Neuroscie
Heavy Social Media Use Linked to Believing and Spreading Fake News
Summary: Individuals who experience high levels of distress and functional impairment from excessive social media use are significantly more likely to believe fake news and interact with it. Researchers found…
Moral Outrage Goes Viral, But Doesn’t Drive Action Online
Summary: A new study analyzing over a million posts linked to online petitions found that while moral outrage boosts a post’s virality, it doesn’t significantly increase petition signatures. Emotional and…
Seeing Is Believing: How We Judge AI as Creative or Not
Summary: New research shows that people perceive AI systems as more creative when they observe not just the final product, but also the creative process and the robot in action.…
Bigger Brains and Strong Immunity Linked to Longer Lifespans
Summary: New research reveals that mammals with larger brains and more robust immune systems tend to live longer lives. By studying 46 species, scientists found a clear link between maximum…
Life
Nature
Newfound bat skeletons are the oldest on record
Two fossilized bat skeletons unearthed in western Wyoming represent a new species and are the oldest set of bat bones yet discovered, researchers say. The incredibly complete fossils of Icaronycteris…
Astronomy
Stormy waves traversing the Earth’s core provide new hints into future planetary exploration
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The detection of energy signals from strong winter storms in the North Atlantic Ocean that travel through Earth’s core could enhance understanding of our solar system,…
AI-powered digital elevation models reveal moon’s lobate scarps near Chang’e-6 landing site
Spatial distribution of lobate scarps at the northwest of the Chang’e-6 landing area shown on the LROC WAC image. Credit: AIR A research team led by Prof. Di Kaichang from…
NASA telescopes tune into a black hole prelude and fugue
The first sonification features WR124, an extremely bright, massive star. Here, the star is shown in a short-lived phase preceding the possible creation of a black hole. Credit: NASA NASA…
