Could the giant star Betelgeuse have a buddy? A Betelbuddy? Betelgeuse, the second-brightest star in the constellation Orion, is a giant star whose strange dimming has sparked debate over when…
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Emotional Blindness Drives Empathy Deficits in Psychopathy
Summary: A new study links psychopathy with alexithymia, or emotional blindness, which may explain the emotional deficits seen in people with psychopathic traits. Individuals with strong psychopathic traits struggle to…
Mental Fatigue Increases Temptation for Rewards
Summary: New research reveals that mental fatigue makes rewards like unhealthy snacks more tempting. Both rats and humans who exerted cognitive effort sought out more rewards, with rats self-administering more…
A new view of the in-between years of our universe
A line intensity map (left) shows how galaxies are clustered in the distant past. While a high-resolution telescope (bottom right) can identify individual galaxies, a lower-resolution image (upper right) can…
Optimism meets skepticism at Quantum Summit in Chicago
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Pioneers of quantum computing have shared their dreams and skepticism about the fledgling industry, while Gov. JB Pritzker said he thinks it’s already attracting companies to…
Women are at a higher risk of dying from heart disease − in part because doctors don’t take major sex and gender differences into account
A simple difference in the genetic code – two X chromosomes versus one X chromosome and one Y chromosome – can lead to major differences in heart disease. It turns…
New review suggests evaluating Tibetan medicinal herb as potential treatment for mild cognitive impairment
Credit: Frontiers in Pharmacology (2024). DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1484040 Within Tibetan medicine, the medicinal herb Terminalia chebula (T. chebula) is well-known for its extensive therapeutic properties. Its usefulness against bacteria, viruses, oxidation,…
How small islands can escape climate-poverty trap
The loss and damage fund should use parametric triggers to pay out when climate disaster strikes small island developing states Emily Wilkinson is Principal Research Fellow at ODI and Director…
Wall Street Journal sues Perplexity AI for copyright infringement
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post filed a lawsuit in a US court on Monday against AI company Perplexity AI, alleging massive copyright…
