Physics
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Environment
- A comprehensive review confirms the benefits of exercise for treating depression, even if the exact reasons remain unclear
- Drugs like Ozempic have transformed how we treat obesity, but a review of almost 40 studies shows it doesn't take long for people to regain weight if they come off them
- A collection of arrow points excavated in South Africa has provided the oldest direct evidence of hunters deploying plant-based poisons on their weapons, a practice that has continued into modern times in some traditional cultures
- From Fallout and Gen Z Star Trek to the classic Neuromancer, you will be glued to the TV this year, says TV columnist Bethan Ackerley
- There is a growing trend to see our relationship with nature as a spiritual thing. This is a mistake, argues Richard Smyth
- The jawbones and vertebrae of a hominin that lived 773,000 years ago have been found in North Africa and could represent a common ancestor of Homo sapiens, Neanderthals and Denisovans
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- by Abhimanyu GhoshalFujifilm's been in the instant shoot-and-print camera business for more than 25 years now, and its newest offering is a fun departure from its longstanding lineup. The Mini Evo Cinema captures 15-second videos, and prints out a still from the footage along with a QR code that lets you watch the clip online.Continue ReadingCategory: Photography, […]
- by Bronwyn ThompsonAfter a century of false starts, scientists believe they have found a way to make cells burn more energy without the dangerous side effects – and it could be a breakthrough that reshapes weight-loss and anti-aging medicine as we know it.Continue ReadingCategory: Obesity, Illnesses and conditions, Body and MindTags: University of Technology Sydney, Obesity, metabolism, […]
- by Bronwyn ThompsonChina has eclipsed its own – and the US – record, building a monster underground hypergravity centrifuge that can model scenarios with 1,900 times the real-world gravitational force of Earth, bending space and time with unprecedented power.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Gravity, China, Zhejiang University, Engineering
- by C.C. WeissFor decades, the Mitsubishi Delica has proven itself a rugged, reliable base van for mini-camper vans and pint-sized adventure vans. So when Mitsubishi introduced the even smaller, adorably bulldog-inspired Delica Mini three years ago, it seemed only a matter of time before that, too, started building a micro-RVing resume. And it's actually Mitsubishi itself that […]
- by Bronwyn ThompsonThe sustainability of weight-loss drugs is under scrutiny as new research shows that people who stop taking glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists regain the pounds at a steady rate, returning to their original size after around 1.7 years. The findings raise questions about whether this "magic cure" for obesity is actually unsustainable without a life-long commitment […]
- by Michael FrancoIn northwestern Greenland, researchers working on the GreenDrill project have cored through a 500-meter-thick ice dome. They found something startling: the dome completely disappeared 7,000 years ago. And it might do it again.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: Greenland, Ice, glacier, Climate Crisis, Warming, University at Buffalo, Columbia University