Techno Man
Early-life stress changes more genes in brain than a head injury
A surprising thing happened when researchers began exploring whether early-life stress compounds the effects of a childhood head injury on health and behavior later...
Cycle of fasting and feeding is crucial for healthy aging
Fasting interventions, which involve alternating periods of fasting and refeeding, are generally thought to improve health. But these interventions don't work as well in...
How climate change could be affecting your brain
A new element of the catastrophic impacts of climate change is emerging -- how global warming is impacting the human brain.
New research maps 14 potential evolutionary dead ends for humanity and ways to avoid...
Humankind risks getting stuck in 14 evolutionary dead ends, ranging from global climate tipping points to misaligned artificial intelligence, chemical pollution, and accelerating infectious...
Wildfire, drought cause $11.2 billion in damage to private timberland in three Pacific states,...
Wildfires and drought have led to $11.2 billion in damages to privately held timberland in California, Oregon and Washington over the past two decades,...
Endangered turtle population under threat as pollution may lead to excess of females being...
Researchers find exposure to heavy metals cadmium and antimony and certain organic contaminants, accumulated by the mother and transferred to her eggs, may cause...
Mysterious new moth species discovered in Europe
European Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), with a currently known inventory of approximately 11,000 species, are generally considered well-researched. However, a new genus and species...
AI faces look more real than actual human face
White faces generated by artificial intelligence (AI) now appear more real than human faces, according to new research. In the study, more people thought...
When keeping secrets could brighten your day
Though people often want to share good news as soon as they learn it, a study has found that keeping good news a secret...
Forming ice: There’s a fungal protein for that
New research explores how proteins produced by a common fungus trigger ice nucleation at warm temperatures. The study holds potential implications for improving our...
