‘Ancient’ part of the brain tells you when to stop eating, study suggests
Neurons found in one of the oldest regions of the brain may control when we stop eating a meal, new research in mice hints.
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Scientists discover hidden ‘plumbing’ that’s driving Antarctic ice sheet into the ocean
Maps created by combining different models of glaciers and ice sheets reveal the way water is flowing deep beneath Antarctica’s ice.
Here’s what could happen if asteroid Bennu smashes into Earth in 157 years
An asteroid the size of One World Trade Center has a very small chance of crashing into Earth in the year 2182. But what would this impact mean for life on Earth?
People with autistic traits show reduced attentional bias towards animals
A new study published in the journal Cognition has found that people with lower levels of autistic traits show a persistent tendency to pay more attention to images of animals compared to images of inanimate objects. But individuals with higher…
Let’s Encrypt is ending expiration notice emails—for some very good reasons
Let’s Encrypt has been providing free “wildcard” certificates for websites for nearly seven years, enabling HTTPS connections for millions of domains and doing the whole Internet a real solid. Now the nonprofit is ending a useful service, but in an…
What the weak yen might mean for Switch 2 pricing
Since our first glimpse of the Switch 2 last month, we’ve been left guessing on many crucial hardware details, including the all-important launch price. Now, Nintendo has hinted that the unsteady state of the international money market may play an…
Polestar CEO says the brand’s tech makes the US a “great market for us”
In a move that will no doubt upset some of the more… orderly minded out there, Polestar is temporarily deviating from its otherwise most logical naming convention. Instead of giving its cars numbers based on some theoretical measurement of performance…
Robocallers posing as FCC staff blocked after robocalling real FCC staff
Robocallers posing as employees of the Federal Communications Commission made the mistake of trying to scam real employees of the FCC, the FCC announced yesterday. “On the night of February 6, 2024, and continuing into the morning of February 7,…
New study shows local news is vulnerable to partisan attacks
A new study finds that when Republican politicians attack local news outlets, public trust in those outlets drops significantly. The study, published in PS: Political Science & Politics, shows that these attacks are especially effective among Republican voters, but also…
Americans likely to pay more, wait longer for online orders from China
It’s been a confusing 24 hours at the US Postal Service (USPS) after the Trump administration imposed new tariffs on China that eliminated a loophole allowing low-value Chinese packages into the US duty-free. On Tuesday, the USPS abruptly stopped accepting…
