Science

November 15, 2024

Neurologist Shares What Age You Should Stop Drinking Alcohol for the Sake of Your Nervous System

Drinking is an activity enjoyed by many across generations, whether it's the main excuse for meeting up with friends, a way to unwind, or something you do to enhance a meal. However, deep down everyone who drinks knows it's not exactly good for the body—especially as we grow older, recent research has shown. In fact, neurologist Dr. Richard Restak calls for ditching alcohol altogether when we reach a certain age. In 2021, Dr.

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October 22, 2024

JWST Discovers Icy Exoplanet That Looks Like an Eyeball May Have Liquid Ocean

Since its discovery in 2017, scientists believed that exoplanet LHS 1140 b was a gaseous planet similar to Neptune. However, thanks to data gathered by the James Webb Space Telescope in December 2023, astronomers believe this super-Earth may be quite different. The temperate exoplanet could actually be habitable and either covered in ice or have an atmosphere and liquid ocean.

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October 17, 2024

Mother and Daughter Restore Spanish Paintings Using Bacteria

One might assume that a microbiologist in a family of art conservators would mark the end of a long-lasting career heritage. However, this was not the case for Pilar Bosch and her mother, Pilar Roig. Together, this Spanish mother-daughter duo combines their respective art and science expertise to restore 18th-century frescoes, continuing the family tradition.

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