Sciences Cafe | Site-Wide Activity https://sciencescafe.com/?bp_activities=1 Activity feed for the entire site. Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:41:02 +0300 https://buddypress.org/?v= ar 30 hourly 2 2a5235439bc91d2d5ae5dd5ceb072266 maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25451 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:41:02 +0300 Einstein’s greatest theory triumphs again in landmark frame-dragging measurementA best-yet measurement of one of general relativity’s most mind-boggling effects is “another feather in Einstein’s cap”

]]> 0 417cb18702ccf990ba742c8e65d4fa2c maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25450 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:41:01 +0300 Why ‘Neil the seal’ is unleashing chaos in TasmaniaThis one-ton elephant seal has gone viral for smashing into cars and infrastructure, but biologists have a more poignant explanation for his behavior

]]> 0 d8271d6754eaca51b9b08b02adc37b7c maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25449 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:41:01 +0300 RFK, Jr. is turning his attention to the U.S. Preventive Services TaskforceThe U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is an independent group that offers guidance on what health screenings and medications health insurance should cover

]]> 0 2f668d5d1edf51aa3480b24b3cf1b867 maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25448 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:41:01 +0300 Can we geoengineer ourselves out of an El Niño year?A controversial geoengineering proposal suggests that brightening clouds off South America could weaken a burgeoning El Niño, but major technical and ethical questions remain

]]> 0 304c390ea2cc29b113e30be7ff14b964 maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25447 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:41:01 +0300 Scientists get clearest view yet of a spreading seafloorA rare eruption in the Indian Ocean let researchers capture one of the clearest views yet of a seafloor spreading event

]]> 0 41fd5a5338fb1fb9db8ad8f6f3b92dae maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25446 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:40:59 +0300 AI tools meant to vet science are surprisingly easy to foolThe gold standard of scientific review, peer review by researchers’ colleagues, is in crisis. AI might offer a solution but has problems of its own.Science News

]]> 0 f354722086c4500cae670afc21fb5896 maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25445 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:40:59 +0300 A shoebox-sized satellite could expose hidden nuclear weapons in spaceThere’s never been a good method to check for violations of the Outer Space Treaty’s prohibition of nuclear weapons in space.Science News

]]> 0 7cba454b2c3e93dae4bbcb89b4e2b800 maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25444 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:40:59 +0300 Can geoengineering blunt El Niño’s fury?Marine cloud brightening could cool part of the Pacific and weaken extreme El Niños, simulations suggest. But the approach could have risks.Science News

]]> 0 3a259d2f08bbd946085617b5b3e0775b maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25443 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:22:01 +0300 New York City’s Manhattanhenge is back—here’s how to see itThe Big Apple’s biannual sunset display is as iconic as it is captivating. Here’s everything you need to know about why the phenomenon happens and how best to view it

]]> 0 756a923e2abbe4f490ec762099ab5c7f maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25442 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:22:01 +0300 Astronomers discover some of the most extreme primordial quasars in the universeProbing the dawn of the cosmos for clues to how the first galaxies and supermassive black holes formed is no easy feat

]]> 0 ded6037d4701e497fff44d558d9f4db6 maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25441 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:22:01 +0300 Should you be taking creatine? Here's what the science saysThe sport supplement is popular among health influencers and athletes, who say creatine can help build stronger muscles and sharper brains—but is it legit?

]]> 0 27b183c3817a643766ed50f69c5dd526 maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25440 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:22:00 +0300 How math helped the Allies win World War IIDuring World War II, statistics helped the Allies estimate the number of enemy tanks, which proved essential in the decisive move against Nazi Germany

]]> 0 ecef4bbde6e322785c6ae25047506014 maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25439 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:22:00 +0300 Why are the steel beams inside a Manhattan skyscraper buckling? Experts explainSteel support columns in the Midtown building, which is being converted from offices into apartments, may have been overloaded, experts say

]]> 0 8a13d4c7bad30aa161682f51c757c0ea maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25438 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:21:59 +0300 Many U.S. teens underestimate fentanyl’s deadly riskA majority of 8th-graders and roughly a third of 10th- and 12th-graders do not see great risk in using fentanyl once or twice, a study reports.Science News

]]> 0 e21762fd653a1dbc4ab104564c83caff maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25437 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:21:59 +0300 Scientists say Beefalo are all beef, no -alo. Breeders disagreeA whole-genome analysis of Beefalo, a hybrid bison-cattle breed, suggests very few individuals have any bison DNA at all, a new study reports.Science News

]]> 0 7ebd037e5ba52cb037f44ce8cb0c13d3 maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25436 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:21:58 +0300 A robot swarm is on a mission to map Greenland’s perilous ice sheetsThe ambitious expedition aims to fill data gaps about the glacier-sea boundary to predict when the world might tip into a catastrophic climate regime.Science News

