Antarctic sea-ice at 'mind-blowing' low alarms experts(bbc.co.uk)

57 points by mindracer 3 years ago | 60 comments

Titanic tourist sub photos show wreckage being brought ashore(bbc.com)

55 points by tartoran 3 years ago | 82 comments

'Ultramassive' black hole discovered – bigger than the majority of galaxies(bbc.com)

125 points by achow 3 years ago | 82 comments

Southern Europe in extreme heat, with Greece seeing temperatures of 40C or more(bbc.co.uk)

28 points by vanilla-almond 3 years ago | 32 comments

Australia legalises psychedelics for mental health(bbc.co.uk)

71 points by mjfisher 3 years ago | 33 comments

Ocean Heat Record Broken(bbc.com)

206 points by ethbr0 3 years ago | 205 comments

Improving deep sleep may prevent dementia, study finds(monash.edu)

418 points by clouddrover 3 years ago | 381 comments

Monash University news article reporting a study finding that each 1% yearly loss of deep sleep in people over 60 is linked to a 27% higher dementia risk.

New research suggests people can communicate and practice skills while dreaming(newyorker.com)

432 points by XzetaU8 5 months ago | 255 comments

New Yorker essay by Shayla Love on research showing people can communicate and practice skills while dreaming, and whether we should learn in sleep.

One in ten people are older than 65. Three in four live under a leader who is(hannahritchie.substack.com)

50 points by gumby 11 days ago | 22 comments

Hannah Ritchie's Substack post analyzing the ages of world leaders and how long they've held power compared to the populations they govern.

Permanent Daylight Saving Time Could Harm Sleep and Mental Health, Analysis Says(sci.news)

28 points by throw0101a 19 days ago | 34 comments

Sci.News article on a Canadian analysis urging permanent standard time over permanent daylight saving time, warning darker winter mornings could harm sleep and mental health.

MIT Study Finds AI Use Reprograms the Brain, Leading to Cognitive Decline(publichealthpolicyjournal.com)

438 points by cainxinth 1 year ago | 432 comments

Article reporting on an MIT study claiming that using AI tools like ChatGPT alters brain activity and leads to cognitive decline.

Huntington's disease treated for first time(bbc.com)

672 points by _zie 1 year ago | 115 comments

BBC News article reporting that Huntington's disease has been successfully treated for the first time, by health and science correspondent James Gallagher.