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'Brain scars': The hidden forms of sexism that harm women's health
Subtle sexism that pervades everyday life often gets shrugged off. But research shows it can still have lasting psychological effects – including "thinning" parts of the brain.
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December 12, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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FDA approves 1st nondrug, at-home treatment for depression
The FDA has approved its first at-home, nondrug therapy for depression, with a wearable brain stimulation headset developed by Flow Neuroscience.  | The FDA issued a green light that covers the wearab...
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December 12, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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Forget about silicon or perovskite — Glass solar panels produce up to 400 kW thanks to "hydraulic heat capture"
We now have groundbreaking glass solar panels that can produce up to 400 kW of renewable energy thanks to a phenomenon called "hydraulic heat capture."
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December 12, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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www.theregister.com/2025/12/09/h...
'Botnets in physical form' are top humanoid robot risk
Interview: Have we learned nothing from sci-fi films and TV shows?
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December 11, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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Ukrainian Robot Guns Down Russian APC Packed With Troops in Close-Range Night Attack, Video
Ukrainian robotic combat units thwarted a nighttime assault by Russian forces, disabling an armored personnel carrier with advanced weaponry.
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December 11, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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Overview Energy wants to beam energy from space to existing solar farms | TechCrunch
The stealthy startup plans to use a network of satellites to harvest sunlight and send it to Earth using infrared lasers.
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December 11, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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www.wired.com/story/mutati...
For the First Time, Mutations in a Single Gene Have Been Linked to Mental Illness
Research links variations in the gene GRIN2A to a higher risk of developing schizophrenia and other forms of mental illness.
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December 10, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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www.popularmechanics.com/science/anim...
Animals Keep Evolving Into Crabs, Which Is Somewhat Disturbing
It’s okay if this weirds you out.
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December 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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www.cnn.com/2025/12/08/s...
Mystery foot fossil belonged to a little-known species that lived alongside Lucy | CNN
A foot fossil found in Ethiopia belonged to an ancient human. The finding could knock one of the most famous names in human evolution from her spot on the family tree.
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December 10, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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Olfaction written in bones: New insights into the evolution of the sense of smell in mammals
The sense of smell is vital for animals, as it helps them find food, protect themselves from predators and interact socially. An international research team led by Dr. Quentin Martinez and Dr. Eli Ams...
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December 10, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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Nanoflower-treated stem cells deliver healthier mitochondria to stressed cells
This study shows that vacancy-engineered MoS₂ nanoflowers drive mitochondrial biogenesis in human mesenchymal stem cells by activating SIRT1–PGC-1α signaling and reducing oxidative stress. These treat...
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December 10, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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Can you be too old for a stem cell transplant?
Until recently, people aged 70 and older diagnosed with leukemia and other blood cancers were often considered ineligible for a stem cell transplant.
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December 10, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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AIE: Artificial intelligence everywhere in real estate - The Voice of San Francisco
In the 1990s, commercial real estate brokers told me about clients purchasing properties in other states sight unseen, except through photographs and maybe early websites. The memory of the modem’s di...
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December 10, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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Artifice in the Age of Artificial Intelligence - The American Prospect
To understand the tech mindset is to see that the ultimate goal is domination. Silicon Valley elites apply a different standard to themselves because, quite simply, they believe that they deserve a di...
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December 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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New 3D Printing Method for Electronics - 3D Printing Industry
Engineers at The University of Texas at Austin are developing a new 3D printing method called Holographic Metasurface Nano-Lithography (HMNL), aimed at making electronics packaging for semiconductor c...
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December 10, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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How do you get cheap military drones fast? 3D-print them on the battlefield.
The US is light years behind China in drone production. Firestorm Labs aims to solve that problem with small, mobile factories.
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December 10, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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Physical AI will automate ‘large sections’ of factory work in the next decade, Arm CEO says | Fortune
Reprogrammable humanoid robots could level the global manufacturing playing field, Arm CEO Rene Haas said at Fortune Brainstorm AI.
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December 10, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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Platelet-inspired nanoparticles can boost brain-computer interface electrode performance
Scientists working to enhance brain-computer interface (BCI) technology—which allows people to control devices with their thoughts—have found they can improve the performance of electrodes implanted i...
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December 10, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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www.futurity.org/brain-hidden...
Hidden timers in your brain govern your memory
New discoveries offer a fresh framework for how the brain sorts and preserves memory.
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December 10, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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www.scientificamerican.com/article/data...
Space-Based Data Centers Could Power AI with Solar Energy—at a Cost
Space-based computing offers easy access to solar power, but presents its own environmental challenges
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December 10, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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www.sciencealert.com/a-fasting-st...
A Fasting-Style Diet Seems to Result in Dynamic Changes to Human Brains
Scientists looking to tackle our ongoing obesity crisis have made an important discovery: Intermittent calorie restriction leads to significant changes both in the gut and the brain, which may open up...
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December 9, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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Time runs faster on Mars. Here's why that could cause huge problems for future space missions | BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Clocks on Mars tick faster than on Earth by nearly half a millisecond a day. Implications for missions to the Red Planet could be significant.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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They strike with clenched talons at 200mph, crush skulls, shred prey, and can inflict deep head wounds on humans – 10 deadliest birds of prey on the planet | Discover Wildlife
Silent wings, razor-sharp talons, and killer precision—these apex aerial predators rule the skies. Here are the world’s deadliest birds of prey
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December 9, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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One of my neighbors has been putting up these fish facts posters. All kinds of different fish, marine, freshwater, deep, shallow, all kinds. This is a good one. “Stg this real fish” took me out. Good work, neighbor.
A poster on 8.5 x 11 inch paper saga Fishtown fish facts: red lipped catfish or of ocephalus Darwini. Then a pic of that freaky fish with 4 limbs it rests on the ground and then the words “stg this fish real red-lipped batfish walk ocean floor with they flippers RLBF have RBF, not they fault RLBF have a bioluminescent lure that glows to attract dinner RLBF lipgloss is popping, RLBF lipgloss is cool, all the fish keep jockin, they chase RLBF after school RLBF got scales like armor and shine bright like a diamond Red-lipped batfish will teach you how to dougie, I can promise u that. @yaboyni Take a moment And and realize the moment You took has already passed Thank you See you next time
December 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Tinnitus Triggers Your Body's 'Fight or Flight' Response, Study Finds
Chronic tinnitus may increase stress levels by keeping the body that much closer to a fight-or-flight response to sound, a new study suggests.
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December 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM