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Is consciousness a cheat ability exclusive to humans? The "Ancient Mind" hypothesis that extends from slugs to humans

The ZME Science article "Consciousness Could Be an Ancient Trait Evolved Millions of Years Ago, Not a Human Superpower" introduces recent...

Wisdom of Plants: The Remarkable Mechanism to Break Through Hard Soil Using Engineering Techniques

One of the issues affecting farmland worldwide is "soil compaction," where soil is compressed by heavy machinery or drought. This makes...

"Is it true that the universe is faster than light? A Simple Explanation of Why the Theory of Relativity Remains Intact"

The universe is expanding at a pace that exceeds the speed of light, but what is being violated is not the speed of objects, but rather the...

Is Cosmic Dust the Origin of Life? Stardust is Not Just Trash - Cosmic Dust Mass-Producing the Building Blocks of Life

An international research team from Heriot-Watt University has demonstrated through experiments that mineral dust drifting in space can act as a...

Activated carbon from water treatment plants as the "final disposal site"? No chemicals or high temperatures needed — The impact of new technology that "grinds away" PFAS

Clarkson University in the United States has reported a method for breaking down PFAS, often referred to as "forever chemicals," by...

The Magic of Snow: Why is Every Snowflake Unique? Knowing What Happens Inside the Clouds Makes Snowy Days a Bit More Enjoyable

In winter, social media is flooded with photos of snowy landscapes and the joy of "No school today!" alongside the lament of...

Is it really impossible to predict earthquakes? The "whispers" just before an earthquake captured by AI ─ Kyoto University's challenge to the "world a few seconds before"

A research team from Kyoto University has successfully detected precursor signals using machine learning in "laboratory earthquakes"...

Did insect wings originate from a "genetic circuit"? Why only insects conquered the skies: The "brinker circuit" that supported wing evolution

A team at the Francis Crick Institute has unveiled a "genetic circuit" that may have supported the evolution of insect wings. In the...

Quantum Teleportation Finally Succeeds with "Separate Light" — Achievements of the German Team Advance Quantum Repeater Development

A research team, including members from the University of Stuttgart, has achieved quantum teleportation between photons emitted from two distant...

Convenience Store Food and Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer: Increasing Colorectal Cancer Risk Among Women in Their 20s to 40s - The Small Scars Left by "Convenient Foods" on the Intestines

The Washington Post introduced a study suggesting a link between colorectal polyps in young women and ultra-processed foods. The study tracked...

Pests are "indigestible," but safe for humans? Gene editing paves the way for next-generation agriculture

Pests such as weevils and rice weevils, which prefer starch, ravage corn and legume seeds, causing significant damage from the fields to storage...

Do Cancers Not Lose to Evolution? ― The Discovery That Rapidly Evolved Animals Have "Fewer Malignant Tumors"

A new study published in the English PNAS analyzed data from 77 bird species and 87 mammal species, demonstrating that "lineages with faster...

Unraveling the Sex Determination Mechanism of Bees and Ants! Foundational Science Beneficial for Beekeeping and Conservation: What "Diploid Males" Have Taught Us

A research team from Uppsala University in Sweden has identified a region approximately 2kb in length as the "complementary sex determination...

Is "Excess Greenery" Counterproductive? Urban Greenery Isn't Just "The More, The Better" — What is the "Optimal Amount" to Maximize Mental Health?

A research team from the University of Hong Kong published a meta-analysis in Nature Cities, revealing that the relationship between urban greenery...

The Future of Tuna Lies in the Midwater — Correlation Diagram of Deep-Sea Mining and the Food Web: Threats to Marine Ecosystems and Our Dining Tables

It has been suggested that discharge plumes, which occur when processing materials extracted from the seabed during deep-sea mining, could dilute...

The Future of Medical Revolution: New Technology Dramatically Lowers Cholesterol with Gene Editing

CRISPR Therapeutics' single-dose treatment CTX310 inactivated hepatic ANGPTL3 using CRISPR-Cas9, reducing LDL cholesterol and triglycerides by...

Bees and Fish Warn: What Are the Unexpected Effects of Pesticides? The "Invisible Chain" of Crop Protection Agents

Researchers from Germany's UFZ conducted a cross-comparison study using honeybees and zebrafish to examine behavioral changes resulting from...

Can it protect you even after sitting for two hours? ─ "Cocoa Flavanols" Prevented the Decline in Vascular Function

In a randomized trial conducted by the University of Birmingham involving 40 young men, it was found that drinking **high-flavanol cocoa...

The Circle of Friendship Among Monkeys: The Social Bonds of Chimpanzees and Bonobos - The Secret of the "Circle of Friends" Shared with Humans

The social relationships of chimpanzees and bonobos exhibit a layered structure that expands "from intimate friends on the inside to...

Rejuvenation of Plants? Discovery of a Molecular Switch that Controls Leaf Aging

A research team from Korea's DGIST and others have discovered a new molecular switch that influences the onset of leaf senescence. The long...

Could the remarkable DNA-protecting proteins of tardigrades change the future of humanity in space!? The day mRNA and radiation therapy will transform

The protein Dsup from the world's toughest organism, the tardigrade, acts as a "molecular shield" by closely associating with DNA to...

The Harmony of Nature: The Secret of How Synchronized Frequencies Aid Digestion - Physics Unraveling the Mysteries of Digestion

A research team from UC San Diego has mathematically solved the phenomenon of intestinal peristalsis as "frequency synchronizing in a stepwise...

Can Olive Oil Promote Hair Growth? Is Hair Regrowth in 20 Days True: Understanding the Latest Research on Fatty Acids from Adipocytes Activating Hair Follicle Stem Cells

Research conducted by National Taiwan University and others has demonstrated in mice that mild skin stimulation can trigger "lipolysis"...

The Mystery of the Bowhead Whale's Longevity: The Impact of the DNA Repair Protein "CIRBP" in Bowhead Whales

The bowhead whale in the Arctic can live for nearly 200 years and has a low incidence of cancer. The protein "CIRBP," which aids in the...