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This Tuesday (08/27/24) - Topics sensationalized!:
Disobedient Internet moguls in trouble with the Law - A.I.’s Output Is a Threat to A.I. Itself - Antibiotic resistance makes once-lifesaving drugs useless - How Did the First Cells Arise? - The Dark Energy Delusion - Does anti-gravity explain dark matter? - Larry's comments Aug 28, 2024 - Potential Diabetes Treatment from Venom - Eating Seaweed May Help Prevent Parkinson's - Video Games Can Boost Your Mental Health - 10 Minutes of Mindfulness Reduces Depression 19% - Healing Powers of Parasitic Worms - Love Lights Up Different Parts of the Brain - Lucid Dreamers Drove Virtual Cars - Bamboo Vinegar: Scientists Discover Natural Acne solution - Two Slices of Ham a Day Increases Diabetes Risk by 15% - Frequent cannabis users miss more workdays - Cannabis Revealed to Have Anti-Aging Effect in The Brains of Mice - Enjoy Your Cup of Coffee - Biggest Diamond In A Century - Matching Dinosaur Footprints Connect Ancient Continents - new Bee species in discovered in Pennsylvania - Technology isn’t the enemy. Stasis is - Polygonal walls in Japan different from Peruvian - History: World War I Prisoner Solves the the Ice Ages - Cavitation, Sonoluminescence and empty Sun - The dark Matter bust, again - More papers, less Science - Space: If it's Boeing, I ain't goin' - Food tastes bad in Space - Asteroids; NASA’s Innovative Strategies for Planetary Defense -To Jupiter; Juice is On its Way - 'AI Scientist' Is About to Start Churning Out Research - Doesn't Actually Pose an Existential Threat to Humans, Study Finds - Alaskan snow crab population collapse due to climate change - Biomass CO2 emissions 4X higher than COAL!
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Antibiotic resistance makes once-lifesaving drugs useless. Could we reverse it?Evolutionary biologist Tiffany Taylor explores the work being done to resensitize antibiotic-resistant bacteria to drugs as a strategy to defend ourselves against the growing antibiotic resistance crisis.

26 mins - STN member Bill Krajec

Larry's comments Aug 28, 2024

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Scientists Discover Potential Diabetes Treatment in Venom of One of the World’s Deadliest CreaturesCone snail venom contains consomatin, a toxin that could lead to better, longer-lasting drugs for diabetes and hormone-related diseases by mimicking somatostatin. A new study published in Nature Communications reveals the toxin from one of the most venomous animals on the planet may hold the key

Eating Seaweed May Help Prevent Parkinson's, Study FindsEating the seaweed Ecklonia cava may be able to slow down or prevent Parkinson's disease, according to a 2024 study.

New Study: Just 10 Minutes of Mindfulness Can Reduce Depression by 19%Recent research shows that daily short mindfulness practices can significantly enhance mental health and encourage healthier lifestyles, with sustained benefits over time. A recent study published in the British Journal of Health Psychology by researchers from the Universities of Bath and Southam

Bamboo Vinegar: Scientists Discover New Natural Anti-Acne SolutionBamboo vinegar, containing numerous organic compounds, shows promise in cosmetics for its anti-acne properties through a refined, controlled-release system that minimizes skin irritation and enhances bacteriostatic effects, with potential for broader cosmetic uses. Bamboo vinegar is a concentrate

Cannabis Revealed to Have Anti-Aging Effect in The Brains of MiceTetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main active ingredient in cannabis, has been shown to reverse conventional signs of brain aging in mice – a discovery that could help in finding ways to keep our brains healthier and sharper for longer as we get older.

Frequent cannabis users miss more workdays, research showsA new analysis of 46,499 employed adults in the United States, completed with data from the 2021–2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), found that recent and frequent cannabis use and cannabis use disorder (CUD) were associated with greater workplace absenteeism. This included both absences due to illness/injury as well as skipped work days. Among full-time employed adults, 15.9% used cannabis in the past month, with 6.5% meeting criteria for CUD.

Biggest Diamond In A Century Uncovered In BotswanaBotswana has become the site of the discovery of the world’s second-largest diamond. This find was made by Lucara Diamond, a Canadian mining com

Volunteers record bee biodiversity and discover new species in PennsylvaniaCommunity scientists in Pennsylvania have reported multiple new species of bees never before found in the commonwealth through a monitoring program led by Penn State.

Sound drives 'quantum jumps' between electron orbitsCornell University researchers have demonstrated that acoustic sound waves can be used to control the motion of an electron as it orbits a lattice defect in a diamond, a technique that can potentially improve the sensitivity of quantum sensors and be used in other quantum devices.

