If the thought of extraterrestrial objects crashing into Earth weren’t creepy enough, behold Australia’s Spider Crater.
From above, the mere appearance of a curious geologic feature in Western Australia is enough to cause a fright. The aptly named Spider Crater, the product of a meteorite impact followed by hundreds of millions of years of erosion, sprawls across the landscape in the country’s Kimberley region .
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experiments focused on human and plant health and drug-resistant organisms will travel to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s 35th Commercial Resupply Services mission for the agency from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, advancing research that benefits life on Earth and future exploration. This research supports astronaut health during long-duration missions through […]
Popular GLP-1 weight loss drugs, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, have been linked to unexpectedly high rates of nail detachment, hair loss, and scalp inflammation, with some problems occurring several times more frequently among users. Researchers found that weight loss alone could not fully explain the differences, suggesting there may be more to these overlooked symptoms.
Research published since then has added evidence that the brain plays an important role in regulating aging. It has also revealed why the seemingly simple supplement findings deserve careful interpretation. At the center of the discovery is the hypothalamus, a small but powerful region near the base of the brain. It helps regulate essential functions such as body temperature, hunger, metabolism, sleep, and hormone production. Because these systems affect nearly every organ, changes in the hypothalamus can have consequences throughout the body.
The ice reached its third-lowest maximum extent since satellite observations began.