The fear of rejection is a deeply ingrained emotion that stems from our innate desire for acceptance and belonging. It can manifest in various areas of life, such as relationships, career pursuits, or creative endeavors, and often acts as a... Continue Reading →
In shadows deep where whispers creep,The molds of fear begin to seep.They twist and turn, in silent form,A quiet storm, a shapeless swarm. Their roots take hold in fragile ground,Where doubt and sorrow intertwine, unbound.A fleeting thought, a midnight chill,They... Continue Reading →
New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope suggest that a new feature in the universe—not a flaw in telescope measurements—may be behind the decadelong mystery of why the universe is expanding faster today than it did in its infancy billions of... Continue Reading →
It was a night of 100,000 meteors. The Great Meteor Storm of 1833 was perhaps the most impressive meteor event in recent history. Best visible over eastern North America during the pre-dawn hours of November 13, many people -- including a young Abraham Lincoln -- were woken up... Continue Reading →
“As the crow flies” is a common idiom referring to the shortest distance between two points, but the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems (LIS), led by Dario Floreano, in EPFL’s School of Engineering has taken the phrase literally with RAVEN (Robotic... Continue Reading →
New research from Karolinska Institutet and Columbia University shows that the heart has a mini-brain – its own nervous system that controls the heartbeat. A better understanding of this system, which is much more diverse and complex than previously thought,... Continue Reading →
After extensive analysis and testing, NASA has identified the technical cause of unexpected char loss across the Artemis I Orion spacecraft’s heat shield. Engineers determined as Orion was returning from its uncrewed mission around the Moon, gases generated inside the... Continue Reading →
UCSF scientists have developed a “molecular GPS” to guide immune cells into the brain and kill tumors without harming healthy tissue. It is the first living cell therapy that can navigate through the body to a specific organ, addressing what... Continue Reading →
“No one would take me just as I was, no one loved me; I shall love myself enough, I thought, to make up for this abandonment by everyone. Formerly, I had been quite satisfied with myself, but I had taken... Continue Reading →
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