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Exploding your skin from the inside - Larry's comments - Psilocybin Breaks Depressive Cycles by Rewiring The Brain - Psilocybin better than cannabinoids for obsessive-compulsive disorder - Men, snip your balls and live longer - Don't Refreeze Thawed Meat - Gut bacteria from amphibians and reptiles achieve complete tumor elimination - AI to diagnose pneumonia could curb the overuse of antibiotics - Algae-based asphalt binder strengthens roads for cold climates - Simple memory trick to change your life - Decoding Armenia's 6,000-Year-Old Dragon Stones - Neanderthals mastered fire-making tools 400,000 years ago - Google Translate finally understands what you meant - AI model helps diagnose often undetected heart disease - Watch Robot sorting packages for an hour - Robot Walks Over Construction Debris - ChatGPT in a real robot shows we are close to disaster - Deep-Sea Horror: Meat-Eating 'Death-Ball' Sponge - Voyager 1 reaches one-light-day milestone in 2026 - 100s of Massive Structures in Our Galaxy's Centre; we Don't Know What They Are - Galaxy Shows Signs of Stars So Massive They Make No Sense - Earth Estimated to Lose 3,000 Glaciers a Year at 'Peak Extinction' - Australians installed 100,000 home batteries in 17 weeks - Fiddle around with an inexpensive 3D printer - The discovery of antimatter.
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Psilocybin Breaks Depressive Cycles by Rewiring The Brain, Study SuggestsScientists have used a specially engineered virus to help track the brain changes caused by psilocybin in mice, revealing how the drug could be breaking loops of depressive thinking.

Psilocybin shows greater potential than cannabinoids for obsessive-compulsive disorder treatmentIn a review of previous studies, McMaster University researchers observe a stronger signal for psilocybin as a treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder than cannabinoids.

Gut bacteria from amphibians and reptiles achieve complete tumor elimination in preclinical modelA research team of Prof. Eijiro Miyako at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) has discovered that the bacterium Ewingella americana, isolated from the intestines of Japanese tree frogs (Dryophytes japonicus), possesses remarkably potent anticancer activity. This research has been published in the international journal Gut Microbes.

Algae-based asphalt binder strengthens roads for cold climatesSnow and ice can damage paved surfaces, leading to frost heaves and potholes. These become potential hazards for drivers and pedestrians and are expensive to fix. Now, researchers propose in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering a figurative and literal green solution to improve the durability of roads and sidewalks: an algae-derived asphalt binder. For temperatures below freezing, results indicated that the algae binder reduced asphalt cracks when compared to a conventional, petroleum-based binder.

Armenia’s ancient 'dragon stones' are the work of a 6,000-year-old water cultArcheologists say they have finally cracked the 6,000-year-old mystery of Armenia’s “dragon stones" – massive carved monoliths scattered across high-altitude volcanic slopes and pastures where no ancient settlements ever existed.

Google Translate finally understands what you meant, not just what you typedGoogle is upgrading Translate with Gemini-powered context-aware translations, live speech translation through headphones, and new language learning features, rolling out globally over time.

Watch this humanoid robot power through an hour of sorting packagesIf you’ve nothing better to do in the run-up to Christmas, then how about enjoying a mesmerizing hour-long video of a humanoid robot sorting packages? The clip was posted by the founder and CEO of Figure AI, the California-based company behind the Figure humanoid robot. Recommended Videos Brett Adcock was responding to a post on […]

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Earth Estimated to Lose 3,000 Glaciers a Year at 'Peak Extinction'Thousands of glaciers will vanish each year in the coming decades, leaving only a fraction standing by the end of the century unless global warming is curbed, a study showed on Monday.

Bambu Lab A1 mini 3D printer drops to $199.99 in new dealIf you’ve been thinking about getting into 3D printing but don’t want a giant machine taking over your desk, this deal is right in the sweet spot. The Bambu Lab A1 mini 3D printer is on sale for $199.99, which is $50 off its regular $249.99 price. That puts it in very tempting territory for […]

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Scientists Discover Strong Upside for Men Getting CastratedMen get castrated tend to live longer than their uncut peers, which is also seen in the rest of the mammalian world, scientists said.

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Using both genetic information and AI to diagnose pneumonia could curb the overuse of antibioticsLung infections like pneumonia are among the world's top killers—but diagnosing them is notoriously hard. Now, researchers at UC San Francisco have found a way to identify these infections in critically ill patients by pairing a generative AI analysis of medical records with a biomarker of lower respiratory infections.

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Neandertals mastered fire-making tools 400,000 years agoArchaeologists found flint, iron pyrite to strike it and sediments where a fire was probably built several times at an ancient site in England.

AI model helps diagnose often undetected heart disease from simple EKGDoctors may soon be able to diagnose an elusive form of heart disease within seconds by using an AI model developed at University of Michigan, according to a recent study.

Meet The Latest Deep-Sea Horror: Meat-Eating 'Death-Ball' SpongesSponges are some of the simplest and least dangerous animals on Earth, but a new species seems to be shooting for a cooler reputation.

Voyager 1 approaches one light day from EarthAs it heads out of the solar system never to return, the deep space probe Voyager 1 is headed for yet another cosmic milestone. In late 2026, it will become the first spacecraft to travel so far that a radio signal from Earth takes 24 hours, or one light day, to reach it.

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