Neuroscie
Mapping the Brain’s Response to Social Rejection
Summary: A new study explores how the brain processes social acceptance and rejection, revealing how these experiences shape relationships and influence mental health. Using behavioral experiments and MRI imaging, researchers…
New Appetite Regulating Neurons Discovered
Summary: Researchers have identified a previously unknown population of neurons in the hypothalamus that play a critical role in regulating appetite. These neurons express both leptin receptors and the BNC2…
Depression Genes in Women Linked to Higher Heart Disease Risk
Summary: A new study analyzing genetic data from over 300,000 people revealed that women with a high genetic risk for depression also face a higher likelihood of developing heart disease,…
Leaded Gas Exposure Linked to Mental Illness
Summary: A new study estimates that childhood lead exposure, peaking between 1960 and 1990 due to leaded gasoline, caused 151 million excess cases of mental illness by 2015. Researchers linked…
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
Space station trajectory data now available
The long exposure photograph taken by NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick shows star trails, streaks of city lights, and two Roscosmos crew ships, the Soyuz MS-26 docked to the Rassvet module…
Citizen scientist data help uncover the mysteries of a blue low-latitude aurora
One of the two photographs that captured blue-dominant aurora and were analyzed in this study. Credit: Takuya Usami Colorful auroras appeared around Japan’s Honshu and Hokkaido islands on May 11,…
Dynamic tracking technique can reduce noise in gravitational-wave detectors to peer deeper into the cosmos
The proof-of-concept experiment demonstrates the potential of dynamic tracking in larger-scale systems, such as gravitational-wave observatories. Credit: Olivia Crowell, Louisiana State University Researchers have shown that optical spring tracking is…
