science

Are body temperature and depression linked? Science says, yes (www.sciencedaily.com)

I’m going to ask my doctor to prescribe me a hot tub.

Common food preservative has unexpected effects on the gut microbiome (www.eurekalert.org)

Decades of research destroyed after freezer fails at Swedish university (www.theguardian.com)

Mathematicians have finally proved that Bach was a great composer (www.newscientist.com)

I didn’t need proof myself, but I suppose it’s comforting nevertheless to have it mathematically confirmed.

Mathematicians finally solved Feynman’s “reverse sprinkler” problem (arstechnica.com)

Relativistic Spaceship Simulator (dmytry.github.io)

This dude made a simulation of what it would look like from a spaceship accelerating towards the speed of light. Click in the upper half of the acceleration slider to move forward....

Study reveals why women are at greater risk of autoimmune disease (med.stanford.edu)

Researchers isolate a pig's brain from it's body, keeping it alive and functioning for several hours (www.popularmechanics.com)

‘It’s insane’: New viruslike entities found in human gut microbes (www.science.org)

Scientists document first-ever transmitted Alzheimer’s cases, tied to no-longer-used medical procedure (www.statnews.com)

Why postmenopausal women are so crucial to our evolutionary success (www.newscientist.com)

Genetic studies suggest postmenopausal women are so important in terms of ensuring the survival of grandchildren that we evolved genes to keep their brains healthy.

Unethical studies on Chinese minority groups are being retracted — but not fast enough, critics say (www.nature.com)

Campaigners who want scrutiny of biometrics research on Uyghurs, Tibetans and other groups are frustrated by slow progress.

Scientific Study: Cryptocurrencies Trading Strategy Based on SWOT Analysis (www.payperinvest.com) Arabic

Uncover the secrets of successful cryptocurrency trading with a scientific study on a SWOT analysis-based strategy. Enhance your portfolio

AI may spare breast cancer patients unnecessary treatments (news.northwestern.edu)

Addressing equity and ethics in artificial intelligence (www.apa.org)

Are fingerprints unique? Not really, AI-based study says (edition.cnn.com)

Depopulation and associated challenges for US cities by 2100 (www.nature.com)

Ancient cities discovered in the Amazon are the largest yet found: a mysterious civilisation built a network of cities and roads in the Amazon between 3000 and 1500 years ago, and then disappeared (www.newscientist.com)

"The settlements are much bigger than others in the Amazon,” says Stéphen Rostain at the French National Center for Scientific Research in Paris. “They are comparable with Maya sites.”...

Unreliable Pedestrian Detection and Driver Alerting in Intelligent Vehicles (www.researchgate.net)

Vehicles with advanced driving assist systems that automatically steer, accelerate and brake are popular, but associated with increased driver distraction. This distraction coupled with unreliable autonomous system performance leads to vehicles that may be at higher risk for striking pedestrians. To this end, this study tested...

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