A study in PLOS ONE analyzed blood samples and MRI scans from 2,044 older adults in Japan and found that lower vitamin C levels were associated with smaller brain volumes and weaker connectivity in a major cognitive network. The research was led by Haruka Nagaya of Hirosaki University, with coauthors from Hirosaki University, Kyoto Prefectural…
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A study in Astronomy & Astrophysics suggests that Earth may avoid being swallowed when the Sun swells through its final giant-star phases. The result comes from updated calculations of how an aging Sun will pull on nearby planets while also losing mass into space. The finding gives a fresh answer to one of astronomy’s oldest…
Using a mathematical rule for choosing guesses, researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York, developed a method that solves Wordle with a reported 99% success rate. The work was published in the Northeast Journal of Complex Systems and it turns a daily word puzzle into a clean demonstration of how information can guide…
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology has reported a rare deep-sea technology test near Minamitori Island, where the scientific drilling vessel Chikyu recovered mineral-rich sediment during a rare earth mud mining system trial in Japan’s Pacific exclusive economic zone. The operation matters because the mud may contain elements used in electric vehicles, high-performance magnets,…
