The astronauts who flew NASA’s Artemis 2 mission around the moon splashed down less than a week ago — and they’re back at work helping the agency prepare for the…
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Traces of legendary multi-shot Roman weapon found in Pompeii
Marks in the walls of Pompeii are drawing attention from researchers studying how Roman forces attacked the city in 89 BC. Some of those marks may point to the use…
Stressed Out? Diverse Gut Bacteria Might Be to Blame
Summary: Does the community of bacteria in your gut determine how you handle a high-pressure situation? A new study provides fresh evidence that the human gut microbiome is intrinsically linked…
Cannabis sales and use are high in Michigan – but federal law means research lags behind
Have you been to a licensed cannabis dispensary lately? My team and I often visit them in the Greater Lansing area to invite cannabis users to participate in our studies.…
Treetop toilets may act as communication hubs across mammal species
When a human has a sudden need to take a number two, they might seek out a public bathroom. When mammals in the cloud forests of Costa Rica need to…
Health information delivered as a video game can bridge the communication gap between patients and providers
Imagine you and your partner are sitting in the waiting room of your doctor’s office, waiting for your appointment to get birth control – and instead of calculating how many…
Neolithic tombs reveal kinship across generations
Stone tombs built by early farming groups in northern Scotland were used to bury closely related individuals, with new evidence pointing to family ties passed down through the male line.…
SpaceX fires up next-gen ‘Version 3’ Starship ahead of May test flight (photos)
The new, juiced-up version of SpaceX’s Starship megarocket just cleared a big hurdle on the path to its first-ever launch. That liftoff, targeted for early or mid-May, will be the…
Shallow Brain Hypothesis: Subcortical Shortcuts Could Revolutionize AI
Summary: Current AI models mimic the brain’s cortex, the “high-level” outer layer, but they almost entirely ignore the ancient, deep structures beneath it. A research team has proposed a new…
what elevation reveals about herbivory and plant stress – Functional Ecologists
In this ‘Behind the Paper’ blog post, author Soumen Mallick – a Postdoctoral researcher at Field Station Fabrikschleichach, University of Würzburg – discusses the paper “Elevation reverses the effects of forest…
