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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260201231259.htm

Hidden lava tunnels on the Moon and Mars could one day shelter human explorers, offering natural protection from radiation and space debris. A European research team has unveiled a bold new mission concept that uses three different robots working together to explore these extreme underground environments autonomously. Recently tested in the volcanic caves of Lanzarote, the system maps cave entrances, deploys sensors, lowers a scout rover, and creates detailed 3D maps of the interior.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260201231259.htm

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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260201223737.htm

A new light-based breakthrough could help quantum computers finally scale up. Stanford researchers created miniature optical cavities that efficiently collect light from individual atoms, allowing many qubits to be read at once. The team has already demonstrated working arrays with dozens and even hundreds of cavities. The approach could eventually support massive quantum networks with millions of qubits.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260201223737.htm

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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260201223732.htm

Researchers studying nearly 2 million older adults found that cerebral amyloid angiopathy sharply raises the risk of developing dementia. Within five years, people with the condition were far more likely to be diagnosed than those without it. The increased risk was present even without a history of stroke. Experts say this makes early screening for memory and thinking changes especially important.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260201223732.htm

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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260201223727.htm

Despite growing into the largest animals ever to walk on land, sauropods began life small, exposed, and alone. Fossil evidence suggests their babies were frequently eaten by multiple predators, making them a key part of the Jurassic food chain. This steady supply of easy prey may explain why early predators thrived without needing extreme hunting adaptations. The findings offer a rare glimpse into how dinosaur ecosystems truly worked.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260201223727.htm

lexin

So, we’re through with January. Good.

I’m a bit tired, I don’t know why. My CPAP machine mask seems to leak, but there’s no obvious reason why. It’s a mystery.

Cats

Opal had a big sore on her back where she was biting herself all the time that Smokey was ill. I’ve taken her to the vet and the only suggestions she made was that I put her on a special food for stomach and skin. So, I did. And it seems to be working, albeit slowly. It’s down to one inch across from more like four. As I said, progress.

Little Geraint has gained weight; when he came to me, he was thin as a rake, and his fur was in an appalling condition, all over mats. Since I started to brush him, he’s been pulling the mats off himself, as if he couldn’t be bothered before and now, he has someone looking after him, he’s prepared to meet them halfway. For a couple of weeks my carpet was covered with mats of fur, but he seems to have succeeded and now his fur just needs to grow in again, which I hope will happen in the spring.

Health

I’ve been to the hospital for my tummy troubles and they’re threatening me with a colonoscopy. I’m not looking forward to that at all. Really don’t want to play, I’ve had one before and they suck.

I also saw my psychiatrist, and he suggested we play around with my mood drugs. So I’ve cut one in half and we’ll see if that works as he hopes it will. Fingers crossed.

Gaming

I’m concentrating on Skyrim and I have a character who’s reached level 49. He’s now finding NPC’s dead in ditches, which is distressing when they’re vendors who had been useful. So far, two have been killed by dragons.

Current Location: Home (Bangor)
Crossposts: https://lexin.insanejournal.com/333691.html

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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260201062459.htm

When the brain rests, it usually replays recent experiences to strengthen memory. Scientists found that in Alzheimer’s-like mice, this replay still occurs — but the signals are jumbled and poorly coordinated. As a result, memory-supporting brain cells lose their stability, and the animals struggle to remember where they’ve been.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260201062459.htm

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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260201062457.htm

Middle age is becoming a tougher chapter for many Americans, especially those born in the 1960s and early 1970s. Compared with earlier generations, they report more loneliness and depression, along with weaker physical strength and declining memory. These troubling trends stand out internationally, as similar declines are largely absent in other wealthy nations, particularly in Nordic Europe, where midlife well-being has improved.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260201062457.htm

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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260131084622.htm

Old Indian poems and folk songs are revealing a surprising truth about the land. Scientists found that descriptions of thorny trees and open grasslands in texts written as far back as the 1200s closely match today’s savannas in western India. This suggests these landscapes are ancient and natural—not ruined forests. The discovery could reshape how conservation and tree-planting efforts are planned.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260131084622.htm

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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260131084626.htm

Scientists warn that rapid advances in AI and neurotechnology are outpacing our understanding of consciousness, creating serious ethical risks. New research argues that developing scientific tests for awareness could transform medicine, animal welfare, law, and AI development. But identifying consciousness in machines, brain organoids, or patients could also force society to rethink responsibility, rights, and moral boundaries. The question of what it means to be conscious has never been more urgent—or more unsettling.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260131084626.htm

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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260201062455.htm

Dinosaur footprints have always been mysterious, but a new AI app is cracking their secrets. DinoTracker analyzes photos of fossil tracks and predicts which dinosaur made them, with accuracy rivaling human experts. Along the way, it uncovered footprints that look strikingly bird-like—dating back more than 200 million years. That discovery could push the origin of birds much deeper into prehistory.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260201062455.htm

The Other Side

Reading

Robots descend into lava tubes to prepare for future Moon bases

A tiny light trap could unlock million qubit quantum computers

A silent brain disease can quadruple dementia risk

Baby dinosaurs were the backbone of the Jurassic food chain

Update

Alzheimer’s scrambles memories while the brain rests

Middle age is becoming a breaking point in the U.S.

750-year-old Indian poems reveal a landscape scientists got wrong

“Existential risk” – Why scientists are racing to define consciousness

This AI app can tell which dinosaur made a footprint

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