Is Science Slowing Down?Paradoxically, even though we produce more scientific output than ever before – each year, researchers around the world publish millions of academic papers – the pace of scientific discovery is slowing down. There are several factors behind this general slow-down of scientific advancement, but the most important factor is the simple maturation of any field. … Continue reading "Is Science Slowing Down?"

Food Tastes Mysteriously Bad in Space, And We May Finally Know WhySpending time in space has all sorts of effects on astronauts.

After a Boost from Earth and the Moon, Juice is On its Way to Venus and BeyondThe first spacecraft to use gravity assist was NASA’s Mariner 10 in 1974. It used a gravity assist from Venus to reach Mercury. Now, the gravity assist maneuver is a crucial part of modern space travel. The latest spacecraft to use gravity assist is the ESA’s JUICE spacecraft. The European Space Agency (ESA) launched its … Continue reading "After a Boost from Earth and the Moon, Juice is On its Way to Venus and Beyond"

New study shows Alaskan snow crab population collapse in Bering Sea due to climate changeA team of marine biologists from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has found that climate change is the reason for the population collapse of Alaskan snow crabs in the Bering Sea.

STN member Bill Warren

When A.I.’s Output Is a Threat to A.I. ItselfAs A.I.-generated data becomes harder to detect, it’s increasingly likely to be ingested by future A.I., leading to worse results.

STN member Paul Christopherson

How Did the First Cells Arise? With a Little Rain, Study Finds.Researchers stumbled upon an ingredient that can stabilize droplets of genetic material: water.

13 mins - STN member Bill Krajec

Video Games Can Boost Your Mental Health – But There's a CatchA study of almost 100,000 people in Japan aged 10 to 69 found playing video games – or even owning a console – can be good for mental health.

Neuroscience Surprise: Different Types of Love Light Up Different Parts of the BrainScientists have taken looking for love to a whole new level, revealing that different types of love light up different parts of the brain. A recent study has mapped the brain's response to different forms of love, showing that areas like the basal ganglia and the striatum light up depending on wh

Lucid Dreamers Drove Virtual Cars While Asleep in Incredible ExperimentConnecting our dream worlds to our conscious realities might be entirely possible, according to emerging research.

Beyond the Gross Factor: The Healing Powers of Parasitic WormsRutgers University researchers have uncovered a protein from gut parasitic worms that accelerates wound healing in mice. This protein, when applied to skin wounds, not only quickens healing but also enhances skin regeneration and reduces scarring. Groundbreaking Wound Healing Research Scientist

Eating Just Two Slices of Ham a Day May Increase Your Diabetes Risk by 15%A study reveals that consuming meat, especially processed meat and unprocessed red meat, is linked to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. This conclusion is based on an analysis of data from 1.97 million participants. A new analysis of data from 1.97 million participants, published in The Lance

Here Are All The Reasons Why You Should Enjoy Your Cup of CoffeeConsuming too much caffeine is definitely bad for your health, and there may be good reasons why some people want to quit it altogether.

Matching Dinosaur Footprints Connect Ancient Continents Across the AtlanticA groundbreaking study has unveiled a set of nearly identical Early Cretaceous dinosaur footprints on two separate continents, illustrating a prehistoric connection between South America and Africa. These findings provide compelling evidence of a narrow land bridge that allowed dinosaurs to migra

This World War I Prisoner of War Solved the Mystery of the Ice AgesSerbian scientist Milutin Milanković changed our understanding of Earth’s climate—and did a key part of his work while detained by Austro-Hungarian forces

Experiment sets new record in search for dark matterFiguring out the nature of dark matter, the invisible substance that makes up most of the mass in our universe, is one of the greatest puzzles in physics. New results from the world's most sensitive dark matter detector, LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ), have narrowed down possibilities for one of the leading dark matter candidates: weakly interacting massive particles, or WIMPs.

The possibilities for dark matter have just shrunk — by a lot The LZ dark matter experiment has ruled out weakly interacting massive particles, or WIMPs, with a wide range of properties.

SpaceX Steps Up: NASA Bringing Boeing Starliner Back to Earth Without AstronautsNASA has decided to return the Boeing Starliner to Earth uncrewed, prioritizing safety after identifying issues like helium leaks. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who will stay at the ISS until 2025, will return via SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft. This strategic choice reflects NASA's com

Defying Disaster: NASA’s Innovative Strategies in Planetary DefenseNASA's fifth biennial Planetary Defense Interagency Tabletop Exercise, organized in partnership with FEMA and other U.S. agencies, focused on evaluating national readiness against potential asteroid or comet impacts. The exercise explored hypothetical scenarios involving varying degrees of threat

Newly Created 'AI Scientist' Is About to Start Churning Out ResearchScientific discovery is one of the most sophisticated human activities.

AI Doesn't Actually Pose an Existential Threat to Humans, Study FindsScience fiction is riddled with artificial intelligence going rogue and turning on their human creators.

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