"Easter Island's famous moai statues are crumbling into the sea, forcing locals to face urgent decisions about how best to protect their heritage." via @BBC

"Drawing on nearly two decades of data from over 3,900 older adults in England, the new research shows that individuals with higher IQs are significantly more accurate in predicting their future." via @ZMEScience

The pivot penalty in science: "Across the scientific literature, papers that were further from the established area of the author (larger average pivots) had systematically lower impact." via @undarkmag

Researchers tested numerous beverages to see which was best at rehydration. Skim milk came out on top, even beating out an oral rehydration solution. via @ZMEScience

Albert Einstein said automation caused the Great Depression. It didn’t. via @freethinkmedia

"Scientists show that the frequency of a set of words seems to have increased in published study abstracts since ChatGPT was released into the world." via @nytimes

The great multivitamin myth: Why the pills could be harming your immune system. via @sciencefocus

A recent study explored whether heterosexual male attraction to female breasts is universal or merely shaped by culture. via @PsychToday

"Neanderthals were running a potentially lifesaving "fat factory" around 125,000 years ago in what is now Germany. The research. reveals that these archaic human relatives had a process for extracting grease from animal bones. " via @LiveScience

"Astronomers on Wednesday confirmed the discovery of an interstellar object racing through our Solar System – only the third ever spotted, though scientists suspect many more may slip past unnoticed." via @ScienceAlert

RT @OurWorldInData: Human emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are the main drivers of recent climate change. In the cha….

Exercise is fantastic for boosting overall health and body composition, but it's not nearly as effective as calorie restriction for weight loss. via @PsychToday

Orcas Appear to Be Sharing Their Prey With Humans. "Researchers documented 34 instances of purported prey-sharing behavior, which suggests orcas may be altruistic and capable of recognizing sentience in another species." via @smithsonian

"The new cold war means a race with China over AI, biotech, & more. This poses a dilemma: win by embracing technologies that make us more like our enemy — or protect ourselves from dehumanization but become subjects to totalitarian menace." - @tnajournal

"More than 60% of traffic collisions at intersections involve left turns. Some U.S. cities – including San Francisco, Salt Lake City and Birmingham, Alabama – are restricting left turns." via @ConversationUS

"A population study from the University of Florida (UF) has found that BMI, or body mass index, is not the best option for predicting future health risks associated with weight – not by a long shot." via @ScienceAlert

"The theories at the heart of modern physics describe a reality where the classical idea of discrete, localizable, countable particles collapses—and fields fare no better." via @IAI_TV

"The idea that niceness leads to being trodden on is one of the greatest scientific misconceptions in our society: niceness, and building connections, gives you the social support and allies to prevent you being trodden on." via @TheSkepticMag

"A new theory suggests what we see around us – from the smallest of quantum actions to the cosmic crawl of entire galaxies – could all be literally a matter of time. Three dimensions of time, in fact." via @ScienceAlert

"Evidence tips the scale toward pretty clear acceleration in recent years. I hope I am wrong – I’d prefer to live in a world where the rate of warming was flat or falling – but the evidence is becoming too strong to ignore." by @hausfath