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Researchers believe that the first proper words most likely originated from imitation around 135,000 years ago. www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/29/h...
November 29, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Researchers believe that the first proper words most likely originated from imitation around 135,000 years ago. www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/29/h...
"For those who are not as well versed in napping, a caffeine nap – a.k.a. the nappuccino - is when you take a power nap immediately after consuming a caffeinated beverage." We don’t really know how effective caffeine naps are. via @mcgilloss.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/29/t...
November 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM
"For those who are not as well versed in napping, a caffeine nap – a.k.a. the nappuccino - is when you take a power nap immediately after consuming a caffeinated beverage." We don’t really know how effective caffeine naps are. via @mcgilloss.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/29/t...
Scientists are now pulling up treasures from a shipwreck estimated to be worth $18 billion or more. "The incredibly well-preserved items that were retrieved, including a cannon, a porcelain cup and three coins, are just a taste of the wreck's vast riches." www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/29/s...
November 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Scientists are now pulling up treasures from a shipwreck estimated to be worth $18 billion or more. "The incredibly well-preserved items that were retrieved, including a cannon, a porcelain cup and three coins, are just a taste of the wreck's vast riches." www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/29/s...
"As we get older, our brains start to change in ways that make them increasingly vulnerable to disease – and a detailed new study of these changes points to a way some of this wear and tear might be prevented or reversed." www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/29/a...
November 29, 2025 at 2:18 PM
"As we get older, our brains start to change in ways that make them increasingly vulnerable to disease – and a detailed new study of these changes points to a way some of this wear and tear might be prevented or reversed." www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/29/a...
Someone forgot to secure a 20-ton service platform at the main Soyuz launch site in Kazakhstan. “There is significant damage to the pad." via @arstechnica.com www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/29/e...
November 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Someone forgot to secure a 20-ton service platform at the main Soyuz launch site in Kazakhstan. “There is significant damage to the pad." via @arstechnica.com www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/29/e...
"Heraclitus famously argued that you can't step into the same river twice. Here, philosopher JB Manchak argues that the whole universe is like that – and that such a universe has some interesting knock-on consequences." via @iai.tv www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/28/t...
November 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
"Heraclitus famously argued that you can't step into the same river twice. Here, philosopher JB Manchak argues that the whole universe is like that – and that such a universe has some interesting knock-on consequences." via @iai.tv www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/28/t...
"A series of severe, decades-long droughts ushered the end of the Indus Valley Civilization, one of the world's oldest civilizations, a new study finds." via @livescience.com www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/28/w...
November 28, 2025 at 1:56 PM
"A series of severe, decades-long droughts ushered the end of the Indus Valley Civilization, one of the world's oldest civilizations, a new study finds." via @livescience.com www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/28/w...
"A new study has found that people are more likely to act kind towards others when Batman is present – and not for the reasons you might assume." www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/28/a...
November 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
"A new study has found that people are more likely to act kind towards others when Batman is present – and not for the reasons you might assume." www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/28/a...
"Analyzing individuals who lived between 45,000 and 1,700 years ago, researchers uncovered... for most of Europe’s history, the majority of its inhabitants had dark skin. Only around 3,000 years ago did lighter skin become dominant." - @zmescience.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/28/m...
November 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
"Analyzing individuals who lived between 45,000 and 1,700 years ago, researchers uncovered... for most of Europe’s history, the majority of its inhabitants had dark skin. Only around 3,000 years ago did lighter skin become dominant." - @zmescience.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/28/m...
Lucy may have had company: "A jumble of bones and teeth confirms two species of human ancestor lived side by side over 3.3 million years ago in Ethiopia's Afar Rift." www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/27/l...
November 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Lucy may have had company: "A jumble of bones and teeth confirms two species of human ancestor lived side by side over 3.3 million years ago in Ethiopia's Afar Rift." www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/27/l...
How anti-bias education backfires: "Identity-based messaging can result in defensiveness and hostile attribution bias. Messaging that divides people into groups can heighten tension instead of easing it." www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/27/t...
November 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
How anti-bias education backfires: "Identity-based messaging can result in defensiveness and hostile attribution bias. Messaging that divides people into groups can heighten tension instead of easing it." www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/27/t...
According to a new study, "life isn’t just chemical or thermodynamic - it’s informational. In particular, it involves processing what they call Semantic Information." via @universetoday.com www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/27/l...
November 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
According to a new study, "life isn’t just chemical or thermodynamic - it’s informational. In particular, it involves processing what they call Semantic Information." via @universetoday.com www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/27/l...
"Science should never be a media-first enterprise. And the media covering science need to be more responsible with their editorializing." via @cenmag.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/27/w...
