Brain: Universe's Most Complex System Runs on 20 W
The most complex object in the known universe: brain, only uses 20 watts of power. It would require a nuclear power plant to energize a computer the size of a city block to mimic your brain, and your brain does it with just 20 watts. —@michiokaku, physicist, author and futurist https://t.co/D0zvrmntHH
ISS and Artemis II Ship‑to‑Ship Call at 2:
Ship-to-ship call between ISS and Artemis II coming up soon at 2:40 pm ET. Audio only. Listen on NASA's YouTube channel: https://t.co/3y6Tm3VF4k
Moon’s Faint Glow Is Earthshine, Not Extra Sunlight
Can someone help me understand the light in this image? The glow is the sun’s corona, ofc, but there’s also something faintly lighting up the upper left portion of the moon. I assume that the light source is sunlight bouncing...
Nikon D5 DSLR Outshines Modern Cameras in NASA Earthset Shot
NASA reveals 'generational' Earthset photo taken on a Nikon D5 — the decade-old DSLR with one secret weapon over modern cameras for space photography https://www.techradar.com/cameras/dslrs/nasa-reveals-generational-earthset-photo-taken-on-a-nikon-d5-the-decade-old-dslr-with-one-secret-weapon-over-modern-cameras-for-space-photography #ArtemisII
New Visual Backdrops Reveal Unbuilt Soviet Lunar Dreams
This week, I got so many new backgrounds for my visualizations of unrealized Soviet and Russian lunar exploration projects:
April Update Shows El Niño May Match 2015‑16 Strength
I've updated my El Niño forecast plume with the latest April data (ECMWF, NMME, CFSv2, Canadian models). Its now looking like it might end up giving 2015/2016 a run for its money in terms of strength, with a peak of...
Assessing Nuclear Energy’s Scale and Timeline at ARPA‑E
Nuclear energy is a hot topic. But can it scale? If so, how much and by when? Those are the issues I’ll be focusing on today at the ARPA-E conference in San Diego. #nuclear #alternativeenergy https://t.co/e5GokospMI
TerraSpark, Dcubed to Test Space Solar on 2027 SpaceX Mission
TerraSpark, Dcubed to test space solar on SpaceX 2027 mission #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/7bJQOviMER
Top Experts Discuss Cutting‑Edge Longevity Strategies Live
Fund Longevity Live Stream Wednesday, April 8 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT 🔗 https://t.co/gNCkMYxhfI @aubreydegrey — Combination therapy @LidskyPeter — New theory of aging Alexander Panchin — Gene therapy & science communication @longevion — Crypto & funding @cordeiro — Global longevity movement @ILAISRLA ...
Discovery of Ultra‑pristine Star Reshapes Early Star Formation
Astronomers just found the most pristine star of all-time The most pristine star of all-time has been found: J0715-7334, with just 0.005% of the heavy element content of the Sun. Here's what it teaches us about how stars grow up. https://t.co/3FEBKLH6g8
Accelerating Early-Onset Cancer Cause Research for Prevention
Accelerating discovery of cancer causes for prevention in the era of rising early-onset cancers 🌟This roadmap aims to stimulate advances to accelerate cancer etiology research and prevention in the era of rising early-onset cancers. https://t.co/d0z6EHDpTh https://t.co/H6I76e4tFB
Shift Focus: Prioritize Cancer Prevention Over Detection
We should be prioritizing prevention of cancer instead of the major focus on detection and treatment. A new @CellCellPress perspective https://t.co/Gkso3gGPOI
China’s CZ‑8 Lifts Qian
LAUNCH at 1332 UTC Apr 7 of a Chang Zheng 8 from Hainan with batch 7 of the commercial Qianfan internet satellite system - the first Qianfan launch since Oct 2025
Brain Aging Isn't Inevitable: Basics Beat Supplements
We talk a lot about brain aging as if it’s inevitable. It’s not. In my latest podcast conversation with @DrRagnar—author of The Stimulated Mind—we unpack what’s actually working for brain longevity and what isn’t. A few takeaways that stood out to me: • The...
Only Four Witnessed Earthlit Total Solar Eclipse
Ok last one: the rarest solar eclipse of all time. Only 4 people have seen this with their naked eyes. The sun is fully behind the moon. The only faint light hitting the near side is reflecting off of earth,...
Peptide Vials Contaminated, Underdosed, and Unsafe
Besides the lack of data for safety or efficacy on peptides, or any assurance of sterility, here's what an independent lab found of samples: —The vial of BPC-157 contained lead —The vial of TB-500 contained endotoxins —The vial of CJC-1295 contained <42% of...
