Spite takes many forms. You might take a little longer at the self-checkout when someone is waiting. You might increase the TV volume when someone complains about the sound. And you might turn to conspiracy theories. According to a new study in the Journal of Social Issues, that’s a distinct possibility, as spitefulness plays an important part in conspiracy thinking. “Spite is the desire to ‘level the playing field’ by trying to knock someone else down,” said David Gordon, a study auth ...read more
Looking up at the sky and seeing the moon turn red can be a frightful but also intriguing sight. It can only mean one thing — the blood moon has arrived. On the evening of March 13, 2025, those in North and South America could experience a total lunar eclipse. With that, the moon will turn an eerie shade of red, revealing what is known as the blood moon. And while it might seem ominous, there is a perfectly rational reason for why the moon turns red during a total lunar eclipse. This is th ...read more
It’s nearly impossible not to look at a comatose patient and wonder if they have any awareness. A new study may soon help doctors identify not just which unresponsive patients may possess some degree of consciousness — but whether they have a chance for recovery. The key? Looking for brain waves that match those resembling typical sleep patterns, according to the study published in Nature Medicine.“We’re at an exciting crossroad in neurocritical care where we know that many patients appe ...read more
The Industrial Revolution 150 years ago transformed human life in many ways, including granting us unlimited access to sugar. But combined with other technological advances, much of the Western population now leads a more sedentary lifestyle. The result is a society grappling with obesity and related conditions, such as type 2 diabetes. While metformin is one of the most widely prescribed antidiabetic drugs worldwide, its precise interaction with sugar has not been fully understood — until now ...read more
A company that intends to bring back the woolly mammoth has taken a small, but significant step toward its massive de-extinction goal: it has created a woolly mouse. The company, Colossal Laboratories & Biosciences, used a variety of gene-editing techniques to create a number of tiny rodents with the massive, extinct species’ bushy hair. They reported their results in bioRxiv.org.Making the Woolly MouseTheir gene editing efforts focused on two general traits — both of which are associate ...read more
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