Science and Technology Chronicles

Thursday, July 09, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .July 9th, 2026

Vol VII Issue 9

Who Said this?

Though I am an old man, I am forever a young gardener.

Today, 350 links Curated

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A common chemical from car tires might disrupt human brain cells and promote dementia

#6PPD-quinone #toxic #blood-brain #oxidative stress

Scientists Witnessed a Piece of Earth's Oceanic Crust Being Born

#thalassic #tectonic #OHA-GEODAMS #Saint Paul-Amsterdam

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Linked to The Brain's Clearing System

#ME/CFS #brain fog #glymphatic function #cerebrospinal

A Tiny Chemical Trick Could Lead to Much More Powerful Computer Chips

#plasma #molybdenum disulfide #Oxygen #Fluorine

Harvard scientists turn a silicon chip into a DNA writing machine

#electricity #enzymes #Synthetic DNA #nucleotide

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Wednesday, July 08, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .July 8th, 2026

Vol VII Issue 8

Who Said this?

People will come to love their oppression, to adore the technologies that undo their capacities to think.

Today, 405 links Curated

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Scientists Discover Hidden Kidney Pathway That Rewrites Biology Textbooks

#vasopressin #PKD #probenecid #urate

The viruses that pose the greatest risk to humanity

#Pandemics #RNA #zoonotic #R number

New Horizons Spacecraft Wakes from Hibernation in Good Health

#321‑day #resource‑saving #sensors #operations

Scientists Create Plastic That Blocks Heat Without Losing Strength

#vibrations #polymers #conductivity #tetrahydroxy deoxybenzoin triazole

Research now suggests that fermented rice can deliver antioxidants, B vitamins, and compounds that help fade hyperpigmentation

#serums #Rice bran #Aspergillus oryzae #melanin

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Tuesday, July 07, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .July 7th, 2026

Vol VII Issue 7

Who Said this?

Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.

Today, 392 links Curated

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Scientists Discover 73 Volcanic Calderas Hidden Across The Ocean Floor

#AI-assisted #seafloor #submarine #volcano

This Gut Microbe Could Be the Secret to Staying Strong as You Age

#Roseburia inulinivorans #muscle #performance #gut-muscle axis

Surprising Evidence of a ‘Lost’ Ancient City is Emerging from Beneath the Sands of Egypt’s Western Desert

#Byzantine-era #ostraca #Dakhla #thoroughfares

One Tiny Change May Explain How Viruses Jump From Bats to Humans

#amino acid #RaTG13 #OrfB9 #interactions

Breakthrough Diabetes Treatment Reprograms the Immune System Instead of Replacing Insulin

#engineered #stem cell #insulin-producing #MSCs

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Monday, July 06, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .July 6th, 2026

Vol VII Issue 6

Who Said this?

Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful

Today, 285 links Curated

Today's Five Links

Bone-Grafting Biomaterial That Selectively Destroys Bone Cancer Cells and Bacteria

#bone loss #implant failure #gallium oxide #Bioglass 45S5

Turning Off One Protein Made Mice Immune to Obesity.

#MTCH2 #respiration #mitochondria #differentiation

Astronomers witness the birth of a magnetar for the first time

#neutron star #core #collapse #superluminous

Scientists Baffled by a Sudden Reversal Deep Inside Earth’s Core

#molten iron #outer core #circulation #geodynamo

Astrophysicists show how the world’s darkest coating could protect the night sky from satellite light pollution

#Vantablack #reflects #Jovian-1 CubeSat #brightness

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Sunday, July 05, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .July 5th, 2026

Vol VII Issue 5

Who Said this?

Our own desires stand between us and our Better Angels

Today, 194 links Curated

Today's Five Links

A popular climate fix could accidentally trigger massive changes to global weather

#geoengineering #aerosol #ENSO #Brightening

Jellyfish Can Heal Wounds in Minutes. Scientists Want Their Secrets.

#hydrozoans #medusae #epithelial #actomyosin

Two People With Severe Autoimmune Disease in Remission After Immune 'Reset'

#neuromyelitis optica #alloHCT #stem cells #AQP4-IgG

Scientists discover the deep sleep circuit that builds muscle, burns fat, and boosts the brain

#hormone #activity #hypothalamus #locus coeruleus

The Webb Telescope has detected the same unexplained absorption signal on Pluto and Titan

#spectra #methane #nitrogen #tholins

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Saturday, July 04, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .July 4th, 2026

Vol VII Issue 4

Who Said this?

False Necessity is the Mother of Dumb Invention.

Today, 278 links Curated

Today's Five Links

Could a daily cup of coffee protect the brain against depressive symptoms?

#Nutrition #Middle East #anxiety #adenosine

Scientists Discover the First-Ever Molecules Preserved Inside a 113-Million-Year-Old Pterosaur Fossil

#microbes #steroids #oxygen #mineralization

Vagus Nerve Stimulation Improves Severe Depression by 70%, Major US Trial Finds

#treatment-resistant #vagus nerve #VNS #improvement

An Underground Mystery Had Engineers Stumped Until They Followed the Rain

#rainwater #airflow #mine safety #ventilation

Lost Dutch Gold Ship Identified After Nearly 400 Years

#gold coins #Dom van Keulen #1633 #Sa‘dian Sharifs

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Friday, July 03, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .July 3rd, 2026

Vol VII Issue 3

Who Said this?

Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.

Today, 426 links Curated

Today's Five Links

Scientists discover a completely different way to fight viruses

#anemones #immune #protein #CARDIB

Scientists discover a surprising link between vitamin C and brain health

#brain #structure #network #DMN

Woman With Alzheimer’s Shows Striking Improvement After Taking Magic Mushrooms

#psilocybin #cognitive reserve #plaques #serotonin

Scientists Discover Wild Orangutans May Be Treating Themselves With Medicinal Plants

#Borneo #diet #self-medication #observations

Scientists make quantum time flow backward in stunning physics breakthrough

#protocols #qubits #symmetrical #stochastic

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Thursday, July 02, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .July 2nd, 2026

Vol VII Issue 2

Who Said this?

Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation.

Today, 464 links Curated

Today's Five Links

For the First Time, a Cell Built From Scratch Grows and Divides

#membrane #synthetic #ribosomes #lipid

A Mysterious Circular Structure Buried Under the North Sea Has Revealed New Evidence of an Ancient Cataclysmic Event

#Silverpit Crater #impact #hypervelocity #crystals

Tolkien Reads from “The Hobbit” in Rare Archival Audio from His First Encounter with a Tape Recorder

#fantasy #recording #Sayer #Worcestershire

NASA Satellites Spot Rare Underwater Volcano Eruption That Could Create Earth’s Newest Island

#submarine #eruption #Bismarck Sea #plumes

Earthquake Researchers Discover Dangerous Stress Levels Building Beneath Southern California

#Cajon Pass #junction #plates #model

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Wednesday, July 01, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .July 1st, 2026

Vol VII Issue 1

Who Said this?

We no longer have roots, we have aerials.

Today, 442 links Curated

Today's Five Links

Scientists Finally Uncover Why Gold Never Tarnishes

#surface #atoms #structures #oxygen

Ovaries Appear to Develop an Incredible Second Role After Menopause

#post-menopausal #proteins #Transcriptomic #paracrine

Scientists Discover Hidden Rule That Could Make Fuel Cells Cheaper and More Powerful

#dual-atom #dual-Sabatier #ORR #DigCat

Mysterious Global 'Hum' Has Tormented People For 50 Years – Scientists Think They May Have Found a Cause

#tinnitus #low-frequency #otoacoustic #subjective

Frog-Derived Gut Bacterium Completely Eradicates 100% of Tumors After a Single Dose in Mice

#E. americana #organism #anaerobe #cytotoxic

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Tuesday, June 30, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .June 30th, 2026

Vol VI Issue 82

Who Said this?

What we anticipate seldom occurs; what we least expect generally happens.

Today, 414 links Curated

Today's Five Links

Highly gendered languages are linked to larger personality differences between men and women

#encodes #gender #pronouns #grammatical

Japan's bold experiment to curb antibiotic misuse has been a huge success. Could it work in the US?

#nonbacterial #AMR #broad-spectrum #pediatric

Scientists Discover Surprising Way To Help the Brain Recover After Stroke

#circadian #waste #inflammation #glymphatic

Scientists say creatine may help fight depression

#energy #major depressive disorder #escitalopram #adenosine triphosphate

The International Space Station keeps leaking. So what happens now?

#Zvezda PrK #disintegration #leak rate #Haven

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Monday, June 29, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .June 29th, 2026

Vol VI Issue 81

Who Said this?

When choosing between two evils I always like to take the one I've never tried before.

Today, 249 links Curated

Today's Five Links

Scientists Discover Ultrasound May Stop Arthritis Before It Starts

#low-intensity #immune cell #inflammation #repair

mRNA Vaccine Shrinks Deadly Childhood Cancer Tumors by 70%

#neuroblastoma #peptide #Glypican #nerve

These tiny soil microbes could rescue crops from salty farmland

#lignin #roots #microbiome #pseudomonads

Brain activity under anesthesia challenges what we know about consciousness

#language #unconscious #hippocampus #cognitive

Magic Mushroom Compound Could Offer a New Approach to Treating Chronic Tinnitus

#psilocybin #rebalance #maladaptive #sensory #processing

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Sunday, June 28, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .June 28th, 2026

Vol VI Issue 80

Who Said this?

Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth & Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods

Today, 242 links Curated

Today's Five Links

Scientists discover what triggers belly fat as we age

#stem cells #middle-age #metabolism #adipose

What Ozempic Does to the Gut-Brain Axis

#weight-loss #antidepressant #endocannabinoids #Lactobacillus delbrueckii

The human eye may hold the fix for self-driving cars

#vision #lighting #low-light #photomemristors

Hidden Virus May Have Infected 9.4 Million People

#Oropouche #neurological #modeling #Culicoides paraensis

Slow Breathing Can Rewire Your Brain and Change the Choices You Make

#Extended #exhalation #consciously #neurovisceral

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Friday, June 26, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .June 26th, 2026

Vol VI Issue 79

Who Said this?

