic tree back

A deadly fungus nearly erased the American chestnut from US forests more than a century ago, transforming one of the region's most important trees into a rare sight. Once widespread across eastern North America, the tree provided food for wildlife and people while its durable wood was prized for construction…

Medical Daily

Researchers Used AI to Design Working Viruses, Raising Both Medical Hopes and Biosecurity Concerns

Stanford and Arc Institute researchers used AI to design 16 functional bacteriophages that kill E. coli, prompting biosecurity warnings.

The Economic Times

North America saved its bison from extinction. Now scientists face a new threat

Bison numbers have recovered after near extinction, but genetic diversity is now a concern. Fragmented herds lack natural gene exchange, potentially leading to inbreeding over time. New research reveals cattle genes are less widespread in bison than previously thought. Scientists are developing biobanks and IVF to reconnect isolated bison populations.…

International Business Times UK

AI Creates 16 Brand-New Viral Genomes Never Seen in Nature, Scientists Call It a Turning Point

A Science study shows generative AI can move beyond analysing DNA to designing complete viral genomes, raising new questions about biological design and biosecurity.

International Business Times

AI Is Now Designing Viruses From Scratch. Experts Say The Rules Aren't Ready

A Stanford-led team has used generative AI to design functional viruses never seen in nature, marking a milestone for synthetic biology.

Medical Daily

NIH Moves to Cancel More Health Disparities Grants, Halting Studies on Why Some Patients Fare Worse

NIH has resumed terminating health disparities research grants, affecting studies on rural access, maternal mortality and cancer survival gaps.

The Economic Times

Psychology says people who scroll their phone while eating may be using constant stimulation to avoid being alone with their thoughts

Psychology research suggests people who scroll their phones while eating may be doing more than passing time. Studies show most people find being alone with their thoughts genuinely uncomfortable, and the phone offers a ready escape. Research ranging from a 2014 University of Virginia study to a 2010 Harvard paper…

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