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• A Simple Blood Test May Predict Dementia Years Before Symptoms Appear

  14-03-2025 03:22 via scitechdaily.com
  The research findings primarily focus on individuals with a sleep disorder but may have broader implications. A recent study suggests that a simple blood test could help predict the onset of dementia years before symptoms appear in individuals with a specific sleep disorder. Idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder (iRBD) causes people to physically act out [...]
  
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• Trump's quest to conquer Canada is confusing everyone

  14-03-2025 18:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  Canadians and Republicans alike are confounded as President Donald Trump increasingly links a trade war to his push to annex Canada.
  
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• Columbia protestor arrested for overstaying student visa as tensions grow on campus

  14-03-2025 18:41 via nbcnews.com
  
  The arrest of Leqaa Kordia follows the self-deportation of a Columbia doctoral student from India, Ranjani Srinivasan, whom DHS accused of supporting Hamas.
  
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• It's Trump's Justice Department now

  14-03-2025 18:39 via nbcnews.com
  
  President Donald Trump’s choice of Pam Bondi to be attorney general last fall prompted sighs of relief in some Democratic and legal circles.
  
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• The Dark MAGA Gov-Corp Technate — Part 2

  14-03-2025 16:14 via technocracy.news
  A lock-step cabal of Technocrats is prosecuting a coup d’état against America and, indeed, the world. Trump is being promoted as the Monarch of the Dark Enlightenment’s Gov-Corp Technate, where the state will be owned by the oligarchy. These Technocrats now have political power, technological power, and inconceivable wealth at their disposal. Americans don’t see that language of freedom and liberty has been redefined as Orwellian double-think. ⁃ Patrick W
  
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• Good Oral Hygiene Can Prevent Other Overall Health Issues, Even Dementia

  14-03-2025 14:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn more about how brushing and flossing your teeth everyday can help prevent health concerns such as dementia.
  
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• Democrats react to Schumer's plan to vote for GOP funding bill

  14-03-2025 12:44 via today.com
  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is surprising a lot of Democrats with his move to vote for the Republican funding bill in order to avoid a looming government shutdown. Moderator of Meet the Press Kristen Welker joins TODAY to break down why he made this decision and the blowback from some in his own party.
  
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• Apple’s Siri-ous Problem + How Starlink Took Over the World + Is A.I. Making Us Dumb?

  14-03-2025 12:00 via nytimes.com
  
  In the A.I. era, does Apple need to get comfortable shipping less polished products?
  
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• NASA Astronauts Are About to Return Home

  14-03-2025 09:43 via nytimes.com
  
  A spacecraft malfunction last June has kept Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore on the International Space Station for more than nine months. They are slated to return home in the next few days. But before they do, Michael Barbaro spoke with them about their unusually long stay in space.
  
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• When Disks Collide: The Violent Birth of Rogue Planets

  14-03-2025 08:05 via scitechdaily.com
  How do rogue planetary-mass objects – celestial bodies that fall between planets and stars in size – come into existence? An international team of astronomers, including researchers from the University of Zurich, has tackled this mystery using advanced simulations. Their findings reveal that these elusive objects are closely tied to the turbulent interactions within young [...]
  
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• This Ancient Galaxy’s Unexpected Chemistry Could Rewrite the Story of the Universe

  14-03-2025 06:33 via scitechdaily.com
  Astronomers from the University of Arizona have uncovered astonishing details about a galaxy that existed when the universe was less than 300 million years old – just 2% of its current age. Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, they found JADES-GS-z14-0 to be far brighter and chemically complex than expected, challenging current understandings of early [...]
  
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• Physicists Stunned: Lead-208’s Shape Just Broke a Fundamental Rule of Nuclear Physics

  14-03-2025 05:21 via scitechdaily.com
  For decades, scientists believed that lead-208, a “doubly magic” and highly stable atomic nucleus, was perfectly spherical. However, groundbreaking new research has shattered this assumption, revealing that its nucleus is actually elongated, much like a rugby ball. By using an advanced gamma-ray spectrometer and high-speed particle collisions, researchers uncovered unexpected quantum behavior that contradicts long-standing [...]
  
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• New Study Shatters Long-Held Beliefs About One-Horned Rhinos

  14-03-2025 04:29 via scitechdaily.com
  A study reveals major differences between the Sundaic and Indian rhinoceroses, leading scientists to propose a new classification for the Sundaic species as Eurhinoceros sondaicus. A new study has identified significant differences in the appearance and behavior of the two one-horned Asiatic rhinoceros species, challenging traditional classifications and prompting a reconsideration of their taxonomic status. [...]
  
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• Newsmax reveals it agreed to pay Smartmatic $40M in settlement with the voting machine company

  14-03-2025 04:01 via nbcnews.com
  
  Newsmax agreed to pay Smartmatic $40 million as part of a settlement last year following the voting technology company’s election defamation lawsuit against the right-wing news outlet, according to a new regulatory filing.
  
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• Long-Haul COVID: Why Some Never Fully Recover and What Science Reveals

  14-03-2025 02:00 via scitechdaily.com
  According to a study of the COVICAT cohort, almost one in four people infected with SARS-CoV-2 suffered from long-COVID. Long-COVID continues to impact many, with symptoms lasting years in some cases. This study identifies key risk factors, such as severe infection and pre-existing conditions, while highlighting protective factors like vaccination. With three distinct subtypes identified, [...]
  