]]> 0 2b322210998483466c2e8d278fe806fd maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25435 Tue, 07 Jul 2026 01:34:56 +0300 Chinese spacecraft Tianwen-2 beams back first image of Earth’s “mini moon”China’s Tianwen-2 aims to collect samples from asteroid Kamo’oalewa and return them to Earth

]]> 0 30efa129ae502263f39a5ca866490ea5 maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25434 Tue, 07 Jul 2026 01:34:55 +0300 NASA’s exoplanet mission accidentally discovers a world it was never meant to findThe exoplanet telescope TESS revealed a distant world using an entirely different detection method than the one it was built around

]]> 0 ca5d3c5238125cf38461e906f4807fad maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25433 Tue, 07 Jul 2026 01:34:55 +0300 Wordle, but for art history—Anthropeum turns the Met Museum into an online gameAnthropeum is a daily game that uses the Met’s open-access data to showcase underrepresented art and artifacts

]]> 0 44979e7fcd7a88cfc6ec6120c72d631f maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25432 Tue, 07 Jul 2026 01:34:55 +0300 Did our modern human ancestors and Neanderthals share a common culture?Both Neanderthals and Homo sapiens may have shared tools and behavioral practices, new research suggests

]]> 0 94478dffc26a0bd81ce968ff2d96e446 maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25431 Tue, 07 Jul 2026 01:34:55 +0300 Too many sleepless nights may lead to weight gainGetting as little as 90 minutes less sleep than usual may lead to gaining weight and becoming more sedentary, a new study finds

]]> 0 b7faaffb02d6de24d01e7feeea791d14 maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25430 Tue, 07 Jul 2026 01:34:53 +0300 ‘Hobbits’ likely scavenged dragons’ killsHomo floresiensis may have scavenged Komodo dragon leftovers instead of hunting small elephant relatives.Science News

]]> 0 de86633d4c31b6e0cb6bdc84f874e950 maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25429 Tue, 07 Jul 2026 01:34:53 +0300 Pickles glow when you plug them in. Science explains whyA scientist, a jar of pickles and a power strip walk into a room. The punchline involves physics, glowing condiments and a scientific party trick.Science News

]]> 0 e6a24d4ff907e976d4aad9b10d6e5407 maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25428 Mon, 06 Jul 2026 01:21:36 +0300 Is AI ruining our skills? Early results are in—and they’re not goodReliance on artificial-intelligence tools degrades the abilities of physicians and software engineers, studies show

]]> 0 15c5d5b49d89e0bb9794ba166a3bd77f maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25427 Sat, 04 Jul 2026 22:33:15 +0300 How working memory could give rise to consciousnessWorking memory is the information we need to access to complete the tasks we’re engaged in right now, and scientists think it may be closely entwined with consciousness

]]> 0 fc6c8d4fcebd2b572c2d33acdd457741 maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25426 Sat, 04 Jul 2026 22:33:14 +0300 For July 4, NASA unveils an astronomical fireworks show, complete with sound effectsThe rockets’ red glare have nothing on these images from Chandra X-ray Observatory

]]> 0 721a897f6ce9ed8ceee488685c3cf125 maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25425 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 21:02:55 +0300 The biological dogma that women don’t make new eggs after birth may be wrongFemale mammals have long thought to be born with all the eggs they would ever have, but new research is challenging that consensus

]]> 0 b18af8b10a2fd921510a6b707338f79a maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25424 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 21:02:54 +0300 What will happen to the moon in the far future?The moon is Earth’s constant companion. But will that always be the case?

]]> 0 3680edd6df2dc52739c878be8be89526 maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25423 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 21:02:54 +0300 Archaeologists uncover new history from the Battle of Bunker Hill, the first major battle of the American RevolutionNew archaeology has uncovered everything from musket balls to wig curlers at the site of the Battle of Bunker Hill, the first major clash of the American Revolution

]]> 0 0609445e284af61e988d7f73a1f1da7e maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25422 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 21:02:54 +0300 July 4 heat wave would've been 'virtually impossible' in 1776People in the U.S. experience more, and more intense, heat waves than the Founding Fathers would have

]]> 0 878c43d341cc21abeffbf42fae925828 maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25421 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 21:02:53 +0300 Ancient ‘hobbits’ feasted on Komodo dragons’ leftoversThe hominins may have gone on adventures, but they lacked key skills of modern humans

]]> 0 fdf10f9f7580ad415aaf1314167ab0e1 maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25420 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:00:25 +0300 Ancient cave paintings can harbor human DNA for millennia, scientists findThe breakthrough could reveal previously hidden ancient human activity inside caves, acting as ‘genetic archives’

]]> 0 78f245c049e34e5424ef799a64cecf84 maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25419 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:00:25 +0300 The White House goes all in on aliens with new UAP Science Advisory CouncilThis new group, which is led by Harvard professor Avi Loeb, aims to advise the Trump administration and the U.S. intelligence community, as well as to publish its findings in peer-reviewed journals

