Daily Science Brief

A brutal heat dome across the US this week, mice made from two dads, orcas massaging each other with kelp, and emotionally intelligent AIs.

REFERENCES

• Massive 'heat dome' is bringing 'extremely dangerous' temperatures to the eastern half of the US | Live Science
• Researchers get viable mice by editing DNA from two sperm | Ars Technica
• Orcas scrub each other clean with bits of kelp | New Scientist
• New study claims AI 'understands' emotion better than us — especially in emotionally charged situations | Live Science

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An “off switch” in the brain for binge-drinking, how early humans leveled up before leaving Africa, a mysterious skull that’s been hiding Denisovan secrets for 90 years, and a simple fix that could slash methane on dairy farms.

SOURCES:

• The brain might have a hidden 'off switch' for binge drinking | Live Science
• Suppression of binge alcohol drinking by an inhibitory neuronal ensemble in the mouse medial orbitofrontal cortex | Nature Neuroscience
• Major expansion in the human niche preceded out of Africa dispersal | Nature
• 'Huge surprise' reveals how some humans left Africa 50,000 years ago | Live Science
• We’ve had a Denisovan skull since the 1930s—only nobody knew | Ars Technica
• Skull that’s 146,000 years old gives glimpse of lost human species | The Times
• Covering poop lagoons with a tarp could cut 80% of methane emissions from dairy farms | Live Science

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Forgotten memories still shaping your behavior, Viking dogs buried at sea, industrial waste turning into rocks, and a 3,000-kilometer-wide dust storm that crossed an ocean to land in Florida.

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Biofuels may be backfiring on the climate, we’ve finally solved the mystery of the Moon’s orange glass beads, Pluto has a bizarre new kind of climate, and a city-killer asteroid might give the Moon a black eye in 2032.

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A paralyzed man speaks again thanks to mind-reading AI, scientists grow brain implants in tadpoles, we finally see the sun’s south pole, and the Romans had a taste kentucky fried songbird.

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RFK Jr. removes every vaccine advisor from the CDC, gene editing may finally reverse kidney damage, artificial blood that works for everyone, and Death Valley’s dry air might just save your life.

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US stops endorsing COVID-19 shots for kids — and a CDC leader resigns. Women find other women’s faces more attractive than men do. How our brains sort imagination from reality. What a sauropod dinosaur’s last meal reveals about its eating habits.

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A plant-based glue that's stronger than epoxy, AI that rewrites biblical history, a massage that might help your brain clean itself, and why even weed edibles could be hurting your heart.

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A super-termite hybrid could spread globally, NASA’s budget takes a hit, newborns may do better with direct RSV shots, and cockatoos are learning to use drinking fountains.

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One in four people follow rules—even when it costs them. Bird feeders may be quietly steering hummingbird evolution. There could be trillions of dollars in platinum… on the Moon. And a bold solution to the Colorado River’s water crisis—floating solar panels.

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