Science and Technology Chronicles

Sunday, July 19, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .July 19th, 2026

Vol VII Issue 19

Who Said this?

If you're in trouble or hurt or need, go to poor people. They're the only ones that'll help, the only ones.

Today, 218 links Curated

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Your fingers may hold a secret of human brain evolution

#prenatal #estrogen #circumferences #Boys

Why Ancient Mesopotamians Took Their Signatures So Seriously

#Cylinder seals #Mesopotamians #intaglio #Identity

Terraforming Mars may be more realistic than scientists once thought

#Earth-like #launch costs #synthetic biology #photosynthesis

Scientists identify the rare meteorite that killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago

#Ornans #chemistry #extinction #isotopes

Cybersecurity risks posed by over-the-air tech in autos has analysts concerned

#infrastructure #vehicle systems #cyberattacks #espionage

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Saturday, July 18, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .July 18th, 2026

Vol VII Issue 18

Who Said this?

Success is more permanent when you achieve it without destroying your principles.

Today, 337 links Curated

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Brain Breakthrough Could Help Older Adults Live Longer and Stay Steady

#neurons #movement #coordination #Purkinje

Blue Light Breakthrough Could Speed Up Drug Discovery

#three-dimensional #catalyst #carbon-halogen #adjacent

A Giant Structure Is Towering Over The Milky Way. After 40 Years, Scientists Have Worked Out What It Is

#GCL #nuclear #SDSS-V #sulfur

Researchers extracted water directly from lunar soil in July 2025 and used sunlight to convert it into breathable oxygen and rocket fuel

#Chang'e-5 #extraction #conversion #photothermal

How Octopuses Hacked Their Ribosome To Become Smart

#convergent #evolution #H88 #environmental

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Friday, July 17, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .July 17th, 2026

Vol VII Issue 17

Who Said this?

We spend the first year of a child’s life teaching it to walk and talk and the rest of its life to shut up and sit down.

Today, 409 links Curated

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Earth has a natural thermostat and scientists finally know how it works

#feedback #phosphate #carbon #carbon dioxide

A 24-Hour Fast Activates a Microbial Pathway That Helps Heal the Gut

#repair #AKK #regeneration #recovery

An Atmosphere Has Been Detected Around A Rocky 'Habitable Zone' Planet

#exoplanetary #atmospheres #LHS1140b #helium

Could Dark Matter Be Hiding in a Hidden Fifth Dimension?

#resonance #gravitational #dark photon #interactions

Ancient DNA Finally Solves a 16th-Century Murder Mystery

#Francesco de Medici #Plasmodium #Malaria #Plasmodium falciparum

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Thursday, July 16, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .July 16th, 2026

Vol VII Issue 16

Who Said this?

I'm not a member of an organized political party... I'm a Democrat

Today, 415 links Curated

Today's Five Links

Archaeologists found Homer's Iliad inside a 1,600-year-old Egyptian mummy

#papyrus #fragment #Greek #mummification

Study Reveals a Surprising Link Between Birth Control Pills and Binge Eating

#hormone #emotional eating #binge-related #synthetic

Nanoparticles Cross Blood-Brain Barrier in Mice to Shrink Deadly Glioblastoma

#brain cancer #sugar-coated #mannose #GLUT1

Scientists Have Identified a Key Driver of Age-Related Cognitive Decline

#protein #pathway #BBB #KLF4

Atlantic Ocean Slowdown Could Supercharge California Storms

#circulation #rainfall #AMOC #moisture

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Wednesday, July 15, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .July 15th, 2026

Vol VII Issue 15

Who Said this?

It's easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled.

Today, 450 links Curated

Today's Five Links

New Strategy Could Break Pancreatic Cancer’s Protective Shield

#signaling #IL1RAP #fibrous #drug penetration

Scientists finally solved why some frogs survive a deadly fungus

#immune #tadpoles #metamorphosis #peptides

New Wearable Patch Boosts REM Sleep Without Drugs or Surgery

#bioelectronic #NEUSLeeP #noninvasively #heart rate variability

Jurassic Park computers in excruciating detail

#Apple #SGI #Thinking Machines #IRIS

Scientists Finally Solve a 50-Year Mystery Hidden in Solid Nitrogen

#structure #γ-N2 #P21/c #nitrogen-15

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Tuesday, July 14, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .July 14th, 2026

Vol VII Issue 14

Who Said this?