Virtual Twins Guide Nearly 2,000 Surgeries and Growing
Nearly 2,000 procedures have been guided by virtual-twin modeling, where a dynamic digital replica is used for practice surgery, and it keeps getting better. https://spectrum.ieee.org/living-heart-project-virtual-twins
Huge New Dataset Enables Deep CNS Disorder Research
This is incredible work, it's a MASSIVE data set but a great starting point for anyone wanting to do in depth detailed research on Depression, Schizophrenia, Bipolar, Autism and so many other debilitating CNS conditions
Orion Leaves Lunar Sphere, Crew Chats with ISS
Orion will depart the sphere of lunar influence today at 1:25 pm ET and the crew will speak to the ISS astronauts at 2:40 pm ET. Mission status briefing at 4:30 pm ET. List of events (times...
China Claims 99% Cost Cut for Military‑grade Infrared Chips
China reports 99% cost cut on military-grade infrared chips Researchers have developed a new way to make high-end infrared chips that could slash their cost and boost smartphone cameras, self-driving cars https://t.co/t52LLpN3xK via @scmpnews
Purpose Deficit May Accelerate Biological Aging
This is one of the most interesting theories I've seen in a long time. Could aging be partly a cybernetic problem? In other words, we run out of goals, meaning, purpose, and that accelerates the biological aging process. There is...
Astronauts Reveal Awe: Embrace Feeling Small
The Overview Effect: What We Can Learn From Astronauts About the Importance of Feeling Small, by @sambmd Good advice on getting more awe into your life: https://t.co/mAAM4VEEe4
Artemis II Records Earthset From Moon’s Far Side After 50 Years
Artemis II captures “Earthset” from the far side of the Moon for first time in over 50 years https://t.co/XbozFoH8GG
Oxytocin Reverses Isolation‑induced Neuropsychiatric Deficits via Brain, Immune, Microbiome
Oxytocin attenuates isolation-evoked emotional and social behavioral dysregulation through neural, immune, and microbiota mechanisms "Our study confirms the therapeutic effects of OXT in reversing isolation-induced neuropsychiatric disorders and elucidates its potential regulatory mechanisms, offering important implications for clinical interventions." https://t.co/hXkWRD1gMV
SNY's Atopic Dermatitis Candidate Fails; NKTR Rem
$SNY next-gen atopic dermatitis drug failed in P2b. Missed primary endpoint. MOA was IL13xTSLP. Now what have they got to follow up dupi if (when?) they discontinue amlitelimab? $NKTR 👀 🤷🏻♂️ Remains the only new MoA...
Stay Grounded Amid Rapid Bioinformatics Advances
🧵Bioinformatics evolves fast. New tech. New data. New analysis. But here's how to stay grounded and not get overwhelmed: https://t.co/VdWFpeE93W
From Giants' Shoulders to Moon's New Foundations
Your whole life you hear about the shoulders of giants. Then one day you wake up and find you're the shoulders. Four broad new sets of shoulders just orbited the Moon. Imagine how many more will stand upon them. nasa canadianspaceagency #Artemis
Neutral Atoms Become Second‑largest Qubit Platform by Company Count
neutral atoms are now officially the second most competitive qubit platform out there in terms of numbers of companies… with at least one more company in stealth. https://t.co/XoL1yY1JY2
Cantor, Dedekind, and the Rivalry Over Infinity
Amazing Math Story – Cantor and Dedekind and Infinity Did I already mention that @QuantaMagazine has the best science and math podcast out there? Here’s an amazing story I heard there recently. Cantor is famous for inventing Set Theory and for the...
Science Provides Incremental Evidence, Not Absolute Truth
Scientific findings are often presented as conclusive "when in reality they represent incremental evidence within a larger, uncertain body of work. A single study cannot establish truth; at best, it shifts probabilities" ht @ProfNoahGian https://t.co/V4FSnNTHOi https://t.co/kdOnLWm9xl
Higher Protein Intake Reverses Sarcopenia in Elderly Women
As a medical school professor, the protein recommendation I was taught -- 0.8 g/kg body weight -- is actively harming older adults. New data proves it. A 2025 Frontiers in Nutrition trial randomized 126 elderly women with sarcopenia into two groups...
Ultra‑processed Foods Hijack Brain Reward Like Cocaine
As a medical school professor, I have to be blunt: ultra-processed food is not just unhealthy. It is neurologically addictive. A February 2026 review in Pharmacological Research analyzed neuroimaging and molecular data and concluded: -- Ultra-processed foods activate the same dopamine reward...
The Vagus Nerve: Your Body’s Hidden Lifespan Connector
What if one small nerve quietly connects your brain to your heart, your gut, your immune system — and even how long you live? That was the question I brought to Dr. Elisabetta Burchi, a clinical psychiatrist, neuroscience researcher, and Head...
