Personally, I don't think there's intelligent life on other planets. Why should other planets be any different from this one?

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1 in 3 psychologists say their patients use AI as a second therapist

Scientific American.com - Thu, 06/18/2026 - 7:00am

People are increasingly turning to AI for mental health support—but its design is “antithetical” to mental health care, experts say

Categories: Astronomy

The surprising science history behind New York City’s ticker-tape parades

Scientific American.com - Thu, 06/18/2026 - 6:00am

On Thursday Knicks fans are flocking to Manhattan for a ticker-tape parade. But where did ticker tape even come from?

Categories: Astronomy

Ancient monument marked summer solstice centuries before Stonehenge

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 06/17/2026 - 8:01pm
Archaeologists have discovered traces of a wooden structure built 5000 years ago, 5 kilometres from Stonehenge, which appears to have been an even older monument for marking the summer solstice
Categories: Astronomy

Ancient monument marked summer solstice centuries before Stonehenge

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 06/17/2026 - 8:01pm
Archaeologists have discovered traces of a wooden structure built 5000 years ago, 5 kilometres from Stonehenge, which appears to have been an even older monument for marking the summer solstice
Categories: Astronomy

Ancient monument may have been an early Stonehenge prototype

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 06/17/2026 - 8:01pm
Archaeologists have discovered traces of a wooden structure built 5000 years ago, 5 kilometres from Stonehenge, which appears to have been an even older monument for marking the summer solstice
Categories: Astronomy

Cervical cancer deaths have plummeted thanks to HPV vaccine

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 06/17/2026 - 7:30pm
We already know the vaccine against human papillomavirus, or HPV, greatly reduces infections and cases of cervical cancer, and now we have the first evidence it prevents deaths too
Categories: Astronomy

Cervical cancer deaths have plummeted thanks to HPV vaccine

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 06/17/2026 - 7:30pm
We already know the vaccine against human papillomavirus, or HPV, greatly reduces infections and cases of cervical cancer, and now we have the first evidence it prevents deaths too
Categories: Astronomy

No young women have died of cervical cancer in England for years

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 06/17/2026 - 7:30pm
We already know the vaccine against human papillomavirus, or HPV, greatly reduces infections and cases of cervical cancer, and now we have the first evidence it prevents deaths too
Categories: Astronomy

Chilling the body with drugs could limit brain damage from stroke

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 06/17/2026 - 3:00pm
Putting brain cells into a hibernation-like state via drugs that cool down core body temperature may help to preserve them following a stroke
Categories: Astronomy

Chilling the body with drugs could limit brain damage from stroke

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 06/17/2026 - 3:00pm
Putting brain cells into a hibernation-like state via drugs that cool down core body temperature may help to preserve them following a stroke
Categories: Astronomy

New Scientist recommends an excellent look at the future of work

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 06/17/2026 - 2:00pm
Sarah O'Connor's We Are Not Machines explores how we are contorting ourselves to fit AI into our working lives – and what to do about it, finds Tom Knowles
Categories: Astronomy

The bigger the lizard, the bigger the Wiki page, discovers ecologist

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 06/17/2026 - 2:00pm
Feedback is delighted to explore research digging into the relationship between a reptile's body mass and the length of its Wikipedia entry – but would like to throw Godzilla into the mix
Categories: Astronomy

New Scientist recommends an excellent look at the future of work

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 06/17/2026 - 2:00pm
Sarah O'Connor's We Are Not Machines explores how we are contorting ourselves to fit AI into our working lives – and what to do about it, finds Tom Knowles
Categories: Astronomy

Oldest known plague outbreak killed hunter-gatherer children

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 06/17/2026 - 12:00pm
DNA evidence shows that plague bacteria devastated a community in Siberia more than 5000 years ago, challenging the idea that there were no major disease outbreaks before the advent of farming and large settlements
Categories: Astronomy

Oldest known plague outbreak killed hunter-gatherer children

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 06/17/2026 - 12:00pm
DNA evidence shows that plague bacteria devastated a community in Siberia more than 5000 years ago, challenging the idea that there were no major disease outbreaks before the advent of farming and large settlements
Categories: Astronomy

Pigeons lock their eyes in place when they are flying

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 06/17/2026 - 12:00pm
Bird-mounted headsets and backpacks have revealed the surprising things pigeons do with their eyes when on the wing
Categories: Astronomy

Pigeons lock their eyes in place when they are flying

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 06/17/2026 - 12:00pm
Bird-mounted headsets and backpacks have revealed the surprising things pigeons do with their eyes when on the wing
Categories: Astronomy

Our brains have their first thoughts unexpectedly early in life

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 06/17/2026 - 12:00pm
By the time we’re born, our brains have all the hardware in place to form thoughts, and possibly even some conscious awareness
Categories: Astronomy

Our brains have their first thoughts unexpectedly early in life

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 06/17/2026 - 12:00pm
By the time we’re born, our brains have all the hardware in place to form thoughts, and possibly even some conscious awareness
Categories: Astronomy

Our brains have their first thoughts surprisingly early in life

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 06/17/2026 - 12:00pm
By the time we’re born, our brains have all the hardware in place to form thoughts, and possibly even some conscious awareness
Categories: Astronomy