Leben (Life aka misc) NewsFlash
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Leben (Life aka misc) The Planet (on, and off)
Something Made Earth’s Molten Core Reverse Direction In 2010
In the molten ocean of iron churning in Earth’s outer core, a section deep beneath the Pacific Ocean suddenly reversed direction and started moving eastward against the planet’s usual westward flow. This happened in 2010, according to satellite measurements of Earth’s magnetic field, and scientists are still trying to figure Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) The Planet (on, and off)
Mars Minerals Reveals an Ancient Ocean’s Potential For Life – and a Possible Way to Make Oxygen
Researchers have identified a ring of minerals around the largest basin in the northern hemisphere of Mars (which past research suggests held a large body of water). Research provides new clues on when life may have been possible on Mars — and how future astronauts could make oxygen: Manganese oxides Read more…
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Ozempic May Be Reshaping the Brain, Scientists Say
A research team found “extensive changes” on brain scans of 13 young women taking GLP-1 drugs. Within only a few months, the brain connections in the salience network, which helps target attention, had multiplied… [“We didn’t expect to see this effect, and we really don’t know what it means,” said Read more…
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A Fundamental Principle of Aeronautical Engineering Has Been Overturned
Aerodynamic drag is a major “barrier” in high-speed airplanes, automobiles, and bullet trains. This is because a design with less aerodynamic drag allows the aircraft to move at higher speeds with less energy. When an aircraft or car body moves at high speed, a thin layer of air called the Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) Technology
Tech CEOs Are Apparently Suffering From AI Psychosis
There is a certain wildness in the tech industry these days that both mimics previous eras of large changes, like cloud computing (runaway costs in the early days), and is like nothing we’ve ever seen before (record revenues accompanied by mass layoffs). One possible explanation: tech executives, especially CEOs, are Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) The Planet (on, and off)
Internet Starts Coming Back In Iran After Months-Long Blackout
Internet access has started to be restored in Iran after being cut off almost three months ago, the country’s first vice-president has said. “The first step toward free and regulated access to cyberspace has been taken,” Mohammad Reza Aref wrote on X on Tuesday. Internet monitoring groups Netblocks and Kentik Read more…