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Activities that bring joy and pleasure, such as new hobbies, socializing, or exploring nature, are some of the ways that we do to recover from stress-inducing events. They are known to provide a sense of relaxation which, in turn, promotes positive emotions and generally improves our mood, affecting our happiness and well-being. A July 2023 […]
A female microscopic roundworm that has been stuck in suspended animation deep in the Siberian permafrost for 46,000 years was finally resurrected by Scientists. The surprising part is that the worm started having wormlets through parthenogenesis, a type of asexual reproduction that allows a single worm to produce young from unfertilized eggs. The study about […]
From The Lord of the Rings’ giant living tree-like beings ‘Ents’ to Harry Potter’s attacking tree ‘Whomping Willow,’ we have a plethora of references for moving trees in the fantasy world, but did you know in the real world, there is a species of tree that has been widely purported to “walk”? Socratea exorrhiza, known […]
Researchers at Scientific American recently published a study detailing one fascinating human phenomenon: That brain waves synchronize when people interact. The study showcases the intricacy of human connection and how it has a much bigger impact on our brains. Through the neural activities present in the individuals who are engaging in social interaction, researchers found […]
Predicting if solar outbursts will put vital infrastructure in a danger zone is, most of the time, inaccurate. For this reason, NASA has started to rely on AI models in terms of more accurate data processing from satellites to warn of solar storms that can destroy the Earth. NASA has been applying AI systems to […]
Professor Joseph Dituri from the University of South Florida, who goes by the moniker ‘Dr. Deep Sea,’ won’t resurface just yet, even after breaking the record for the longest time to live underwater without depressurization. On May 14, Dituri beat the previous record of two Tennessee professors, Bruce Cantrell and Jessica Fain, of 73 days, […]
Earth will eventually face its death in the future, just as what happened to a distant Jupiter-sized planet. The atmosphere of the alien star has begun inflating outward towards the orbiting planet since it burned the last of its hydrogen fuel, leading to its swelling 100 times its original size. The planet, meanwhile, was spiraling […]
If you find yourself receiving a joke or a sassy remark from someone you know, or even strangers, that you find offensive and rude in some way, here is a three-word response that you can tell them, according to a Harvard-trained etiquette expert: “Are you okay?” Sara Jane Ho, an etiquette expert from Harvard, teaches […]
After decades of understanding the moon, a thorough analysis has revealed that the moon’s interior is actually a solid ball with an iron-like solidity. Scientists discovered that the lunar core resembles the Earth in many ways, having a solid inner core and an outer fluid layer. The inner core’s radius is around 258 kilometers (160 […]
