Trotting hippos can ‘fly’, but only in 0.3-second bursts, study finds
Researchers have discovered that, unlike other four-legged mammals, hippopotamuses trot at high speeds and become airborne for “quite a large amount of time.”
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Lasers reveal Roman-era circus in Spain where 5,000 spectators watched horse-drawn chariot races
Researchers used lidar technology to map Iruña Veleia, a Roman-era city in Spain.
Psilocybin reduces alcohol use by altering gene expression in brain’s reward center
New research has found that psilocybin reduces alcohol consumption in rats by altering specific brain pathways, particularly in the left nucleus accumbens. This suggests that psilocybin could potentially be a useful treatment for reducing alcohol use, but more research is…
CrowdStrike’s ubiquity under fire as Congress calls for CEO to testify
Enlarge / Travelers navigate customer service and ticketing lines at Ronald Regan Washington National Airport on July 19, 2024 in Washington, DC. A global computer outage started from an update from the cybersecurity company CrowdStrike that impacted flights worldwide along…
SpaceX just stomped the competition for a new contract—that’s not great
Enlarge / With Dragon and Falcon, SpaceX has become an essential contractor for NASA. (credit: SpaceX) There is an emerging truth about NASA’s push toward commercial contracts that is increasingly difficult to escape: Companies not named SpaceX are struggling with…
Gaga’s Harley Quinn joins the Clown Prince of Crime in Joker: Folie à Deux trailer
Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga star in Joker: Folie à Deux. This weekend will be all about San Diego Comic-Con and the hotly anticipated theatrical release of the summer blockbuster Deadpool and Wolverine, but Warner Bros. is already looking ahead…
Severely injured giraffe with ‘very twisted’ zigzag neck spotted in South Africa
New photos show a young giraffe with an extremely deformed neck in Kruger National Park. The animal may have survived a broken neck or could have a severe case of an illness that also affects humans.
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‘It’s risky for male frogs out there’: Female frog drags and attempts to eat screaming male
Female green and golden bell frogs in Australia will eat their male counterparts when the males’ mating call displeases them.
Study finds (R)-ketamine restores cognitive deficits induced by chronic social isolation
A recent study on mice found that chronic social isolation reduces the activity of neurons in the anterior insular cortex region of the brain, resulting in impaired social memory. Treatment with (R)-ketamine counteracted this reduction, restoring social memory functioning in…
