Artist’s impression of a MSP binary system. Credit: ESA & Francesco Ferraro (Bologna Astronomical Observatory) Tracking the sources of photons is a hobby of many astrophysicists. Some types of photons…
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Psychedelics May Shift Brain Power to the Right Hemisphere
Summary: A new theory suggests that psychedelics promote empathy, insight, and psychological flexibility by making the brain’s right hemisphere temporarily dominant over the left. Known as HEALS—Hemispheric Annealing and Lateralization…
Vitamin B1 derivative enhances wakefulness, study finds
Credit: Miriam Alonso from Pexels Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have found that thiamine (vitamin B1) tetrahydrofurfuryl disulfide (TTFD), a common thiamine derivative, can induce arousal. TTFD is chemically…
Governments continue losing efforts to gain backdoor access to secure communications
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Reports that prominent American national security officials used a freely available encrypted messaging app, coupled with the rise of authoritarian policies around the world, have led…
Touch can comfort and heal, but also harm − a psychologist explains why gestures don’t always land as intended
A hug from a friend. A squeeze of the hand. A steady arm around your shoulders. Many of us are taught to think of touch as comforting – an instinctive…
Two distinct exciton states observed in 2H stacked bilayer molybdenum diselenide
Excitons in a bilayer MoSe₂ semiconductor. Schematics depicting different types of excitonic complexes (i.e., electron–hole pairs bound by Coulomb forces) in a naturally stacked bilayer of the semiconductor MoSe₂. Red…
Europe’s lithium rush leaves mineral-rich communities in the dark
Mountain guide Eduardo Mostazo was born and raised in Cáceres, a small city in southwest Spain close to Portugal, which has suffered a rural exodus. Now it faces a new…
Solar storms and cyberattacks can both cause blackouts. Knowing the difference could save billions of dollars
Space weather and cyberattacks can cause similar disruption to our civilization’s indispensable technology systems. Telling one from the other swiftly and reliably can make billions of dollars’ worth of difference…
Public support for CRISPR gene edited food surges in the UK
The UK is backing emerging innovation to protect the future of our food supply, with 69% of UK adults strongly supporting gene editing to create a sustainable and resilient future…