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• Bigger Than We Thought? Scientists Reveal New Megalodon Size Estimates

  14-03-2025 01:21 via scitechdaily.com
  DePaul University Paleobiology Professor Kenshu Shimada is leading a study alongside 28 experts. A new scientific study offers significant insights into the biology of Megalodon (formally Otodus megalodon), a massive prehistoric shark that lived nearly worldwide between 15 and 3.6 million years ago. Led by paleobiology professor Kenshu Shimada of DePaul University, the study involved [...]
  
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• New Study Links Belly Fat and Brain Health: A Key to Preventing Cognitive Decline?

  14-03-2025 00:30 via scitechdaily.com
  New research reveals that visceral adipose tissue helps maintain brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels, but this effect weakens with age, potentially contributing to cognitive decline. A new study, led by Dr. Yoshinori Takei and Dr. Atsushi Sugiyama from Toho University’s Department of Pharmacology, along with Dr. Akira Hirasawa of Kyoto University’s Graduate School of Pharmaceutical [...]
  
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• Scientists 3D-Print the Future of Particle Detection

  13-03-2025 23:39 via scitechdaily.com
  A new technique in detector fabrication could change high-energy physics forever. By using additive manufacturing, researchers have developed a novel way to construct plastic scintillator detectors, drastically cutting costs and build time. Their first prototype, the SuperCube, has proven capable of tracking cosmic particles, marking a milestone for 3D-printed particle physics technology. Next-Generation Neutrino Detection [...]
  
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• Climate Change Could Soon Raise Our Exposure to Viruses From Sewage

  13-03-2025 23:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn how viruses lingering in sewage can enter bodies of water, posing a public health risk that may be on the rise as climate change brings more rain.
  
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• Nostalgia and Thinking About the Past Helps Us Hold Onto Our Friendships

  13-03-2025 22:30 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn more about the friendship-fueling powers of nostalgia, which may lead people to recognize the importance of their relationships.
  
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• Could Black Holes Be Portals to a New Universe? Scientists Weigh In

  13-03-2025 22:28 via scitechdaily.com
  What if a black hole wasn’t the end, but the beginning of something new? Black Holes Might Transform into White Holes – Scientists propose that instead of simply consuming everything, black holes could transition into white holes, which expel matter and possibly even time back into the universe. This challenges the traditional view that black [...]
  
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• 1.4 Million-Year-Old Hominin Is the Oldest Face of Western Europe

  13-03-2025 22:15 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn more about Homo affinis erectus, Western Europe’s oldest human ancestor.
  
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• OpenAI urges U.S. to allow AI models to train on copyrighted material

  13-03-2025 21:55 via nbcnews.com
  
  OpenAI is asking the U.S. government to make it easier for AI companies to learn from copyrighted material, citing a need to “strengthen America’s lead” globally in advancing the technology.
  
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• Scientists Just Found a THC-Free Cannabis Compound That May Replace Opioids

  13-03-2025 21:15 via scitechdaily.com
  Terpenes from cannabis may relieve chronic pain without THC’s psychoactive effects. Researchers found that certain terpenes significantly reduced fibromyalgia and post-surgical pain in animal studies, with geraniol showing the most promise. Terpenes: A Potential Breakthrough for Pain Relief Terpenes from the Cannabis sativa plant may offer a promising new approach to treating fibromyalgia and post-surgical [...]
  
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• JWST Findings May Suggest Our Universe Exists Inside a Black Hole

  13-03-2025 21:15 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Observations about the directions in which galaxies turn have a head-spinning implication: our entire Universe might exist inside a black hole.
  
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• Publisher stands behind ex-Facebook employee's book, rebuffing Meta

  13-03-2025 20:53 via nbcnews.com
  
  Book publisher Macmillan said on Thursday it would continue promoting a book written by a former Facebook employee who is now critical of the tech company.
  
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• Ancient Asteroid Unlocks 4.6-Billion-Year-Old Magnetic Secrets of the Solar System

  13-03-2025 20:06 via scitechdaily.com
  A weak magnetic field likely attracted matter inward, contributing to the formation of the outer planetary bodies, from Jupiter to Neptune. Tiny grains from a distant asteroid are offering new insights into the magnetic forces that shaped the outer regions of the solar system over 4.6 billion years ago. Scientists at MIT and other institutions [...]
  
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• Comcast expands partnership with Olympics, extends media rights through 2036

  13-03-2025 19:31 via nbcnews.com
  
  Comcast and the International Olympic Committee have agreed on a new deal that expands the company’s broadcast reach and extends its media rights for the Olympic Games through 2036.
  
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• Spinning Electrons Just Solved a Decades-Old Semiconductor Mystery

  13-03-2025 19:00 via scitechdaily.com
  A major breakthrough in organic semiconductors has been achieved, potentially transforming display technology and even future computing. By designing a material that forces electrons to spiral, researchers have developed a chiral semiconductor that naturally emits circularly polarized light. This could make screens significantly more energy-efficient and lead to advancements in spintronics and quantum computing. Breaking [...]
  
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• How Your Smartphone Camera Could Track Your Heart Rate

  13-03-2025 18:45 via discovermagazine.com
  
  The future of cardiac tracking could be smartphone-based, according to a large study by Google Research.
  
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