Summary: A new study presents the first direct electrophysiological evidence showing how caffeine modulates taste perception at the organoid level. The researchers developed a biomimetic taste sensor by coupling 3D…
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New Roman military camp discovery reveals scale of Cantabrian Wars siege
Archaeologists have uncovered a previously unknown Roman military camp near the Iron Age hill fort of La Loma in northern Spain, providing fresh evidence that one of the decisive sieges…
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered the secrets of early galaxies that pumped the infant cosmos full of dust, but by studying a much closer and more recent galaxy.
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have discovered the secrets of early galaxies that pumped the infant cosmos full of dust, which would become vital for the birth…
AI Make-Believe Allows Deep Emotional Bonds Without Moral Guilt
Summary: Framing AI chatbots as fictional characters resolves a major paradox in human-computer interaction: why people express deep emotional attachment to AI while simultaneously experiencing no moral hesitation when wiping…
Reduced Brain Network Flexibility Across Psychiatric Conditions
Summary: Researchers reveal that reduced dynamic brain flexibility, or “flattened” network dynamics, not only distinguishes psychiatric patients from healthy controls, but tracks individual symptom fingerprints far more accurately than standard…
Risk Genes for Borderline Personality Disorder Discovered
Summary: Researchers identified 11 independent genomic risk regions (loci) and 9 specific candidate genes linked to BPD development. The study establishes that common genetic variants account for 17.3% of the…
Deep-sea snails ride surface currents to reach distant hydrothermal vents
The ocean is giving up one of its secrets: how members of the same species can turn up at far-flung deep-sea hydrothermal vents. An epic migration up to — and…
Energy transition policymaking must evolve to fit an age of rupture
Andreas Sieber is head of political strategy at 350.0g. Cat Abreu is director of the International Climate Politics Hub. From the US abduction of Venezuela’s president at the start of…
I’m a Philly neonatologist, and every time I discharge a baby from the NICU, I worry about the air they’ll breathe at home
Discharge day in the neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU, should feel like a finish line. After weeks or months of monitors, alarms, oxygen, feeding tubes, blood tests and waiting,…
Time for a clock change? Congress considers daylight saving time … again
In the 108-year history of daylight saving time in the United States, the country has three times moved to institute it year-round: during each of the two world wars and…