When I was young, I used to admire intelligent people; as I grow older, I admire kind people.

Today, 475 links Curated

Today's Five Links

NASA’s Lucy finds a wobbling peanut-shaped asteroid with signs of ancient water

#Donaldjohanson #collision #sunlight #Trojan

Two-Century-Old Light Phenomenon Could Power the Next Generation of Communications and Data Storage Tech

#Poisson spots #skyrmions #diffraction #topological

New Discovery Could Unlock Quantum Computers the Size of a Coin

#magnons #magnetization #wavelengths #YIG

Asteroids May Have Delayed The Birth of Earth's First Continents

#Hadean eon #bombardment #Moon #mantle

Rumbles Deep Inside Mars Hint at a Vast, Ancient Magma System

#silica-rich #crust #mantle #ultramafic

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Thursday, June 25, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .June 25th, 2026

Vol VI Issue 78

Who Said this?

When you place a high value on truth, you have to think for yourself

Today, 351 links Curated

Today's Five Links

These 3 Common Sleep Habits May Be Aging Your Brain Faster

#range #napping #sleeplessness #seven hours

Perseverance Finds Complex Organic Compounds in Strange Mars Rocks

#Jezero #macromolecular #carbon #mudstone

Scientists identify an ancient brainstem network that acts as an attentional selection engine

#neurons #spatial #salience #behavioral

Mineral clocks reveal age of Earth's oldest known asteroid impact

#Pilbara #shatter cones #meteorite #Archean

A NASA satellite caught a giant tsunami doing something no one expected

#Kamchatka #rupture #SWOT #dispersive

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Wednesday, June 24, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .June 24th, 2026

Vol VI Issue 77

Who Said this?

When the resolution is insufficient, we SEE non-existing structures.

Today, 521 links Curated

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A tiny diamond defect could reveal a mysterious new kind of magnetism

#quantum #sensing #altermagnets #nitrogen

A Plastic Motor Just Defied a Century of Engineering Assumptions

#Electrostatic #low-voltage #actuation #perpendicular

Scientists just discovered how queen bees are really made

#royal jelly #royal cribs #environments #wax

A deadly fungus that can infect cats and people is spreading

#Sporothrix brasiliensis #yeast #dimorphic #sporotrichosis

Study challenges a common belief about vitamin D and sunlight

#deficiency #year-round #summer #immune

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Tuesday, June 23, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .June 23rd, 2026

Vol VI Issue 76

Who Said this?

World War III will be a global information war with no division between civilian & military participation.

Today, 446 links Curated

Today's Five Links

Butterfly that barely ages could help unlock longevity secrets

#Heliconius #lifespan #deterioration #pollen

Bones communicate with the rest of the body to support overall health

#dynamic #mineral #Osteocytes #signaling

More trees can mean fewer birds, new study reveals

#wetland #shelterbelts #open space #linear

Scientists Overturn 30 Years of Beliefs About Rare Immune Disease

#MKD #autoinflammatory #JAK inhibitors #Macrophages

Your Taste For Onions May Reveal Something About Your Future Health

#smell #taste #genes #OR2T6

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Monday, June 22, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .June 22nd, 2026

Vol VI Issue 75

Who Said this?

Yesterday’s weirdness is tomorrow’s reason why.

Today, 324 links Curated

Today's Five Links

'Critically stressed' US earthquake fault reaches 1,000-year pressure peak

#San Andreas #San Jacinto #Cajon Pass #rupture

Long-lived families reveal a rare genetic clue to healthy aging

#healthspan #CGAS #inflammatory response #mutation

Scientists Discover Immune Cells That Can Fight Both Measles and Nipah

#vaccine-induced #T cells #paramyxoviruses #Epitopes

Ancient Ice Man Still Hosts Mysterious Cold-Loving Organisms, Study Finds

#Ötzi #ecosystem #cold-adapted #yeasts

One common fat may fuel type 2 diabetes while another helps fight it

#palmitic acid #insulin resistance #oleic acid #inflammation

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Sunday, June 21, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .June 21st, 2026

Vol VI Issue 74

Who Said this?

Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow.

Today, 231 links Curated

Today's Five Links

The secret language behind animal cooperation

#interspecies #conversations #relationships #shared goal

Hidden geological process offsets carbon emissions from thawing permafrost

#weathering #uptake #tracers #Microorganisms

Emerging nanotech could be the future of wound healing

#nanomaterials #activated #light #antimicrobial

Scientists discover neurons must break their DNA to build the brain

#cerebral cortex #double-strand #breaks #mechanical stress

Scientists Just Found Something Weird Inside Moss

#fungi #AMF #soil crusts #arbuscules

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Saturday, June 20, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .June 20th, 2026

Vol VI Issue 73

Who Said this?

You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man's freedom