Mindfully Curated
New research reveals more about the magnitude of January eruption, as researchers call for better preparedness The eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano in January created an initial wave 90 meters high — almost the height of the Statue of…
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) to the superolateral branch of the medial forebrain bundle (MFB), which is linked to reward and motivation, revealed metabolic brain changes over 12 months post-DBS implantation, making it a strong potential therapy for tre…
Since the late 1800s non-nutritive sweeteners have promised to deliver all the sweetness of sugar with none of the calories. They have long been believed to have no effect on the human body, but researchers challenge this notion by finding that these s…
Wheat is a key source of nutrition for people across the globe, providing 20% of calories and protein for 3.4 billion people worldwide. Even if we meet climate mitigation targets and stay under 2°C of warming, climate change is projected to significant…
New research reveals cells that span brain hemispheres to coordinate activity in visual processing centers and shows that Alzheimer’s degrades their structure and therefore their function.
A new study investigates how different mammals react to climate change. Animals that live for a long time and/or produce less offspring — like bears and bison — are more resilient than small animals with a short life — like mice and lemmings.
The flash of lightning and the dance of auroras contain a fourth state of matter known as plasma, which researchers have harnessed to produce a gas that may activate plant immunity against wide-spread diseases.
A study finds that blood tests taken the day of a traumatic brain injury can predict which patients are likely to die or survive with severe disability, allowing clinicians to make decisions earlier on possible treatment of TBI. Higher values of two pr…
A research group has successfully developed a high-capacity capacitor, an energy storage device — using a solid electrolyte with high deformability — that can operate at high temperatures. With this discovery, high-capacity capacitors can now be made…
Conflict between shark populations and fishing communities is reported to be rising within one of the world’s first shark sanctuaries; fishers say increasing shark populations have reduced catch and income.
The outlook for monarch butterflies isn’t great right now. In fact, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, or IUCN, just added North America’s monarchs to its list of endangered species.
Researchers conducted a large-scale clinical study to identify long-term rebleeding rates and predictors of rebleeding after capsule endoscopy (CE) in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB). The results revealed that the overall cumulat…
Woodpeckers taste sweet things, but wrynecks — unusual woodpeckers that specialize on ants — lost the ability to taste sugars.
Two novel hypotheses have been proposed that address the ‘two-fold cost of sex’: one of the biggest enigmas in the evolution of sexual reproduction.