Nearly a quarter of West Antarctic ice is now unstable

A team of researchers, led by Professor Andy Shepherd from the University of Leeds, found that Antarctica's ice sheet has thinned by up to 122 metres in places, with the most rapid changes occurring in West Antarctica where ocean melting has triggered glacier imbalance. This means that the affected glaciers

Flexibility of working memory from random connections

Working memory is your ability to hold things 'in mind.' It acts as a workspace in which information can be held, manipulated, and then used to guide behavior.

Galaxy blazes with new stars born from close encounter

The right side of the galaxy is ablaze with star formation, shown in the plethora of young blue stars and star-incubating pinkish nebulas..

Iceland volcano eruption in 1783-84 did not spawn extreme heat wave: Massive Laki volcano eruption led to unusually cold winter in Europe

The study, in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, will help improve predictions of how the climate will respond to future high-latitude volcanic eruptions..

Earliest evidence of the cooking and eating of starch

The new research by an international team of archaeologists, published in the Journal of Human Evolution, provides archaeological evidence that has previously been lacking to support the hypothesis that the duplication of the starch digestion genes is an adaptive response to an increased starch diet. "This is very exciting. The

Breakthrough in new material to harness solar power

The University of Toledo physicist pushing the performance of solar cells to levels never before reached made a significant breakthrough in the chemical formula and process to make the new material.

Heavily processed foods cause overeating and weight gain, study finds: Small-scale trial is the first randomized, controlled research of its kind

This small-scale study of 20 adult volunteers, conducted by researchers at the NIH's National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), is the first randomized controlled trial examining the effects of ultra-processed foods as defined by the NOVA classification system. This system considers foods "ultra-processed" if they have

As bumblebee diets narrow, ours could too: Fewer plants cause developmental delays for prolific produce pollinators

A new study from the University of California, Riverside, reveals the loss of plant diversity harms the humble bumble at a critical stage in its development from egg to adult.

Full Moon In Scorpio: Practical Thinking Versus Intense Feelings

We are having a Full Moon in Scorpio on May 18th which will fall on the 19th for those in the Eastern part of the world..

“They Live Underground” – Indigenous Elders Share Stories About “Star People” Living Inside The Earth

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New Study Finds Chemicals In Sunscreen Break Through Your Skin & Seep Into Your Bloodstream

A new study, one out of many, has shown that it takes less than a day for the chemicals within sunscreen to penetrate the skin and enter into ones bloodstream, beyond levels that are considered safe.

Radioactive carbon from nuclear bomb tests found in deep ocean trenches

A new study in AGU's journal Geophysical Research Letters finds the first evidence of radioactive carbon from nuclear bomb tests in muscle tissues of crustaceans that inhabit Earth's ocean trenches, including the Mariana Trench, home to the deepest spot in the ocean. Organisms at the ocean surface have incorporated this

Hummingbird robot uses AI to soon go where drones can't

Your friendly neighborhood hummingbirds.If drones had this combo, they would be able to maneuver better through collapsed buildings and other cluttered spaces to find trapped victims.

New clues about how ancient galaxies lit up the Universe

Researchers report on observations of some of the first galaxies to form in the universe, less than 1 billion years after the big bang (or a little more than 13 billion years ago)..

Broccoli sprout compound may restore brain chemistry imbalance linked to schizophrenia

They say the results advance the hope that supplementing with broccoli sprout extract, which contains high levels of the chemical sulforaphane, may someday provide a way to lower the doses of traditional antipsychotic medicines needed to manage schizophrenia symptoms, thus reducing unwanted side effects of the medicines. "It's possible that