Neuroscie
Brain Scans Reveal Political Leanings During Grocery Shopping
Summary: Researchers have discovered that people’s political affiliation can be identified with nearly 80% accuracy based on brain activity while making routine decisions like buying milk and eggs. Although actual…
Oral Bacteria May Help Detect Autism with 81% Accuracy
Summary: A new study has identified a strong link between oral microbiota and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), revealing 11 bacterial species with potential as biomarkers. By analyzing oral samples from…
Music Choice Can Harm Productivity
Summary: A new study shows that background music in workplaces can harm employee mood, energy, and job performance when it doesn’t match individual needs. This “music misfit” effect leads to…
The Subtle Power of Self-Deprecating Humor
Summary: Self-deprecating humor, when used thoughtfully, can help people regulate emotions, build trust, and foster connection—especially in therapeutic settings. Far from being purely negative, this type of humor signals humility,…
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
Scientists discover drier mantle on moon’s farside, offering potential insight on lunar evolution
Lunar sample return sample missions with associated water content estimates. Credit: Prof. Hu Sen’s group Chinese scientists have discovered that the moon’s mantle contains less water on the lunar farside…
Researcher proposes first-time model that replaces dark energy and dark matter in explaining nature of the universe
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Dr. Richard Lieu, a physics professor at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, has published a paper…
Blue Origin plans an all-female space flight—but astronaut memoirs reveal the cost of being exceptional
Mae Carol Jemison was the first black woman to travel to space. Credit: NASA For the first time since Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova’s solo flight in 1963, a spacecraft will…
