Neuroscie
Don’t Ignore the Winter Blues, It Could Be Seasonal Depression
Summary: As daylight fades, many experience fatigue or low mood—but for millions, these symptoms signal seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a serious form of depression. Reduced sunlight disrupts serotonin, melatonin, and…
How Chocolate’s Puckering Taste May Stimulate the Brain
Summary: Japanese researchers have uncovered how the astringent “bite” of cocoa flavanols can activate the brain—even though little of the compound enters the bloodstream. In mice, the sensation of astringency…
Rotating Brain Waves Help the Mind Refocus After Distraction
Summary: Neuroscientists have discovered that when the brain is distracted, coordinated “rotating” waves of neural activity help it steer back to focus. Using electrical recordings in animals, the team found…
Human Mind Prefers Simple Explanations Over Complex Truths
Summary: New research shows that people tend to prefer simple explanations even when complex ones are more accurate. The study found that individuals focus mainly on visible or known causes…
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
How to spot November’s supermoon, the closest of the year
A bird flies in front of the Harvest Supermoon in San Francisco, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. Credit: AP Photo/Jeff Chiu The moon will look slightly bigger and brighter Wednesday night…
China’s Shenzhou 21 docks with space station, sets the country’s own speed record
China’s Long March 2F rocket, carrying three astronauts for the Shenzhou 21 manned space mission, blasts off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, northwestern China, Friday, Oct. 31,…
NASA rejects Kardashian’s claim Moon landing ‘didn’t happen’
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain NASA hit back on Thursday at reality TV star Kim Kardashian’s claim that the 1969 moon landing “didn’t happen,” a theory consistently debunked over decades. “Yes,…
We’re putting lots of transition metals into the stratosphere. That’s not good.
Reentry of the Jules Verne spacecraft showing it breaking apart. Credit: NASA/ESA/Bill Moede and Jesse Carpenter We successfully plugged the hole in the ozone layer that was discovered in the…
