New study in Nutrients: 71% of 651 U.S. baby foods are ultra-processed. These products contain 2x the sugar & higher sodium. Common additives (emulsifiers/thickeners) are linked to gut disruption & inflammation in infants. 🧪🍼
#ScienceNews#BabyHealth#Microbiome#UPF
AI is rewriting history! Using the Ludii system, researchers simulated 1000s of games to reconstruct "Ludus Coriovalli" from a 3rd-century Roman stone found in Heerlen. This could prove blocking games existed in Europe centuries earlier than thought. #Archaeology#AI#History
New study: The 2014-17 heatwave bleached >50% of global coral reefs. With a 4th event now underway since 2023 and temps exceeding 1.5°C, scientists warn we’ve hit a dire tipping point for marine ecosystems. 🌊🌡️
#CoralBleaching#ClimateChange#OceanHealth#MarineBiology
New study in JAMA: Drinking 2-3 cups of caffeinated coffee daily is linked to an 18% lower risk of dementia. ☕️🧠
Data from 130k+ health professionals over 43 years suggests caffeine & polyphenols help protect the brain. Tea helps too; decaf did not.
#Health#Science#Dementia
SpaceX pivots to a #Moon city! 🌕 #SpaceX#SpaceNews
By leveraging 10-day launch windows (vs 26 months for #Mars), @SpaceX aims for faster iteration with "self-growing bases" & lunar factories within 10 years. Mars remains a goal for the 2030s.
A major shift in #Space exploration
New Chang’e-6 lunar data confirms a uniform impact flux across the Moon! 🌕 By anchoring the far-side’s timeline, researchers have revised decades-old crater chronology, explaining volcanic asymmetry and improving how we date other planets. 🚀 #Moon#Science#Space#Astronomy
🐘 Landmark find in Spain! A 2,200yo elephant bone found near Córdoba may be the first physical evidence of Hannibal’s forces in the region. Found with Punic coins & weapons, it’s reshaping history. #Archaeology#Hannibal#PunicWars#Spain#History
Climate change is melting the future of the Winter Olympics. ❄️📉
With snow cover vanishing across Europe, only 10 countries may be viable hosts by 2040. Ironically, the Games emit up to 1.5M tonnes of CO2. We must adapt or lose the frost. #WinterOlympics#ClimateScience@FT
Do trees "sense" eclipses? 🌲🌑 A 2025 study on Norway spruce is facing heat. Critics argue "synchronized signals" were actually from lightning & storms, not the moon. With a tiny sample size, more data is needed to prove solar premonitions.
#Science#Eclipse#Nature#Trees
Meet "Jetty McJetface" (AT2018hyz) 🕳️✨
In 2018, this black hole shredded a star. Years later, it's emitting a radio jet 1T times more powerful than the Death Star! This "delayed" outburst is forcing scientists to rethink how black holes feed.
🔭🚀 #Space#Astronomy#BlackHole
400M years ago, the land was ruled by Prototaxites—massive, pillar-like organisms taller than any tree of the era. 🍄❌
New tests show they lacked the markers of fungi, meaning these giants might be a unique, extinct branch of life we still can't explain. #Paleontology