Matt Willemsen @Nonog@fedibird.com

Scientists get rare glimpse of 'nesting doll' isotope nitrogen-9
With five more protons than should be stable, the newly discovered nitrogen-9 isotope sits right on the borderline of physical possibility.
https://www.livescience.com/chemistry/scientists-get-rare-glimpse-of-nesting-doll-isotope-nitrogen-9 #N #NestingDoll #nitrogen9 #protons #oxygen #isotopes #beryllium #DripLine

Suicide site encouraged daughter to die - parents
The parents of a student nurse who took her own life have called for suicide websites to be shut down to save other young lives.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-67308222? #suicide #prevention #website #forum #mental #illness #emotionally #unstable

Daily Telescope: Lucy finds not one but two diamonds in the sky
"The fact that it is two makes it even more exciting."
https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/11/daily-telescope-lucy-finds-not-one-but-two-diamonds-in-the-sky/ #lucy #asteroid #Dinkinesh #binary

Wasabi Boosts Cognitive Ability in Older People, Study Shows
A new study shows that the traditional Japanese spice wasabi can improve some types of cognitive function in those aged over 60, offering a straightforward and rather tasty way of looking after our brains as we get older.
https://www.sciencealert.com/wasabi-boosts-cognitive-ability-in-older-people-study-shows #wasabi #cognition #boost #antioxidant #antiinflammatory

I wonder which Japan this story is about . . .

Japan unveils plans to breathe new life into its higher education institutions
The proposal incorporates a radical restructuring of the university giving its junior researchers far more autonomy.
‘We are not really used to teaching in an English-speaking system – that is the very big problem,’ he says, adding that overcoming this significant language barrier will allow Japan to become more cosmopolitan and create a research culture that will attract global talent
https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/japan-unveils-plans-to-breathe-new-life-into-its-higher-education-institutions/4018348.article #japan #HigherEducation #language #barrier

'Sustained Human Transmission' of Mpox Has Been Happening Longer Than We Realised
The monkeypox virus has been jumping from human to human since at least 2016, according to the work of an international team of scientists.
https://www.sciencealert.com/sustained-human-transmission-of-mpox-has-been-happening-longer-than-we-realised #mpox #human #transmission #CladeIIb

Mid-Phanerozoic Exoplanets Might Be Easier to Detect than Modern Earth
In a new study, astronomers modeled the atmospheric composition and transmission spectra of five stages in Earth’s Phanerozoic Eon. Two key biosignature pairs — oxygen and methane, and ozone and methane — appeared stronger in models of Earth roughly 100 million to 300 million years ago, when oxygen levels were significantly higher.
https://www.sci.news/astronomy/mid-phanerozoic-exoplanets-12417.html #MidPhanerozoic #Exoplanets #Detection #biosignature #oxygen #methane #ozone

Pluto may have an ice-spewing 'supervolcano' the size of Yellowstone, New Horizons data reveals
Kiladze Caldera, formerly called Kiladze crater, may be a supervolcano that erupted fairly recently, spewing ice across the surface of Pluto.
https://www.livescience.com/space/pluto/pluto-may-have-an-ice-spewing-supervolcano-the-size-of-yellowstone-new-horizons-data-reveals #astronomy #pluto #supervolcano #kiladze #caldera ice #NewHorizons

Study: All Languages around the World Have Words for ‘This’ and ‘That’
Coventry et al. show that speakers of all tested languages use spatial demonstratives as a function of being able to reach or act on an object being referred to.
https://www.sci.news/othersciences/linguistics/spatial-demonstratives-12414.html #linguistics #language #this #that #demonstratives

5,000-year-old mass grave of fallen warriors in Spain shows evidence of 'sophisticated' warfare
A new analysis of a mass grave from Neolithic Spain reveals that the site wasn't a burial ground from a massacre, but of fallen warriors.
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/5000-year-old-mass-grave-of-fallen-warriors-in-spain-shows-evidence-of-sophisticated-warfare #massgrave #warriors #warfare #archeology #LateNeolithic #competition #food

Could This Be the Most Midwestern Competition of All?
Just when you thought Wisconsin couldn’t get any more quaint.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/carriage-driving-sport-wisconsin #carriage #horses #competition #wisconsin #driving #CDE

Synthetic ‘super melanin’ speeds skin repair
An engineered version of the pigment boosts healing and may prevent sunburns in the first place
https://www.science.org/content/article/synthetic-super-melanin-speeds-skin-repair #synthetic #melanin #boost #healing #prevent #sunburn #dopamine #ROS #Supermelanin

I'm Doing It Wrong
Daily Sit-Ups Won't Target Your Belly Fat. An Expert Explains Why.
ads promote a concept known as "spot reduction", claiming you can burn fat in a specific body area, usually the belly, with specially designed exercises or workouts.
Unfortunately, spot reduction is another weight-loss myth. It's simply not possible to target the location of fat loss.
https://www.sciencealert.com/daily-sit-ups-wont-target-your-belly-fat-an-expert-explains-why #SitUps #belly #fat #SpotReduction #exercise #lifestyle

A Gene Inherited From Another Type of Human Could Still Affect Our Mental Health
Part of the genetic heritage of today's modern humans comes from mixing with the Denisovans some tens of thousands of years ago – and the subsequent genetic adaptations may have left us predisposed to certain mental health issues such as depression.
https://www.sciencealert.com/a-gene-inherited-from-another-type-of-human-could-still-affect-our-mental-health-risk #genetics #mental #health #depression #BlameThe #denisovans