Face to face with a Denisovan

From Science Magazine. Last year researchers finally put a face to one of our long-lost relatives—confirming with DNA evidence that a 146,000-year-old skull known as the “Dragon Man” belonged to a Denisovan, an extinct lineage of humans that, like the Neanderthals, once shared the planet with modern humans. CREDITS: (FOOTAGE) ABALDETE/POND5; (PHOTOS) CHINESE ACADEMY OF…

Neurons make a deadly donation to cancer cells

From Science Magazine. Cancer cells may acquire some of their destructive vigor from their healthy neighbors. A research team has found that neurons donate mitochondria to the malignant cells, a discovery that could explain why tumors often grow faster in the presence of nerves. CREDITS: (RESEARCH) COARFA ET AL./THE PROSTATE; HOOVER ET AL./NATURE; (VIDEO PRODUCTION)…

POV: You’re a crab

From Science Magazine. With its UFO-like display, this cuttlefish may look like it’s trying to get attention—but its intent is anything but. The undulating black stripes confuse prey, making the creatures all but invisible to crabs and other victims, researchers report in Science Advances. The discovery is the first known example of an animal masking…

Scientists scramble to track LA wildfires’ long-term health impacts

From Science Magazine. After wildfires consumed houses and brush alike in Los Angeles, researchers mobilized to understand the health risks posed by urban conflagrations. Read more: https://scim.ag/4a0r1fP CREDITS: (FOOTAGE) RYAN WALVOORD/US NAVY; (IMAGES) WARREN CORNWALL; EDELSON/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES; MARIO TAMA/GETTY IMAGES; PLANET LABS PBC; WILDFIRE CONSERVANCY; (GRAPHIC) M. HERSHER/SCIENCE; (SCRIPT) K. MCLEAN/SCIENCE #LAWildfires #Science…

When Ancient Weeds Fooled Us

From PBS Eons. To try everything Brilliant has to offer, visit https://brilliant.org/eons Ancient weeds began mimicking early crops again and again over the course of the agricultural revolution, as ancient farmers made similar mistakes in different places at different times.And it turns out, some of our closest plant friends today actually started out as uninvited…

The biggest science breakthroughs of 2025

From Science Magazine. The Science staff named the rise of renewable energy as the 2025 Breakthrough of the Year, but there were many other research advances that caught our attention last year. Here are nine other impactful achievements you might have missed last year. 0:00 2025 Breakthrough of the Year 0:36 Neurons supercharge cancer cells…

This robot hugs objects into place

From Science Magazine. A new Science Robotics study highlights a control approach that enables Punyo, a humanoid upper body robot, to manipulate unwieldy objects using its body. Read more: https://scim.ag/4qjaeLf CREDITS: (FOOTAGE) BARREIROS ET AL./SCIENCE ROBOTICS; (IMAGES) M. YIP/SCIENCE ROBOTICS; (SCRIPT) M. CANTWELL/SCIENCE; (VIDEO PRODUCTION) K. MCLEAN/SCIENCE #Robots #Science #ScienceShorts

this is what 2 years of chatgpt does to your brain

From acollierastro. When two years of academic work vanished with a single click: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-04064-7# Link to patreon: https://www.patreon.com/acollierastro I have merch: Angela Collier I’m on Nebula!: https://go.nebula.tv/angelacollier Business/pr may contact my management: Email: acollierastro@gmail.com Mail: C/o Angela Collier PO Box 201 55 S Pioneer Blvd, Springboro, OH 45066 00:00 intro 03:58 the article 07:47 ai…

Surprise: Egg-laying amphibian provides nutrient-rich “milk” to its young

From Science Magazine. A 2024 Science study revealed that an egg-laying species of worm-like amphibian nourishes its young with a lipid-rich, milk-like substance. The findings reported previously unobserved behavior and offer new insight into the species’ parental care and communication. Read more: https://scim.ag/4jSIAmA FOOTAGE CREDIT: MAILHO-FONTANA ET AL./SCIENCE #Amphibians #Science #ScienceShorts

Ancient human found!

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brought to you by the number e

From acollierastro. Prof. Goetzmann Discusses Finance Practices in Mesopotamia:https://som.yale.edu/story/2023/prof-goetzmann-discusses-finance-practices-mesopotamia Watermelon bit:https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HP6UKFHKOiY Link to patreon: https://www.patreon.com/acollierastro I have merch: Angela Collier I’m on Nebula!: https://go.nebula.tv/angelacollier Business/pr may contact my management: Email: acollierastro@gmail.com Mail: C/o Angela Collier PO Box 201 55 S Pioneer Blvd, Springboro, OH 45066 00:00 introduction about Rome for some reason 11:50 Jacob Bernoulli…

Watch these ‘liquid marbles’ pull off a daring heist

From Science Magazine. One day, nanoscale robots could help our cells fight tumors and microbial invaders. But until they get flexible enough, there’s “liquid marbles.” Last year in Science Advances, researchers announced a technique for crafting minuscule globs of water with protective shells and a cell-like agility that could eventually roll into battle inside the…

Why Did We Evolve Brains?

From PBS Eons. While we often think of brains as some kind of triumph over brawn, it turns out that those two things might not be mutually exclusive, and in fact, they’ve been linked for far longer than we might imagine. ***** PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station,…

Watch tiny plankton ‘surf’ ocean currents

From Science Magazine. Tiny aquatic organisms like plankton are considered passive drifters, moving at the mercy of ocean currents. But reporting in the Journal of Experimental Biology, scientists show some of these microorganisms don’t just drift—they surf. The researchers chose a zooplankton—the larvae of the common slipper shell snail. They placed 2000 of the larvae…

Why Is Gyroscopic Precession So Hard to Understand? – Smarter Every Day 312

From SmarterEveryDay. WeeEEeeee!!! Thanks for considering joining the Smarter Every Day sticker team, now’s a good time! (we’re about to send them out) 👉 https://www.patreon.com/smartereveryday 👈 ⇊ Click below for more links! ⇊ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GET SMARTER SECTION https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precession ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tweet Ideas to me at: Tweets by smartereveryday Smarter Every Day on Patreon http://www.patreon.com/smartereveryday Ambiance, audio…

Watch these raindrops turn into rolling ‘sandballs’

From Science Magazine. When a raindrop hits the ground, it explodes like a tiny bomb, carving out a tiny crater that sends soil and sand grains flying. Now, scientists report a previously unknown—and even more erosive—behavior. Under certain conditions, raindrops can bounce and then roll down a slope, picking up sand as they go. The…

This Wasp Isn’t a Wasp

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Mouse with a mammoth’s pelt makes superfuzzy debut

From Science Magazine. Before you ask, no, it doesn’t have little tusks. But like the woolly mammoth that inspired it, a genetically engineered mouse from Colossal Biosciences—a biotech company striving to bring extinct species like the mammoth, dodo, and Tasmanian tiger back from the dead—does have thick, wavy hair with a coarse texture. To create…

China’s clean energy infrastructure

From Science Magazine. In 2025, renewables helped bring the growth of greenhouse emissions to a virtual standstill in China and put a global carbon peak within reach. Tim Appenzeller, Science’s News Editor, and Li Shuo, director of the China Climate Hub at the Asia Society Policy Institute, explain. #ScienceTok #STEMTok Read more: https://scim.ag/4aCV0fJ CREDITS: (FOOTAGE)…