International News
Secretive Russian Military Satellites Release Mystery Object into Orbit
4/3/2025
A trio of classified Russian satellites, called Kosmos, has sparked intrigue in space-tracking circles after an unidentified object was launched into orbit
Common artificial sweetener makes you three times hungrier than sugar
4/3/2025
The artificial sweetener sucralose increases brain activity in regions involved in appetite, suggesting it makes people hungrier
Xenolinguistics—the Study of Alien Languages—Helps to Reveal Why All Beings Communicate
4/3/2025
Studying how extraterrestrials might communicate could help prepare for first contact and also hint at the point of language itself
We could make solar panels on the moon by melting lunar dust
4/3/2025
Researchers used a synthetic version of moon dust to build working solar panels, which could eventually be created within – and used to power – a moon base of the future
Ozempic weight loss is deemed less praiseworthy than lifestyle changes
4/3/2025
People seem to be less impressed when others lose weight with the drug Ozempic than when they achieve it via lifestyle changes
Extreme weather could disrupt China's renewable energy boom
4/3/2025
As China’s vast electrical grid relies more on wind, solar and hydropower, it faces a growing risk of power shortages due to bad weather – and that could encourage the use of coal plants
Journal targeted by paper mill still grappling with the aftermath years later
4/3/2025
Dozens of problematic papers remain in the literature, after a publication hit by fraudsters pledged to tackle the issue.
World’s tiniest pacemaker could revolutionize heart surgery
4/2/2025
Smaller than a grain of rice, this injectable device could allow for minimally invasive heart-surgery — plus, research suggesting that a shingles vaccination reduces the risk of dementia.
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