Is magnesium the sleeping potion that enables sandhoppers to survive cold winters? A new study has shown for the first time that when sandhoppers want to enter a period of deep sleep each winter they have the means through which to increase the magnesium levels in their bodies -- in some instances more than doubling them. Essentially acting as a natural narcotic, the magnesium puts the sandhopper into a torpid state and this enforced rest means that the creatures can stay hidden in burrows up to 30cm beneath the beach surface, to some extent buffered from wintry conditions. About 40% people with bipolar disorder achieved complete mental health, Canadian study finds Science News: NEW DELHI: More than 40 per cent of people diagnosed with bipolar disorder were free of symptoms and about a quarter achieved complete mental health, . NASA, Boeing set new undocking, landing date for Starliner spacecraft More testing will be done on both the thrusters on the spacecraft’s aft section. The Starliner crew will also repeat some previously conducted test activities, like the ‘safe haven’ protocol. |
Bird Flu Is Infecting Cats (and the Occasional Dog). Here’s What to Know. A few “reasonable precautions” can help people keep their pets safe from the H5N1 virus, experts say. 8 injured in Massachusetts pop-up party shooting Eight people were injured in a shooting at a Methuen, Massachusetts, "pop-up party" early Sunday. Two are reportedly in critical condition. New drug's potentially fatal side effects obscured by 'soothing acronym,' doctors say Genevieve Lane, who took Leqembi, died of a mysterious side effect called ARIA. Her death, and those of two other trial participants, have some doctors questioning whether the risks of the Alzheimer's drug are worth its benefits. Weird ‘Phoenix’ sheds light on how planets evolve A planet that should have been stripped to bare rock by its nearby host star's intense radiation somehow grew a puffy atmosphere instead. |