A mosasaur fossil collected in Osaka in the early 1990s has yielded four previously unrecognized bones—including what researchers describe as Japan’s first confirmed mosasaur premaxilla. Unusual skull traits may point to a new species, but the claim remains provisional until further analysis and formal description.
Consciousness & Evolution
A New Map of Brain Immune Cells in Alzheimer’s: What “Protective Microglia” Might (and Might Not) Mean
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NASA’s Roman Space Telescope: What “Hunting Thousands of Exoplanets” Actually Means—and Why It Matters
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Why Male Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence Often Don’t Seek Help (and What Can Actually Lower the Barriers)
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Two Origins of Life? What a New Metabolism Map Suggests About Bacteria, Archaea, and Earth’s First Cells
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Science, Reality & Understanding
Why Language Often Holds Up as We Age (Even When Memory Doesn’t): What a New Brain-Imaging Study Suggests
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Regenerative Astrocytes and a Surprising Way the Adult Brain May Repair Damage
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Global Neuronal Workspace Theory (GNWT): Evidence, Objections, and Testable Predictions
Global Neuronal Workspace Theory (GNWT) is one of the most influential scientific proposals for … [Read More...]
Meditation Research: How to Separate First-Person Reports from Brain Measures (Without Losing What Matters)
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