November 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
"Science should never be a media-first enterprise. And the media covering science need to be more responsible with their editorializing." via @cenmag.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/27/w...
The BPA Panic: "A new article in MIT’s ‘Undark’ magazine recycles old misinformation about a supposedly toxic chemical." via @quillette.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/27/t...
November 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The BPA Panic: "A new article in MIT’s ‘Undark’ magazine recycles old misinformation about a supposedly toxic chemical." via @quillette.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/27/t...
Your bed’s hidden biome could be ruining your sleep: The case for washing your sheets more often. via @sciencefocus.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/26/y...
November 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Your bed’s hidden biome could be ruining your sleep: The case for washing your sheets more often. via @sciencefocus.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/26/y...
The Large Hadron Collider is now probing the quantum world. "The supercollider is now being used to explore quantum phenomena, including a “magic” form of quantum entanglement." via @quantamagazine.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/26/p...
November 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The Large Hadron Collider is now probing the quantum world. "The supercollider is now being used to explore quantum phenomena, including a “magic” form of quantum entanglement." via @quantamagazine.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/26/p...
"NASA and the European Space Agency plan to bring samples back from Mars. Could they harbor a type of life that scientists warn could trigger mass extinctions on Earth?" via @thebulletin.org www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/26/h...
November 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
"NASA and the European Space Agency plan to bring samples back from Mars. Could they harbor a type of life that scientists warn could trigger mass extinctions on Earth?" via @thebulletin.org www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/26/h...
Zebras have never been domesticated like horses despite being closely related. The reason likely comes down to a few genes and that fact that they evolved in a place with far more natural predators. via @zmescience.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/26/w...
November 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Zebras have never been domesticated like horses despite being closely related. The reason likely comes down to a few genes and that fact that they evolved in a place with far more natural predators. via @zmescience.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/26/w...
A potential breakthrough towards 'recharging' aging tissues. "The method involves rejuvenating old and damaged human cells by replacing their mitochondria." via @newsweek.com www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/26/a...
November 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
A potential breakthrough towards 'recharging' aging tissues. "The method involves rejuvenating old and damaged human cells by replacing their mitochondria." via @newsweek.com www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/26/a...
"Scientists may have "seen" dark matter for the first time, thanks to NASA's Fermi gamma-ray space telescope. If so, this would mark the first direct detection of the universe's most mysterious substance." www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/26/a...
November 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
"Scientists may have "seen" dark matter for the first time, thanks to NASA's Fermi gamma-ray space telescope. If so, this would mark the first direct detection of the universe's most mysterious substance." www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/26/a...
A new study explored the reasons why people don't return their shopping carts at the grocery store. The findings hint at how to get more people to do it. www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/25/w...
November 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
A new study explored the reasons why people don't return their shopping carts at the grocery store. The findings hint at how to get more people to do it. www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/25/w...
Gluten sensitivity: “Our findings show that symptoms are more often triggered by fermentable carbohydrates, commonly known as FODMAPs, by other wheat components or by people’s expectations and prior experiences with food.” www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/25/n...
November 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Gluten sensitivity: “Our findings show that symptoms are more often triggered by fermentable carbohydrates, commonly known as FODMAPs, by other wheat components or by people’s expectations and prior experiences with food.” www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/25/n...
What if a Tiny Black Hole Shot Through Your Body? "According to... physicist Robert Scherrer of Vanderbilt University in the US, even a black hole clocking in at 100 billion tons would do less damage than a 0.22-caliber round." www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/25/w...
November 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
What if a Tiny Black Hole Shot Through Your Body? "According to... physicist Robert Scherrer of Vanderbilt University in the US, even a black hole clocking in at 100 billion tons would do less damage than a 0.22-caliber round." www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/25/w...
"There’s a remarkable set of things we can observe with just the unaided eye, including, if we choose to look in the right place at the right time, things that are surprisingly far away." by @startswithabang.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/25/h...
November 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
"There’s a remarkable set of things we can observe with just the unaided eye, including, if we choose to look in the right place at the right time, things that are surprisingly far away." by @startswithabang.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/25/h...
A simple calculation can predict your risk of heart disease: "Daily heart rate per step (or DHRPS) is a simple calculation: you take your average daily heart rate and divide it by the average number of steps you take." via @sciencefocus.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/25/t...
November 25, 2025 at 1:34 PM
A simple calculation can predict your risk of heart disease: "Daily heart rate per step (or DHRPS) is a simple calculation: you take your average daily heart rate and divide it by the average number of steps you take." via @sciencefocus.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/25/t...