OT: The Because Science Thread (Now With Aliens!)
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Cal Gal
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Already challenging sourcing clean food with all the recalls going. Plus protecting animals and environment not a bad thing. 
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Experts raise alarm over decades-old US policy facing major cuts: 'It's one of our bedrock laws'
It would also allow American fisheries to source their seafood from countries that don't meet American regulatory standards.
Experts raise alarm over decades-old US policy facing major cuts: 'It's one of our bedrock laws'
“Species on the brink of extinction have been brought back.”
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Couldn't resist the caption.
Astronomer Suspects Mysterious Object Is Up to No Good While It’s Hidden Behind the Sun: “If You Want to Take a Vacation, Take It Before Then”
Astronomer Suspects Mysterious Object Is Up to No Good While It’s Hidden Behind the Sun: “If You Want to Take a Vacation, Take It Before Then”
"It is most energy-efficient for a spacecraft engine to burn its fuel when its orbital velocity is greatest."
I just knew before clicking it, it would be Avi Loeb….nobody loves seeing their name in print more than Loeb, by leveraging his legitimately great scientific credentials, to say some of the more outlandish poorly supported sensationalist hypotheses possible, so that he’ll have articles written & YT videos made about it.
I think he’s overtaken Michio Kaku now, as the leading promoters of science (fan)fiction, than serious scientific communicators.
Cal Gal
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Often wondered what no daylight and then no night time would be like. Closest I came to finding out about no night time was in Fairbanks AK one summer, trying to go to sleep in twilight bright enough to make reading a book really easy.
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Utqiagvik, Alaska, begins polar night: 65 days without sunlight
Utqiagvik, Alaska, begins polar night: 65 days without sunlight
The northernmost town in North America will say goodbye to daylight this week as it enters its annual polar night. Residents won't see the sun again until Jan. 22, 2026.
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"silocybin made human cells live 50% longer.
A new study has uncovered surprising anti-aging potential in psilocin—the active metabolite produced when the body breaks down psilocybin, the psychoactive compound found in magic mushrooms.
In laboratory experiments, researchers exposed two human cell lines (skin fibroblasts and fetal lung fibroblasts) to a 100 μM concentration of psilocin. The results were striking: lung cells took 57% longer to reach replicative senescence (the point at which cells permanently stop dividing and accumulate damage), while skin fibroblasts extended their replicative lifespan by 51%.
These findings suggest psilocin may slow fundamental cellular aging processes, possibly by lowering oxidative stress, enhancing DNA-repair pathways, supporting mitochondrial health, or dampening chronic inflammation—mechanisms that overlap with those targeted by leading experimental longevity drugs.
The benefits extended beyond cell culture. In aged female mice (19 months old at the start, equivalent to approximately 60–65 human years), a single monthly dose of psilocybin dramatically improved outcomes. After 10 months of treatment, 80% of the psilocybin-treated animals remained alive, compared with only 50% of untreated controls. Treated mice also displayed markedly fewer visible signs of aging, including reduced fur loss and graying.
This research marks the first direct demonstration that psilocybin/psilocin can influence biological aging itself, rather than solely producing psychological effects. The authors emphasize that the study used relatively conservative dosing and are now advocating for follow-up work with higher or more frequent administration, detailed assessments of immune, metabolic, and cognitive function, and investigations into whether the extended lifespan corresponds to genuine improvements in healthspan and quality of life.
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A new study has uncovered surprising anti-aging potential in psilocin—the active metabolite produced when the body breaks down psilocybin, the psychoactive compound found in magic mushrooms.
In laboratory experiments, researchers exposed two human cell lines (skin fibroblasts and fetal lung fibroblasts) to a 100 μM concentration of psilocin. The results were striking: lung cells took 57% longer to reach replicative senescence (the point at which cells permanently stop dividing and accumulate damage), while skin fibroblasts extended their replicative lifespan by 51%.
These findings suggest psilocin may slow fundamental cellular aging processes, possibly by lowering oxidative stress, enhancing DNA-repair pathways, supporting mitochondrial health, or dampening chronic inflammation—mechanisms that overlap with those targeted by leading experimental longevity drugs.
The benefits extended beyond cell culture. In aged female mice (19 months old at the start, equivalent to approximately 60–65 human years), a single monthly dose of psilocybin dramatically improved outcomes. After 10 months of treatment, 80% of the psilocybin-treated animals remained alive, compared with only 50% of untreated controls. Treated mice also displayed markedly fewer visible signs of aging, including reduced fur loss and graying.
This research marks the first direct demonstration that psilocybin/psilocin can influence biological aging itself, rather than solely producing psychological effects. The authors emphasize that the study used relatively conservative dosing and are now advocating for follow-up work with higher or more frequent administration, detailed assessments of immune, metabolic, and cognitive function, and investigations into whether the extended lifespan corresponds to genuine improvements in healthspan and quality of life.
View: https://x.com/Rainmaker1973/status/1991537941559001365?s=20
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Cal Gal
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These B.C. wolves figured out how to pull up crab traps to get food
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