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2025 February


New type of brain cell may tell us when to stop eating

New type of brain cell may tell us when to stop eating

In the dorsal raphe nucleus – a part of the brainstem linked to functions including eating, mood and sleep – they came across cells that produce a hormone called cholecystokinin, which helps regulate appetite.


Math puzzle: Imagine there’s no zero

Math puzzle: Imagine there’s no zero

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Most detailed survey of particles around the sun reveals new mysteries

Most detailed survey of particles around the sun reveals new mysteries

Researchers have been capturing cosmic rays with different detectors for more than a century because their changing properties could serve as records of the solar system’s history, says Jamie Rankin at Princeton University.


Rice variant slashes planet-warming methane emissions by 70 per cent

Rice variant slashes planet-warming methane emissions by 70 per cent

“The core point of the study is they don’t use hard-core gene engineering or editing technologies or transgenic approaches,” says le Coutre.


A new kind of non-opioid painkiller gets FDA approval

A new kind of non-opioid painkiller gets FDA approval

In 2024, the drug company Vertex Pharmaceuticals reported that Journavx reduced pain compared with a placebo in people who had abdominal or foot surgery, although the effect was modest.


Newly discovered super-Earth orbits in and out of its star’s habitable zone. Could life survive its extreme climate?

Newly discovered super-Earth orbits in and out of its star’s habitable zone. Could life survive its extreme climate?

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