Exercise Cuts Visceral Fat, Boosts Insulin Sensitivity in NIDDM
Mobilization of Visceral Adipose Tissue Related to the Improvement in Insulin Sensitivity in Response to Physical Training in NIDDM: Effects of branched-chain amino acid supplements 🔘"Patients who exercised increased their VO2 peak by 41% and their insulin sensitivity by 46%... 🔘with a...
India Leverages Thorium to Outlast Global Uranium Limits
India has ~2% of global uranium but ~25% of thorium. What was once a weakness became a strategy. In the 1950s, Homi Bhabha designed a 3-stage program: • Uranium → Plutonium • Plutonium → Breeds more fuel • Thorium → U-233 India holds ~846,000 tonnes of...
Sarcopenia Doubles Death and Disability Risk in Seniors
As a medical school professor, I can tell you the most dangerous disease you have never heard of is sarcopenia -- and a massive new meta-analysis just proved it. A 2026 Frontiers in Nutrition review of thousands of community-dwelling older adults...
Four‑Month MDF Cuts NAFLD Liver Fat by 24%
"The 4-month intervention with this MDF was effective in reducing IHTC in patients with NAFLD by an absolute reduction of −5.89% and a relative reduction of −24.30% after adjusting for weight loss. Such effect was partly mediated by altered composition...
Orion Streams Stunning Moon‑orbit Photos on Return
Amazing photos and videos continue to come back from the Orion spacecraft as it rounds the Moon and heads home. https://t.co/uLvZnKyfjq
Gene Therapy Poised to Redefine Obesity Treatment Landscape
1/GLP-1 obesity and weight-loss drugs - such as $NVO Ozempic & Wegovy and $LLY Zepbound & Mounjaro have long become a household name - making Obesity the fastest growing market in the BioTech and Pharma ecosystem and generating unprecedented revenues....
Intense Training Boosts Bedtime, Cuts Sleep Efficiency, Lowers Mood
In trained cyclists, a short period of intensified training increased time in bed but reduced sleep efficiency and worsened mood state. Read the blog: https://t.co/xtQ3jbbpdH https://t.co/TmxGD9M7ld
Ultra-Endurance Running May Speed Up Aging, RBC Damage
Ultra-Endurance Running May Accelerate Aging and Breakdown of Red Blood Cells | @ASH_hematology https://t.co/aYbsblfTwZ https://t.co/NYSKw0843c
Bootstrapped Cryo‑AI: LLMs Power Life‑Saving Freeze Tech
Meet Dr. Mark Woodward, undergrad and grad from Stanford, PhD from Harvard, Many years at Google as part of Google brain. One day he realizes that we need the enabling technology to pause biological time for patients that are about...
Carb Mouth Rinse Boosts Reps, Reveals CNS Fatigue
Carbohydrate mouth rinsing increases the number of reps to failure across multiple sets of multiple exercises, revealing that supraspinal CNS fatigue is a common effect in strength training workouts. https://t.co/Nj0JxgJIRs
Ukrainian Astronaut Steps Onto Moon, Future Realized
The Moon, 10 minutes after the first Ukrainian sets foot on its surface in the future: https://t.co/uoaw7IQY7a
Digital Twins Simulate Psychedelic Effects for Consciousness Disorders
Digital twins allow virtual clinical trials of psychedelics for disorders of consciousness 🧠↔🧠 | Innovation | Tech for Good. 💬 Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), scientists have developed personalized, whole-brain computational models of patients with disorders of consciousness. Using these...
Second Pregnancy Uniquely Reshapes Women's Brain Structure and Function
The effects of a second pregnancy on women’s brain structure and function "These findings show that a second pregnancy uniquely changes a woman’s brain, entailing both convergent and distinct neural transformations." https://t.co/E1QBL4g1t3 https://t.co/Bs4aveEsUE
Lesotho’s Water Emerges as Strategic Diplomatic Asset
Lesotho’s water is becoming one of its most strategic assets. 💧 In the Next Africa Podcast, we explore how its deal with South Africa highlights rising water diplomacy, and how agreements must evolve as climate pressure and demand grow. https://t.co/orGaIxtpcz
El Niño Expected to Cut India's Monsoon Below Average
Monsoon rains in India are likely to be below the long-term average this year, as an expected El Niño weather pattern during the four-month season could reduce precipitation https://t.co/LM523abiH9
Neuronal NOS Inhibition Blocks mTOR, Halts Neuroblastoma Growth
Neuroblastoma cells rely on neuronal nitric oxide synthase to sustain mTOR signaling and proliferation; inhibiting this enzyme disrupts tumor growth in both cell culture and animal models, highlighting a promising upstream therapeutic target. cancerbiology
Lower Cholesterol Linked to Reduced Dementia Risk
Does lowering cholesterol harm the brain? A large genetic study suggests lifelong reductions in atherogenic lipoproteins are associated with lower—not higher—dementia risk. https://t.co/QutNZzb4PH https://t.co/T84ZLIKq4A