The World’s Biggest Population Fear Has Flipped – and It Could Change Everything
出生率下降揭示了更深层次的社会问题：许多想要孩子的人感到受到经济、住房、性别和气候压力的阻碍。 Birth rates have been falling around the world since the height of the baby boom that followed the Second World War.在包括澳大利亚在内的许多地方，它们现在都低于更替水平。在 [...]
Interstellar Visitor 3I/ATLAS Is Bursting With an Unexpected Chemical
天文学家发现星际彗星 3I/ATLAS 含有异常大量的甲醇。 Every interstellar object that passes through our solar system offers a rare chance to sample material forged around another star.现在，使用阿塔卡马大型毫米/亚毫米阵列 (ALMA) 对彗星 3I/ATLAS 进行的新观测揭示了一个化学惊喜：这颗彗星 [...]
Scientists Rediscover Rare Island Fox Not Seen for More Than 20 Years
确认看到极度濒危的科苏梅尔矮狐后，人们再次呼吁进行紧急研究和保护，以防止这种独特的岛屿物种消失。 For more than two decades, the Cozumel dwarf fox existed almost as a biological ghost. Known primarily from ancient subfossil remains and a handful of unconfirmed reports, the [...]
The Amazon’s Mysterious “Ghost Dog” Has Been Hiding a Big Secret
相机陷阱显示，亚马逊的“幽灵狗”并不像人们担心的那样罕见，但仍然依赖于受保护的森林。几十年来，短耳狗（Atelocynus microtis）一直是拉丁美洲最不为人所知的食肉动物之一，也许也是任何地方最不为人所知的犬科动物之一。它神秘的行为、敏锐的听觉和强大的嗅觉[...]
US and UK Veterans Who Volunteered in Ukraine Return Home With Hidden Health Crises
在乌克兰作战的外国退伍军人面临激烈的战斗、严重的心理健康挑战以及获得护理的机会有限，导致许多人得不到足够的支持。无人机袭击、堑壕战和持续不断的前线危险已成为乌克兰战争的决定性特征。现在，英国的一项新研究表明，自愿参加战斗的外国退伍军人 [...]
This “Fake” Pill Improved Memory and Physical Performance in Just 3 Weeks
有意服用安慰剂药片的老年人在记忆力、身体机能和压力减轻方面表现出显着的改善，凸显了大脑在健康衰老中的作用。 Can the mind help slow some of the effects of aging?一项新研究表明可以。 Researchers at Università Cattolica in Milan found that older adults who took a placebo [...]
After Decades of Mystery, Researchers Locate a Missing Page of the Archimedes Palimpsest
新发现的阿基米德复本叶子可以帮助利用现代成像技术恢复失落的古代数学。 A page from one of the world’s most important ancient manuscripts has resurfaced after being missing for decades.研究人员在法国布卢瓦美术博物馆的阿基米德重写本中发现了一片失落已久的叶子，这一发现 [...]
Scientists Say Frequent Ejaculation May Improve Sperm Quality and Fertility
储存的精子可能比生殖医学假设的老化速度更快，这表明较短的禁欲期可能有利于生育结果。几十年来，接受生育测试或治疗的男性经常被建议提前几天不要射精，这是基于这样的假设：更长时间的储存可以让精子数量增加。但主要的 [...]
The 4,000-Year-Old City That Defied History’s Rules on Wealth and Power
对印度河古城摩亨佐达罗的一项新研究挑战了长期以来的历史观，认为繁荣并没有导致更大的不平等。与拥有金字塔和强大法老的古埃及或拥有统治精英和宏伟宫殿的美索不达米亚不同，印度河城市摩亨佐-达罗几乎没有留下任何明显的迹象 [...]
1 ‘grammar engine’ powers bilingualism in the brain
“我们的研究表明，大脑有一个单一的语法引擎，为我们所说的所有语言提供动力......”
How ultra-processed foods are made could explain health risks
“研究结果表明，超加工食品的营养成分之外的因素......可能会造成传统营养指标或政策无法解决的健康风险。”
Report Casts Doubt on the Buzz Around Insect Food
Seth Millstein，Sentient 昆虫汉堡会是下一个大趋势吗？ In recent years, insects have gained increased attention as an underutilized protein source.有些人认为交换汉堡......
A Rogue Super AI Could Wait Decades Before Striking
Roman Yampolskiy，iai 关于先进人工智能系统及其危害人类的潜力的争论往往集中在迫在眉睫的风险、突然的接管和灾难性后果......
Can String Theory Be Explained With No Strings Attached?
Eric Perlmutter，物理学 弦理论一直是现代理论物理学非常有影响力的概念框架。 While its description of nature in terms of tiny strings...
The Most Misunderstood Form of Intelligence
马克·特拉弗斯 (Mark Travers)，《今日心理学》 智力一直是出了名的......
Scientists Discover Strange Horn-Shaped 'Hyperparasite'
Jan Hennop，《科学警报》马来西亚科学家在婆罗洲丛林中发现了一种新的寄生真菌，这种真菌捕食之前已知会感染昆虫的“僵尸真菌”......
Younger Generations Are Biologically Aging Faster
Washington University in St. Louis Cancer is often considered a disease of aging.老年人面临更高的风险，因为他们有更多的时间积累细胞损伤，这可能......
A Quiet Quantum Revolution in Earth's Deep Interior
Renata Wentzcovitch et al., EOS At depths below 1,000 kilometers in Earth's mantle, pressures exceed 1 million atmospheres, temperatures are hotter than lava at the surface, and rocks behave...