]]> 0 35a3fa4976266c555bbebef0ac61b3ad maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25418 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:00:25 +0300 Why digital government records are so hard to preserveChat apps, email, and cloud files have become the primary record of how power is exercised. Archivists are trying to preserve them before formats go dark or messages disappear without a trace

]]> 0 640047e6400a7cf049132dc8929d1230 maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25417 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:00:24 +0300 How to avoid heat illness and stay safe during the mega heat waveA heat wave over the Fourth of July weekend could put millions at risk of heat-related illnesses. Here’s what to do to stay safe—and why you don’t just need to drink lots of water

]]> 0 e843d7ffb6e4268d3d63c4a0ae35e5df maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25416 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:00:24 +0300 Male marathoners might be twice as likely to ‘hit the wall’ as women—the reason why might surprise youThe way women use energy while running is fundamentally different from men

]]> 0 6b6e2119e139af2d141a99e0983e775a maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25415 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:00:23 +0300 This space telescope is falling. A robotic spacecraft may save itA private rocket mission aims to boost NASA’s Swift telescope before its orbit decays, extending its hunt for gamma-ray bursts.Science News

]]> 0 d7009be96aa396541c916fe10530e260 maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25414 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:00:22 +0300 Young gulls’ drab plumage may help them avoid adult attacksFake, painted decoys suggest immature coloring acts as a social signal, reducing aggression from territorial nesting gulls.Science News

]]> 0 97d4cc3dd24cce273fa6052ecf31ecdc maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25413 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:00:22 +0300 The animal behind most aggressive wildlife encounters may surprise youAnalysis of 3,000 incidents in Canada reveals which animal–human activity combos are especially risky. Of note: Elk and campgrounds are a bad mix.Science News

]]> 0 001728b7225dc799d93ef2e4769fb568 maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25412 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:00:22 +0300 The natural history of every U.S. state is on display at a new D.C. exhibitThe Smithsonian Natural History Museum’s latest exhibit, “From These Lands,” connects visitors with America’s natural history.Science News

]]> 0 641daef0211ba7a9fd1ee47a3d9afa83 maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25411 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:00:21 +0300 Giant trees have tricks to work around droughtSamples collected at daring heights provide evidence for an untested theory of tree drought adaptation, while countering another.Science News

]]> 0 0c8b5e54e72b499917d5180cbc4c0aa6 maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25410 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:40:46 +0300 China’s LineShine supercomputer tops global rankings with almost 2 quadrillion calculations per secondThe speedy machine displaces the U.S.’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s El Capitan at the top of the TOP500 rankings of the world’s fastest supercomputers

]]> 0 230141961032090847880d6a95469089 maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25409 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:40:46 +0300 What is a Lagrangian used for in physics?How Emmy Noether’s theorem uses the Lagrangian to provide a formula for calculating the quantity of symmetries in a system—like the orbit of planets.

]]> 0 2ced65e2307c689b6a285200b38e5e81 maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25408 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:40:45 +0300 AI finds hidden ECG signal that predicts sudden cardiac death riskA new model flags people at high risk of sudden cardiac death from a routine ECG—and reveals a warning sign in the heart’s electrical activity

]]> 0 69c07d07879f6e3e3a01f10419897afb maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25407 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:40:45 +0300 New York City could see its hottest weather in more than a decadeTemperatures in New York’s Central Park haven’t surpassed 100 degrees Fahrenheit since 2012; but that may be about to change

]]> 0 1fade8d887e044f61765050ae6b62baa maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25406 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:40:45 +0300 NASA announces Astrobotic, Intuitive Machines and Firefly to build lunar landers for a future moon baseThree companies will receive a total of $600 million to executive four moon landings, laying the groundwork for a planned crewed outpost on the surface

]]> 0 d83675efc01d83e1edf85436c958b062 maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25405 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:40:43 +0300 Crabs can’t hide from an octopus with a mirrorNew experiments show that octopuses can understand where an item is based solely on its reflection.Science News

]]> 0 accb57a598c5c625ec8fa1496e9dd7d5 maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25404 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:40:43 +0300 This microbe turns into a cannibalistic ‘Hulk’Euplotes gigatrox’s shape-shifting may reveal how early life learned to act in surprisingly complex ways.Science News

]]> 0 90ecc15d27f561ba7f24800f00d39e31 maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25403 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:36:53 +0300 Gene-editing startups are using CRISPR to treat diseasesA handful of start-up firms are testing therapies that target specific epigenetic markers to treat everything from high cholesterol to a rare muscular disorder

]]> 0 9b558b15fb6835f1000425e9389a6be7 maestrooo wrote a new post https://sciencescafe.com/?p=25402 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:36:53 +0300 NASA prepares to launch an unprecedented mission to save a dying space telescopeInside the quest to rescue NASA’s aging Swift observatory

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