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Putting mice into hibernation causes a major loss of synapses

Hibernation cuts down on synapses, but mice seem to retain memories anyway.

Thunder + fiber-optic cabling used for seismic imaging

Thunderstorms make seismic waves that can be used to find sub-surface features.

One night in Uzbekistan: Why was this one data point so influential?

‘Off the charts’ El Niño is already the strongest since records began

Renowned climate scientist James Hansen says the developing super El Niño has already "blown past" previous events with…

Another Better Lower Bound for N=17 Square Packing

Researchers have improved the lower bound for s(17), the side length of the smallest square that can contain 17 unit…

Greenland meltwater is intensifying European heatwaves

The cooling of the North Atlantic is creating waviness in the jet stream and high-pressure ridging over Europe, a study…

Cancer-Related Mortality Among US Pilots and Flight Attendants

Burns improve more rapidly after treatment with fish skin

Severe burns are often treated with synthetic products ahead of skin graft surgery, but there is evidence that a product…

Tornadoes touch down in New York and Delaware

Tornadoes swept through New York and Delaware as severe storms brought torrential rain to the Mid-Atlantic.

Kodak's "Pre-Invented" Lunar Orbiter Camera; Or, the Fate of SAMOS Readout

In the 1960s, NASA's Lunar Orbiter spacecraft used a camera system developed by Eastman Kodak that achieved…

Ebola vaccine trial to start in DR Congo as warning issued over speed of infections

About half of the 2,500 recorded deaths from Ebola happened in the last 20 days, the WHO says.

Radiation damage to Hubble has been 4.3 years out of phase with the Solar cycle

Researchers found that radiation damage to the Hubble Space Telescope's detectors over 24 years has been consistently…

Super El Niño could lead to mega CO2 emissions from Indonesian fires

Intense fires are already burning in Indonesia, and there could be much worse to come as the Super El Niño ramps up

Rocket Report: SpaceX makes its mark on the Moon; ULA names new boss

Taiwan's effort to develop its own satellite launcher hit a setback this week.

Bodies of two hikers missing for decades found after Swiss glacier melts

Officials say the bodies of the two Belgians, who went missing in 1992, were discovered after the Trift Glacier receded.

How long could we possibly live? A new estimate is mind-boggling

Biogerontologists are exploring the upper limit for human life.

Orbital Construction Pioneers

Orbital Construction Pioneers is developing a patent-pending orbital fabrication process using unconventional materials…

El Niño set to be 'strongest in living memory', says Met Office

Scientists say the growing El Niño weather pattern is an "unprecedented event" and means 2027 is likely to be the…

Scientists Release Biggest 2D Map of the Universe

Scientists have released the largest-ever 2D map of the universe, containing 5.6 trillion pixels and nearly 4 billion…

Europe cancels planned upgrades for Ariane 6 rocket

Arianespace hasn’t publicly disclosed the cost for an Ariane 6 launch.

The Wonders of the Male Human Pelvis

A new study published in Scientific Reports finds that the male human pelvis has a unique evolutionary adaptation—hip…

Ok, can we actually cool data centers with our pee?

Jason Kelce joked that people should cool data centers with their pee, rather than potable water -- his suggestion is…

Seeking God in Science Part 10.5: The Mind-Body Problem (Take 2)

The author acknowledges a significant error in his previous blog post on the mind-body problem: he inadvertently…

Scientific study reveals TikTok videos deactivate key cognitive brain regions

A Zhejiang University brain-scan study of 56 young adults found that watching TikTok and Instagram Reels videos…

Why Aren't Smart People Happier?

Research shows that intelligence has virtually no correlation with happiness—people who score higher on IQ tests are…

Strange gamma-ray signal could unlock dark matter’s secrets

Researchers spotted an unusual gamma-ray signal in three galaxy clusters, which may be a telltale sign of dark matter –…

I should have loved biology

The author argues that high school biology education failed to convey the genuine wonder and astonishment of biological…

Show HN: We chased a weather balloon across Montana and never found it

A team launched a high-altitude weather balloon payload called UpLink across Montana in 2025 to test 3D-printed…

Inertia Enterprises finds a way to make its fusion fuel fast

Fusion power startup Inertia Enterprises reduced the fuel filling process from a week to just a few hours.