There is no glory in using artificial intelligence for military war. The glory of AI lies in using it to remove the sufferings of humanity.

Today, 477 links Curated

Today's Five Links

Scientists discovered the brain doesn't make decisions the way we thought

#feedback #interconnected #natural intelligence #somatosensory

Intermittent Fasting Benefits May Last Long After the Diet Ends

#eight-hour #eating #window #time-restricted

How LSD reshapes brain circuitry to blur the lines between perception and thought

#synchronization #excitement #inhibition #synchrony

Yale scientists found a hidden network inside the eye

#cooperate #commander #bipolar #electrical synapses

Scientists May Have Finally Solved a Decades-Old Mystery Beneath the Pacific Ocean

#thermochemical #plume #Ontong Java #Simulation

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Monday, July 13, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .July 13th, 2026

Vol VII Issue 13

Who Said this?

Saying you don't care about privacy because you've got nothing to hide is like saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say.

Today, 274 links Curated

Today's Five Links

Chimpanzees Keep Throwing Stones at the Same Trees

#accumulative #repeat #pant-hoot #culture

Strange “Chimeric” RNA Linked to Women’s Health and Wellness

#UBA1-CDK16 #immune #X chromosome #functional genome

Bacteria Turn Toxic Uranium Into a Surprisingly Stable Compound

#contamination #dissolved #pentavalent #remediation

Spider-like creatures help uncover the surprising origins of fatherhood

#citizen science #Gonyleptoidea #guarding #harvestman

Light Usually Speeds Things Up. Scientists Just Caught It Doing The Opposite

#diffusion #quantum friction #light-induced #nanotubes

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Sunday, July 12, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .July 12th, 2026

Vol VII Issue 12

Who Said this?

In 100 years of teaching we have gone from teaching Latin and Greek in High School to teaching Remedial English in College

Today, 212 links Curated

Today's Five Links

Scientists Catch a “Jumping Gene” Moving Between Species

#circular #RNA #self-splicing #intron

Columbia scientists discover surprising link between serotonin and heart valve disease

#mitral valve #DMR #atrium #ventricle

This ultrasound treatment may help stop arthritis before it starts

#inflammation #low-intensity #immune response #macrophages

Coffee May Protect the Liver in More Ways Than Scientists Realized

# fat buildup #inflammation #scarring #cirrhosis

Alzheimer's tau protein has a surprising secret role in memory

#lasting memories #organize #stabilize #engram cells

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Saturday, July 11, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .July 11th, 2026

Vol VII Issue 11

Who Said this?

There could be no such thing as loneliness, for each must be complete within himself, and companionship is only perfect when it is not dependent.

Today, 322 links Curated

Today's Five Links

This Huge Galactic Structure Is 23 Million Light-Years Long

#Porphyrion #black hole #lobes #LOFAR

Rare fossil goose rewrites the story of New Zealand's giant birds

#flightless #geese #St Bathans #Meterchen luti

Tiny bubbles could revolutionize inkjet printing

#Ultra-fine #MEMS #nanoscale #surface tension

Humans Have a 'Sixth Sense' You've Probably Never Heard Of

#interoception #internal #balance #mental health

AI Detects Hidden Warning Signs Before Major Earthquakes

#clustering #localization #strain release #machine learning

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Friday, July 10, 2026

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .July 10th, 2026

Vol VII Issue 10

Who Said this?

I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hate so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.

Today, 440 links Curated

Today's Five Links

Patterned Frozen Soils Get Their Shape from Gravity and Funky Physics

#non-Newtonian #solifluction #Oobleck #rheology

Scientists Detect Hundreds of Iceberg Earthquakes at Antarctica’s Crumbling Doomsday Glacier

#Thwaites #glacial #seismic #Greenland

A hidden immune backup system could supercharge mRNA cancer vaccines

#effective #dendritic #cDC1 #cDC2

Groundbreaking Study Challenges 40 Years of Beliefs About Mad Cow Disease

#inflammation #hexane #prions #lipopolysaccharide

Archaeologists May Have Been Wrong About Olive Oil for Decades

#plant oil #calcareous #residue analysis #Mediterranean

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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

Today's Five Links

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

Today's Five Links

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

Today's Five Links

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