Intermittent fasting appears to cause changes in both the brain and the gut. It affects areas of the brain linked to hunger and self-control, and also shifts the balance of gut bacteria. These changes seem to work together over time,…
An AI-driven study enabled a 20-minute conversation with a humpback whale named Twain. Scientists used call playback to test interspecies communication.
Leading food companies are being criticized for employing tactics similar to those used by the tobacco industry to make their products more addictive and harmful. These strategies include manipulating ingredients and marketing to create dependency, raising concerns about public health…
Google DeepMind's GNoME project combined graph neural networks with large-scale density functional theory checks to propose more than 2.2 million inorganic crystal structures that were stable in those physics-based tests relative to earlier public catalogs, including 381,000 additions on the updated stability hull for a new total near 421,000 stable crystals. Independent experimental structures in the ICSD matched 736 of the model's stable outputs. None of this guarantees cheap manufacturing or immediate devices; stability in a database is one step, and synthesis remains hard.
Walking 20,000 steps a day for a month significantly improves both physical and mental health. Physically, the challenge enhanced the author’s posture, lean muscle, and sleep quality. Mentally, walking fostered emotional stability, positivity, and a sense of well-being, creating a…
Spending many hours seated is linked with a higher risk of early death. Evidence shows that about 30 to 40 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity each day can bring that risk down to the level seen in people who…
Most people have a clear internal daily rhythm, called a circadian rhythm, that sets natural peaks and dips in alertness. A person’s preferred timing is their chronotype. Morning types, often called larks, feel and perform best in the morning. Evening…
Researchers have developed a training procedure called Meta-learning for Compositionality (MLC) that teaches a standard transformer to combine known words in new ways, much as people do. In controlled tests, an MLC-trained network learned fresh vocabulary from only a handful…
Ashwagandha is a plant used in Ayurvedic medicine. It is often called an adaptogen, meaning a substance that may help the body cope with stress. A medical news report highlights growing interest in ashwagandha for stress, anxiety, and sleep. Early…