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Scientists Identify New Gene Behind Hereditary Vision Loss
Neuroscience News - 16 Oct 2025 18:58
Researchers have identified a new genetic cause of hereditary optic atrophy-a condition that leads to gradual vision loss-by discovering a previously unknown mutation in the PPIB gene. This gene helps proteins fold prope...
Where You Live Could Shape Your Brain and Dementia Risk
Neuroscience News - 16 Oct 2025 12:38
New research shows that neighborhood conditions - from pollution and housing to economic opportunity - may directly affect brain health and dementia risk. Analyzing brain scans and biomarkers from 679 adults, scientists ...
Rogue black hole shocks astronomers with record radio blast
Science Daily - 16 Oct 2025 23:04
For the first time, scientists observed a black hole tearing apart a star far from its galaxys center, producing the fastest-changing radio signals ever recorded. The event, AT 2024tvd, revealed delayed bursts of energy ...
Hidden Primed Step in Nerve-Muscle Communication Found
Neuroscience News - 16 Oct 2025 19:27
An international research team has mapped the millisecond-by-millisecond process by which nerve signals activate muscles, uncovering a previously unseen primed intermediate step. This breakthrough reveals that neuromuscu...
There's a simple way we could drastically cut AI energy use
New Scientist - 16 Oct 2025 18:00
If users chose the most efficient model each time they performed a task with AI, researchers calculate it would slash energy consumption by more than a quarter
Child Abuse Leaves Lasting Biological Scars on the Brain and DNA
Neuroscience News - 16 Oct 2025 17:59
New research reveals that child maltreatment leaves measurable biological scars on DNA, altering brain structure and function. Using a genome-wide epigenetic analysis, scientists identified four key methylation sites-ATE...
CO2 levels reach record new high, locking in more global warming
Live Science - 16 Oct 2025 17:38
Greenhouse gas concentrations increased by a record amount in 2024 as more carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide became locked in Earth's atmosphere, a World Meteorological Organization report finds.
Astronomers close in on ancient signal from 'one of the most unexplored periods in our universe'
Live Science - 16 Oct 2025 17:23
A faint radio "whisper" from ancient hydrogen reveals the universe was heating up long before it filled with starlight.
Gut Fungus Found to Disrupt Brains Alcohol Reward Pathway
Neuroscience News - 16 Oct 2025 17:21
A new study reveals that an overgrowth of Candida albicans, a common gut fungus, may alter the brains dopamine reward circuitry and influence alcohol consumption. Researchers found that as fungal populations increased, t...
ChatGPT-Like AI Unveils 1,300 Regions in the Mouse Brain-Some Uncharted
Singularity Hub - 16 Oct 2025 16:36
The algorithm identified known regions as well as mysterious domains with yet unknown functions. The post ChatGPT-Like AI Unveils 1,300 Regions in the Mouse Brain-Some Uncharted appeared first on SingularityHub.
Old-school material could power quantum computing and cut data center energy use
Phys.org - 16 Oct 2025 16:30
A new twist on a classic material could advance quantum computing and make modern data centers more energy efficient, according to a team led by researchers at Penn State.
Quantum radio antenna uses Rydberg states for sensitive, all-optical signal detection
Phys.org - 16 Oct 2025 16:07
A team from the Faculty of Physics and the Center for Quantum Optical Technologies at the University of Warsaw has developed a new type of all-optical radio receiver based on the fundamental properties of Rydberg atoms. ...
Are biofuels a good idea? Only if you're a farmer or shipping company
New Scientist - 16 Oct 2025 16:00
The rush to grow more biofuels continues, despite the fact they increase CO2 emissions rather than lower them, raise food prices and devastate nature. It has to stop, says Michael Le Page
Record-breaking 'dark object' found hiding within a warped 'Einstein ring' 10 billion light-years away
Live Science - 16 Oct 2025 15:00
Researchers have found a suspected clump of dark matter lurking within the luminous halo of a well-known "Einstein ring." The mysterious object, the smallest of its kind ever seen, could help shed light on the un...
Triplets born from proton collisions found to be correlated with each other
Phys.org - 16 Oct 2025 14:50
For the first time, by studying quantum correlations between triplets of secondary particles created during high-energy collisions in the LHC accelerator, it has been possible to observe their coherent production. This a...
The Oral-B iO Series 9 is one of our all-time favorite smart-enabled electric toothbrushes and now it's $100 cheaper
Live Science - 16 Oct 2025 14:43
The ultra-advanced Oral-B iO Series 9 electric toothbrush is back on sale, now with a huge 30% discount at Best Buy and Walmart.
'Most pristine' star ever seen discovered at the Milky Way's edge - and could be a direct descendant of the universe's first stars
Live Science - 16 Oct 2025 14:31
Astronomers have discovered a surprisingly "pristine" red giant with the lowest concentration of heavy elements ever seen in a star. It is likely a direct descendant of one of the universe's first stars.
School phone bans may actually harm some students' mental health
New Scientist - 16 Oct 2025 14:00
The evidence to support phone bans in schools has been inconclusive, and now it seems that the move could harm some students' mental health in a particular way
Chasing comets: How to photograph comets Lemmon and 3I/ATLAS
Live Science - 16 Oct 2025 14:00
Comets don't visit often - here's how to capture comet Lemmon, comet 3I/ATLAS, on your camera as they dance across our skies.
Streamlined method to directly generate photons in optical fiber could secure future quantum internet
Phys.org - 16 Oct 2025 13:20
With the rise of quantum computers, the security of our existing communication systems is at risk. Quantum computers will be able to break many of the encryption methods used in current communication systems. To counter ...
5,000 years ago, Stone Age people in China crafted their ancestors' bones into cups and masks
Live Science - 16 Oct 2025 13:19
Archaeologists in China found a collection of human bones that showed signs of being "worked" like any other natural material.
Mathematicians have found a hidden 'reset button' for undoing rotation
New Scientist - 16 Oct 2025 12:00
Mathematicians thought that they understood how rotation works, but now a new proof has revealed a surprising twist that makes it possible to reset even a complex sequence of motion