Psilocybin shows early signs of easing anorexia in small pilot study — Read on Scientific American
Preliminary results from a small group of patients suggest psilocybin could help initiate recovery from anorexia.
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Solar becomes Portugal's leading source of electricity for the first time — Read on REN | Redes Energéticas Nacionais
In the month analysed, solar outpaced all other sources in Portugal's electricity generation, according to grid operator REN.
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Morgan Library exhibition traces how tarot became a divination tool — Read on New York Times — arte
The Morgan Library & Museum exhibition charts the history of tarot, from a courtly card game to an occult tradition.
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New York's Blue Note jazz club opens its first London venue — Read on The Guardian — mondo
The renowned New York jazz venue has opened a Covent Garden branch, with pianist Robert Glasper performing at the opening.
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Nigeria: 308 people freed after two separate kidnappings — Read on Il Post
Nigerian security forces have freed 308 hostages taken in two separate abductions, according to official sources.
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Documentary follows the fight for same-sex marriage across 22 countries — Read on New York Times — arte
The film 'Julian' follows artist Fleur Pierets and her wife Julian Boom in their quest to marry in 22 different countries.
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Antitrust fines e-scooter and bike-sharing firms over blocked free rides — Read on ANSA
Italy's Antitrust Authority has sanctioned e-scooter and bike-sharing companies for practices that restricted users' access to promotional free rides.
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Korean probe photographs crater left by a Falcon 9 rocket on the Moon — Read on El País — scienza
The impact of a Falcon 9 second stage on the Moon has been documented in images taken by a Korean lunar probe.
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France bans unsolicited commercial calls from next week — Read on AP News
A new French law prohibits unwanted telemarketing calls, taking effect next week.
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THC-based drug eliminates PTSD nightmares in a third of patients — Read on ScienceDaily — mente e cervello
After ten weeks of treatment, more than a third of patients with PTSD no longer experienced recurring trauma-related nightmares.
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Recreational sports strengthen bones more than weightlifting, study suggests — Read on Nautilus
Activities such as handball and amateur five-a-side football show higher bone formation biomarkers than weightlifting.
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New York exhibition traces the Renaissance origins of tarot cards — Read on Courrier International
New York's Morgan Library is showing the history of tarot, which began as a card game in Italy's Renaissance courts.
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Indigenous oral traditions as psychological infrastructure against modernisation — Read on Frontiers in Psychology
A conceptual study examines how indigenous oral traditions sustain psychological wellbeing under pressure from modernisation and cultural commercialisation.
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Polynesian lunar phases reveal clues to an ancient large-scale human migration — Read on Le Scienze
A study links Polynesian lunar calendars to traces of one of the most extensive migration routes in human history across the Pacific.
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Accumulated sleep debt may be recoverable, study of 85,000 people suggests — Read on Mondosanità
An observational analysis of 85,000 people suggests that sleeping more at weekends reduces some risks linked to sleep deprivation.
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The surrealist drawing desk designed for Karl Lagerfeld in 1966 — Read on Core77
In 1966 sculptor François-Xavier Lalanne delivered Lagerfeld a sculptural, functional drawing desk, which he used for a decade.
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A study explains the mystery of Neptune's inner moons — Read on Smithsonian Magazine
New mineralogical analysis suggests an outside body destroyed Neptune's original moons, turning them inside out.
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Normal blood pressure, no diabetes and not smoking in adulthood delay dementia by 13 years — Read on The Guardian — scienza
A study links three cardiovascular health factors between ages 45 and 65 to nearly 13 extra years of life without dementia.
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Cougars reduce car-deer collisions in areas where they are present — Read on Nautilus
A study links cougar presence to a decrease in car-deer collisions on nearby roads.
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At Halberstadt, an organ keeps playing a Cage piece until 2640 — Read on AP News
The ASLSP project, launched in 2001, continues: the next note change is expected in years.
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The New Yorker's editors select the best books of 2026 so far — Read on The New Yorker
Critics and editors review the most notable fiction, non-fiction and poetry published in 2026.
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The Beatles' Revolver turns 60, a look back at the band's most visionary record — Read on Il Post
A cultural feature on the 60th anniversary of Revolver, the 1966 album that revolutionised pop sound.
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Pix, Brazil's instant payment system that transformed the country's economy — Read on BBC Mundo
Pix, the public system created by Brazil's central bank, became the country's most used payment method within a few years.
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A 200-year-old Gauss puzzle on the Cohen–Lenstra conjecture is solved — Read on Scientific American
A team of mathematicians has solved part of the Cohen–Lenstra conjecture, resolving a mystery about quadratic forms open for two centuries.
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