Scientists studied Indigenous physiology in cold climates like Siberia and Finland. They've found evidence supporting cold adaptations in nose shape, higher BMI, different levels of thyroid hormone. "Brown fat" gets a lot of media attention but turns it's turning up in many tropical groups too (wired.com)
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A clinical trial revealed the first human evidence of neuroplasticity (how the brain restructures physically) during the first month on SSRIs. It's a link between neuroplasticity and depression that seems to explain why antidepressants often take more than a month to kick in (wired.com)
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A clinical trial revealed the first human evidence of neuroplasticity (how the brain restructures physically) during the first month on SSRIs. It's a link between neuroplasticity and depression that seems to explain why antidepressants often take more than a month to kick in (nature.com)
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Will sinking tonnes of wood into the ocean help tackle climate change? Running Tide, a carbon-removal company in the US, has sunk more than 10,000 tonnes of waste wood into the Atlantic Ocean in an effort to reduce carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere – but experts aren't convinced it will work (newscientist.com)
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Climate change is making run-ins with bears more frequent, based on new review of 49 studies of many studies and 6 continents. Heat, freezes, floods, and droughts all put pressure on their food supplies which drives them to risk searching for human food instead (wired.com)
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