Alien star could have side-swiped our solar system closer than Voyager

Our solar system might still bear the scars from an extremely close shave with an alien star. Such an encounter – the closest pass we know of – would have shaken up objects on the outskirts and might even mean there’s no Planet Nine after all.Continue … Continue reading Alien star could have side-swiped our solar system closer than Voyager

Alien star could have side-swiped our solar system closer than Voyager

Our solar system might still bear the scars from an extremely close shave with an alien star. Such an encounter – the closest pass we know of – would have shaken up objects on the outskirts and might even mean there’s no Planet Nine after all.Continue … Continue reading Alien star could have side-swiped our solar system closer than Voyager

Night owls shown to have 46% higher chance of developing diabetes

While being a night owl has a certain cachet, a new study shows that staying up into the wee hours can be downright dangerous. The late-night lifestyle was shown to dramatically raise diabetes risk and cause several other health-damaging effects.Contin… Continue reading Night owls shown to have 46% higher chance of developing diabetes

Sundew-inspired spray may turn crop plants into pest-catchers

Inspired by a carnivorous plant, scientists have created a sticky spray that could kill pest insects as effectively as traditional toxic pesticides. And what’s more, it’s derived from plain ol’ vegetable oil.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Wagen… Continue reading Sundew-inspired spray may turn crop plants into pest-catchers

Asthma drug activates healthy fat, no cold plunges needed

Take a look at the health influencers clicking up followers on social media these days and you’ll start to notice a trend involving some variation of taking cold showers, soaking in special tubs that make the water ice-cold, or diving into freezing bod… Continue reading Asthma drug activates healthy fat, no cold plunges needed

Electric nerve stimulation effectively treats severe cluster headaches

A treatment called occipital nerve stimulation (ONS) has been found to reduce both the frequency and severity of headaches in patients suffering from chronic cluster headaches. The new trial results, published in The Lancet Neurology, suggest low doses… Continue reading Electric nerve stimulation effectively treats severe cluster headaches

World’s smallest boat is thinner than a human hair

3DBenchy is a tiny 3D-printed boat, just a third of the thickness of a human hair

Researchers at Leiden University in the Netherlands have created what’s probably the world’s smallest boat. Measuring just 30 microns long, the tiny model was 3D printed as part of a project investigating how to make synthetic “microswimmers” in complex shapes.

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Fasting, or low-cal diets, may improve efficacy of cancer chemotherapy

The results of one of the first randomized control trials to investigate fasting as an adjunct to chemotherapy have been published in the journal Nature Communications. The findings offer the prospect a simple dietary intervention can improve the outco… Continue reading Fasting, or low-cal diets, may improve efficacy of cancer chemotherapy