Stroboscopic light therapy started in the lab, detoured through wellness culture, and arrived somewhere genuinely interesting. 💡 I tested it out on myself – from consumer products to lab grade therapies. My verdict? It might be worth a try... sciencefocus.com/news/a-bizar...

A bizarre flickering light is forcing scientists to rethink where reality comes from | BBC Science Focus Magazine

Stroboscopic light therapy started in the lab, detoured through wellness culture, and arrived somewhere genuinely interesting

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Anthropic says its new AI model found thousands of critical security flaws — including some in every major OS and browser — and is too dangerous to release publicly. So what happens when someone else builds the same thing? And do we really need to be worried? www.sciencefocus.com/news/interne...

We could be on the brink of total internet collapse. And there may only be months to stop it | BBC Science Focus Magazine

The latest batch of AI models are revealing a host of vulnerabilities across the worldwide web

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Long-term cryosleep and reawakening may no longer be completely in the realm of science fiction 🧪 Researchers froze mouse brain tissue and restored its function once thawed. Still a long way from entire organisms, let alone people, but sooo cool, right? www.sciencefocus.com/news/cryogen...

We’re closer than ever to bringing back life from cryogenic freezing | BBC Science Focus Magazine

Astronauts in cryosleep is one of science fiction's most enduring fantasies – but a new study suggests the gap between fiction and reality just got a little smaller

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In my (somewhat biased) opinion, this is a really good overview of all things Palantir for those who aren't sure what the company *is*. Get to know... www.sciencefocus.com/future-techn...

'Our product is used, on occassion, to kill people': Inside Palantir, the world's scariest AI company | BBC Science Focus Magazine

Palantir has become one of the most influential and least understood tech companies on the planet. As its reach spreads, so do questions about how its tools work and who they ultimately serve

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Recently, I sat down with Dr Majid Fotuhi to chat about his new book, The Invincible Brain. 🧠 🧪 Fotuhi's science-backed method for fighting cognitive decline might just change how you view ageing and Alzheimer's altogether. Listen to our chat below ⬇️ open.spotify.com/episode/00Xq...

How to slash your dementia risk in 12 weeks

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Fun/interesting way to lay out some pretty heavy points. Worth a watch for those who perhaps aren't sure what a superintelligence could be capable of www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfMQ...

Writing Doom – Award-Winning Short Film on Superintelligence (2024)

YouTube video by Foregone Films

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Largest image of its kind shows hidden chemistry at the heart of the Milky Way! ALMA has obtained a unique view of the cold gas within the Central Molecular Zone of the #MilkyWay, helping us probe the lives of stars in this extreme region. https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2603/ 🔭 🧪

Yes, the world can be bleak at times. But it really ain't all bad. This story of tortoises returning to a Galapagos island after 180 yrs brought a smile to my face this morning. 🐢 Pretty interesting science behind this too 🧪 www.galapagos.org/newsroom/gib...

From the Desk of Dr. James Gibbs: On the Return of the Floreana Giant Tortoise | Galápagos Conservancy

For the first time in 180 years, Floreana lineage giant tortoises set foot on Floreana Island once again returning to their ancestral home.

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New dinosaur alert 🦖 🧪 🚨] Palaeontologists have discovered a new species of dinosaur in a remote part of the Sahara. Named Spinosaurus mirabilis – meaning ‘astonishing’ Spinosaurus in Latin – the giant lived in what is now Niger more than 95 million years ago. www.sciencefocus.com/news/new-din...

An ‘astonishingly’ large new dinosaur species has been discovered in the Sahara | BBC Science Focus Magazine

This school-bus-sized predator was so unusual that scientists didn't recognise it at first

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Essential reading today 🥞 🧪 www.sciencefocus.com/science/how-...

Simple ways to make better pancakes | BBC Science Focus Magazine

Whether you’re going fluffy or thin this Pancake Day, these easy science hacks will take your pancake game to the next level.

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You have to wonder just how delicate an industry is if it needs this sort of government intervention.

Oatly banned from using word ‘milk’ to market plant-based products in UK

Swedish company claims ruling is anti-competitive and ‘solely benefits Big Dairy’

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My take on OpenClaw / Moltbook: fun and interesting but multi-agent systems in the future (when they're actually useful) will likely look a lot different... 🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞 www.sciencefocus.com/news/ai-soci...

The world’s first AI-only social media is seriously weird. The next may be even stranger | BBC Science Focus Magazine

Millions of AI agents are chatting and posting on a social media site where people can only observe. Soon, we won’t understand a word

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A global analysis has found river deltas - some of the most densely populated areas on Earth - are sinking, often faster than sea level rise. 🧪 For those living in deltas, sea ⬆️ or land ⬇️ makes little difference, but it does change what you can do about it... www.sciencefocus.com/news/deltas-...

Why sinking cities may now be a bigger climate crisis than rising seas | BBC Science Focus Magazine

A hidden force is causing highly populated river deltas to sink. In many cases, the subsidence is happening faster than the sea is rising

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Scientists just put 7k sodium atoms into a superposition (quantum effect where something is at different locations at same time). This raises the possibility of doing the same to viruses or even proteins. Mind sufficiently blown? Please continue w/ ur day 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Schrödinger’s cat just got bigger: quantum physicists create largest ever ‘superposition’

Record-breaking experiment shows that a cluster of thousands of atoms can act like a wave as well as a particle.

