SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .May 28th, 2026

Vol VI Issue 50

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False Necessity is the Mother of Dumb Invention.

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Today, 508 links Curated

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Scientists Identify Hidden Brain Pathway Behind GLP-1 Weight-Loss Effects

#deep-brain #hedonic #dopamine #Amygdala

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Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' is set to lose its ice shelf this year

#Thwaites Glacier #detach #Modeling #collapse

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Scientists say the hidden “third eye” inside your skull is the bizarre reason you can see

#single #central #vertebrate #photoreceptors

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Newly discovered 'thunder' of Atlantic sturgeons inspires awe

#spawning #Bioacoustics #hydrophones #overfishing

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Scientists Create Tiny Chip That Uses Light Instead of Electricity To Process Information

#quantum #valleytronics #nanoscale #metasurfaces

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .May 27th, 2026

Vol VI Issue 49

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We cannot reason ourselves out of our basic irrationality. All we can do is to learn the art of being irrational in a reasonable way.

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Today, 470 links Curated

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Scientists create global treasure map pointing to hidden rare earth deposits

#seismic #lithosphere #continents #igneous

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Scientists Invent ‘Wearable Robot’ Fabric Muscle Clothing That Increases the Wearer’s Strength by 40%

#shape-memory #muscle load #yarn #coil

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Heavy Rainfall Inflates Mount Fuji

#uplift #aquifers #deformation #clinker

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Large Hadron Collider detects strange particle behavior that could rewrite physics

#Standard Model #penguin decays #sub-atomic #B mesons

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Addition of electricity drastically lowers carbon footprint of cement production

#electrochemical #alite #belite #calcination

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .May 25th, 2026

Vol VI Issue 48

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The “De” In “Decentralization” Stands For “Democracy”

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Today, 272 links Curated

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The impact of microplastics on ocean carbon uptake

#Phytoplankton #toxicity #sunlight #triple crisis

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New Vitamin B12-Based Therapy Could Change How Brain Cancer Is Treated

#glioblastoma #blood–brain barrier #nitrosylcobalamin #apoptosis

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Fatherhood Dramatically Rewires Your Brain, Scans Reveal

#restructuring #gray matter #temporal #key life stages

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Does the smell of pine make you smarter?

#terpenes #cognitive #consciously #nature-related

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Low-dose ketamine shows promise for easing chronic fatigue

#exhaustion #systemic #inflammation #glutamate

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .May 23rd, 2026

Vol VI Issue 47

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I have learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances.

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Today, 382 links Curated

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Einstein’s “wormhole” may actually reveal a hidden mirror of time

#Einstein–Rosen bridge #paradox #fields #spacetime

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Scientists Are Turning Ocean Trash Into Roads

#plastic waste #PMA #SBS #microplastic

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We're 'green chemists'—why we think this emerging science can transform the way the world uses its resources

#benign #holistic #natural polymers #innovation

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Hybrid California Bees Beat Deadly Mites

#Varroa mite #viruses #infestation #larval stage

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Ancient DNA Shatters the Simple Story of Europe’s Origins

#genomes #Neolithic age #Anatolia #women

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .May 22nd, 2026

Vol VI Issue 46

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Belief systems provide a programme which relieves the necessity of thought.

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Today, 499 links Curated

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Scientists discover a strange “inside-out” planetary system that shouldn’t exist

#rocky #gaseous #LHS 1903 #Cheops

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Spinach-Based Eye Drops Could Help Treat a Common Eye Condition

#dry eye syndrome #membrane stacks #NADPH #Thylakoids

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Scientists discover hidden weakness shared by hundreds of cancer mutations

#PerturbFate #control hubs #regulation #melanoma

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Researchers transform paper sludge into valuable biofuels

#saccharification #fermentation #sludge #bioeconomy

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Ancient chemistry trick unlocks new type of glass that traps CO2 and hydrogen

#MOF #ZIF-62 #silicate #metal-organic

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .May 21st, 2026

Vol VI Issue 45

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A lot of paranoia has to do with valuing internal deductions over external evidence.

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Today, 429 links Curated

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Swearing helps people perform better when peak performance is needed, study finds

#hold #Social pressure #disinhibited #psychological flow

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Yearslong fight over users’ right to tweak smart TV software heads to trial

#Vizio #SFC #Linux kernel #GPLv2

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Plants can 'eat' the dust that falls onto their leaves

#deposition #foliar uptake #shrub #micronutrients

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NASA’s Hubble Accidentally Witnesses a Comet Shattering in Space

#K1 #perihelion #coma #fragmenting

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New eruption discovered in the Bismarck Sea

#deep-ocean floor #subduction #Titan Ridge #seismometers

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .May 20th, 2026

Vol VI Issue 44

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Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.

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Today, 492 links Curated

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Beyond Lithium: The Rise of All-Organic Batteries for a Sustainable Energy Future

#electrode #polymer #amorphous #ceramic

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Scientists discover strange link between vitamin D and pain

#deficient #senses #regulates #inflammatory

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Scientists Discover Hidden Sleep Switch That Boosts Brainpower, Builds Muscle, and Burns Fat

#deep sleep #growth hormone #wakefulness #GHRH

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Glowing fungi expose final enzyme that could make bioluminescent tools more efficient

#oxyluciferin #CPH #caffeic #pyruvic

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Naturally occurring soil fungi could boost rice yields while reducing reliance on synthetic fertilizers

#bio-fertilizers #arbuscular mycorrhizal #basmati #AWD

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