(Isabelle Z.) If you’ve ever wondered why 20-somethings today seem so woefully misinformed about so many of life’s issues, there may be a good reason for their ignorance: a new study has shown that your brain doesn’t actually reach adulthood until you’re in your 30s.
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Science Discovers Two Types of Intuition, How Can You Learn to Master Each for a Fulfilled Life?
(Justin Deschamps) Intuition, gut-feelings, or what some call “psychic downloads” are well acknowledged by science. Humans naturally experience what seems like automatic and magical insights, things that often guide our decisions or our conclusions about the world. But unlike what many think, intuition isn’t some unexplained magical power, it has roots in acknowledged science.
Long-Lost Underwater Temple Reemerges During Thailand’s Extreme Drought
(Strange Sounds) A long-lost underwater buddhist temple, called Wat Nong Bua Yai, has reemerged in central Thailand, following an extreme drought that is slowly drying up all the region’s reservoirs.
Study: One Apple Carries Roughly 100 Million Bacteria — Which Is A Good Thing
(John Anderer) How does the old saying go? “100 million bacteria a day will keep the doctor away?” Sounds about right. A new study reveals that a typical 240g apple contains around 100 million bacteria, mostly in the seeds and skin. While that may sound a bit off-putting at first, researchers say that when it comes to gut health, the more bacteria the better.
Profiling via Your Cell Phone: You Move Your Phone Can Reveal Insights Into Your Personality, Creepy Study Finds
(Jacinta Bowler) It may sound strange at first, but a team of researchers in Australia has come up with a method to predict your personality traits using just the accelerometer in your phone.
Body, Mind, and Meditation: What’s Their Relationship?
(Exploring your Mind) There’s a lot of literature on meditation and its benefits. Although meditation was once a novelty brought from the East, it’s now a common habit for many Westerners. What some may not know is that there’s a deep relationship between the body, mind, and meditation.
There Could Be a Bunch of Tardigrades Alive on The Moon Right Now
(Aylin Woodward) A horde of microscopic critters called tardigrades were passengers aboard the Israeli spacecraft Beresheet, which crashed into the lunar surface nearly four months ago.
Trees Communicate With One Another Through The “Underground Web”
(John Vibes) For decades, scientists have known that trees communicate with one another through a network of underground fungi, which even allows them to trade nutrients back and forth. This incredible discovery was first made by ecologist Suzanne Simard when she was researching her doctoral thesis over 20 years ago.
240 Cubic Miles Of Magma Discovered Beneath California’s Supervolcano
(Expand Your Consciousness) The Long Valley supervolcano (LVSV) has been peacefully snoozing for about 100,00 years beneath California, but in the last four decades, the volcano has become “restless.”
Astronomers Just Found an Absolutely Gargantuan Black Hole The Mass of 40 Billion Suns
(Michelle Star) Black holes can get pretty big, but there’s a special class that is the biggest of the big, absolute yawning monster black holes. And astronomers seem to have identified an absolute specimen, clocking in at 40 billion times the mass of the Sun.
Dumbing Down the Population: Study Finds That Transgender Hormone Treatments Lower IQ
(Ethan Huff) If “being your true self” means attempting to alter your biological sex with hormone “treatments,” then your true self is also quite dumb, as a new study has confirmed that gender reassignment chemicals dramatically lower IQ levels.
Fear — Fight or Flight: Why Stress Makes You Crave Carbs
(Isabelle Z.) When you’ve had a bad day, how often do you reward yourself with something chocolatey or a big bag of chips? It might sound like a rom-com cliché, but the urge for carbs can be quite strong when we’re under stress – and there’s a perfectly good scientific explanation for these cravings.
Natural Chemical in Breast Milk Dissolves Cancer Tumors, Trial Shows
(Emma Fiala) A chemical found in the breast milk of humans can help break tumors up into smaller fragments which the body can then rid itself of via urine.
Scientists Can Now Manipulate Brain Cells Using Smartphone
(Science Daily) A team of scientists have invented a device that can control neural circuits using a tiny brain implant controlled by a smartphone. The device could speed up efforts to uncover brain diseases such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, addiction, depression, and pain.
Research Reveals How Sugar CAUSES Cancer
(Sayer Ji) Hospitals feed cancer patients sugar and high carbohydrate diets for a simple reason: they are abysmally ignorant of the role of nutrition in health and disease — hence their burgeoning growth, packed rooms, and ‘return customers.’