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57 ways of looking at a dying star. The Alma Observatory tuned in to 57 different molecules pouring out of the star W Hydrae as it spills its guts into space. That material will later get recycled into the next generation of stars and planets. www.almaobservatory.org/en/press-rel...

I've never broken a bone (*knocks on wood*), but I hear it's excruciating. Perhaps its some comfort that the neurons responsible for that pain also help the bone heal? That and more of the best from @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪 🦴

RIP Mars Sample Return 💔 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...

NASA’s Mars Sample Return mission is dead

Congress backs Trump administration’s efforts to kill project that would ferry martian rocks to Earth

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While the rest of science suffers, AI and quantum research are at least treading water. 🧪 It's an expensive gamble by the administration that I struggle to see paying off www.nature.com/articles/d41...

AI and quantum science take centre stage under Trump — but with little new proposed funding

The US administration is banking on public–private partnerships and an expanded workforce to deliver progress, but critics say that this strategy could be offset by other US policies.

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EU's deforestation delayed again, with possibly more delays and legislative changes again this year. 🌳🌲 Is this a lesson for lobbyists to never give up, even after a law is passed? Seems to be working... 😐 trellis.net/article/euro...?

Europe’s anti-deforestation law is delayed again. What's to come

The landmark regulation has been simplified — or weakened, depending on whom you ask — with more uncertainty ahead in the new year.

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Always a highlight of my year scrolling through the best science images. 🧪 My personal fav? Has to be that volcano I think. 🌋 Enjoy... www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

The best science images of 2025 — Nature’s picks

The Sun’s fiery surface, a tattooed tardigrade, rare red lightning and more.

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Important. 🧪 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/s...

A Scientific Pipeline to the Nobel Prize Fueled by Immigrants

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Humans (likely Neanderthals) were making fire 350,000 years earlier than we thought. 🔥 🧪 Remnants of an ancient campfire were found in a field in England of all places. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 “The implications are enormous,” said Dr Rob Davis of the British Museum. www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Humans made fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought, discovery in Suffolk suggests

Groundbreaking find makes compelling case that humans were lighting fires much earlier than originally believed

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This wasn't on my bingo card for 2025. Bryan Johnson live-streamed a psilocybin trip this week, with special guests including a set from the DJ Grimes. 🍄 Can't tell whether this is brilliant or totally dystopian... techcrunch.com/2025/12/02/t...

The spectacle of Bryan Johnson and his livestreamed shrooms trip | TechCrunch

Bryan Johnson livestreamed his shrooms trip -- which included both Grimes and Marc Benioff -- as part of his controversial longevity research.

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A diverse range of mammals once roamed the planet. This changed dramatically with the arrival of humans, who have become the dominant species through our own population, as well as the animals we breed and raise for food. What is the distribution of the global mammal kingdom today?

A controversial study has claimed to have caught a glimpse of dark matter... Yes, actual dark matter! 🧪 ⚛️ “It would mark the first time humanity has ‘seen’ dark matter,” the study's author said. Yet, others say it’s far from the definitive answer... here's why: www.sciencefocus.com/news/dark-ma...

A mysterious glow surrounding the Milky Way could be first evidence of dark matter | BBC Science Focus Magazine

The hunt for the Universe’s most enigmatic material may be over

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Sentinel-6B officially launched yesterday. 🛰️ 🧪 The remarkable satellite will be our eyes on the oceans in the coming years. Couldn't have launched at a more pertinent time, given COP is ongoing. 🌏 www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTmI...

Sentinel-6B: Extending the Legacy (Mission Overview)

YouTube video by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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Could liquid neural networks be the future? 🪱 🧪 www.sciencefocus.com/news/worm-br...

This tiny worm’s brain could transform artificial intelligence. Here’s how | BBC Science Focus Magazine

‘Liquid neural networks’ promise smaller, smarter and more transparent AI. And they’re already running on devices from drones to self-driving cars

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Flying Squirrel Loves It Every Time

A 'superflare' 10 trillion X brighter than the Sun has been confirmed as the most luminous burst of light ever from a black hole. 🧪 ⚛️ What caused such an outburst? Astronomers think a star, >30X the Sun's mass, was being gobbled up by the BH. ⚫ A light snack? www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Biggest black-hole outburst ever seen records death throes of a star

A ‘superflare’ 10 trillion times brighter than the Sun is confirmed as the record-holder for luminosity.

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My conversation with Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales. 🎙️ Fascinating time to talk trust, truth and the future of the internet's biggest bank of knowledge. www.sciencefocus.com/future-techn...

Elon Musk? AI? ‘Crazy left-wing activists’? The man who built Wikipedia explains its biggest threats | BBC Science Focus Magazine

25 years and millions of articles later, Wikipedia is the biggest bank of human knowledge on the web. But what does the future hold for it?

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