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Empathy Linked to Habitual Drinking, New Study Finds

A new study found an unexpected link between regular alcohol drinking and affective empathy. According to the study, people tend to drink more alcohol whenever they feel more affective empathy (which is based on shared emotional experiences) than normal. Even…

June 3, 2023 · by Katherine Baldwin · 0

Green Mediterranean Diet Shown to Slow Down Brain Aging in New Study

According to recent study from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, switching to a green Mediterranean diet has a good impact on brain function. The study discovered that participants’ brain aging was slowed down by weight loss related to this diet.…

June 3, 2023 · by Katherine Baldwin · 0

Canadian University Students Invent Mini-Satellites for an Ambitious Space Mission

There are currently more than 7,700 active satellites in the Earth’s orbit. But even so, there always seems to be room for more, and some students from the Canadian University seem eager to prove that it’s possible. A CubeSat project…

June 3, 2023 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

James Webb Focuses on the Core of the NGC 5068 Galaxy – Check Out JWST’s New Photo

NGC 5068 is the galaxy smaller than our Milky Way but still located at a huge distance from our planet: about 22 million light-years. In other words, there’s no use hoping to spend a vacation there unless you’ve somehow invented…

June 3, 2023 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Former Astronaut Scott Kelly Encourages the Further Investigation of UFOs Despite the Lack of Enough Evidence

There are two types of people out there: some who are convinced that we are not alone in the Universe and that aliens are out there waiting for the right moment to pay us a visit, and others who believe…

June 3, 2023 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

There’s a New Tool for Detecting Early Stages of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s in a Patient

Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease are both neurodegenerative disorders that will affect the central nervous system of the patient. While they are distinct conditions with different clinical presentations, there are a few similarities between the two diseases. Let’s consider, for…

June 3, 2023 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Cosmic Threads in Our Galaxy Baffle Astronomers

Regardless of how much we like to think that humanity knows how the Universe works, there are still plenty of mysteries out there, even regarding our own Milky Way galaxy. For instance, scientists still cannot explain what’s the deal with…

June 2, 2023 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Bizarre Hybrid Animal is Created at a Petting Zoo

Are you ready for a cute and unexpected surprise straight from a petting zoo in Dorset? It seems that Mother Nature has a mischievous side, as a clever Shetland ewe managed to pull off a daring escapade into the enclosure…

June 2, 2023 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

X-Raying a Single Atom for the First Time Becomes Possible

Back in the 1920s, when brilliant minds such as Richard Feynman, Paul Dirac, or Niels Bohr were desperately trying to understand the atom, they rapidly figured out one disturbing fact: atoms are so defiant and unique that they cannot be…

June 2, 2023 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

AI Could Destroy Us in Just Two Years, Former Google Executive Warns

The hype surrounding Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been enormous in recent months and for good reasons. AI chatbots such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT have proven to be very powerful as long as people know how to use them. But is the…

June 2, 2023 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

DNA Can Get Altered Because of Chemical Used in Sweetener

Researchers involved in a recent study have discovered that a chemical produced during the digestion of a commonly used artificial sweetener is able to damage DNA. The chemical in question is known as sucralose-6-acetate, as News Medical informs. The chemical…

June 1, 2023 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Train Kills a Llama That Escaped Its Enclosure

In a small rural area in Germany, three llamas made a daring escape from their enclosure. Unfortunately, the youngest llama met a tragic fate when it was struck and killed by a passing train, according to DW. Concerned citizens reported…

June 1, 2023 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

The Vatican Observatory Summer School is Open Once Again

Humanity can’t possibly progress without astronomy and astrophysics, as exploring the unknown of the Cosmos, regardless of how much, is crucial. Everybody knows this, which is why the Vatican Observatory Summer School just had to reopen its doors. That’s right,…

June 1, 2023 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

The Mystery of Early Massive Galaxies Solved? What Astrophysicists Say

Here’s a fact that we all need to learn how to deal with: there are trillions of galaxies out there in the observable Universe, and astronomers will never get to explore them all, regardless of how hard they try. However,…

June 1, 2023 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Study Finds that Low Iron Levels May Worsen Your Mental Health Symptoms

According to new research, the body’s iron level has a significant impact on one’s mental health. Deficits in Iron can exacerbate the signs of depression, anxiety, and schizophrenia because it is necessary for the production of vital neurotransmitters that have…

June 1, 2023 · by Katherine Baldwin · 0