Editor's Choice: Cosmic hide-and-seek, thinking face robot, menopause-dementia link & more

Cosmic hide-and-seek, Controlling quantum light, Thinking face robot, Live DNA folding & Menopause-dementia link. Plus latest SciCom Coffee talk. Read all in the latest Editor's Choice.
Cosmic hide-and-seek, thinking face robot, menopause-dementia link & more

Cosmic hide-and-seek 

Ehime University

Nitrogen makes up 78% of the atmosphere but the amount in the Earth’s entire rocky mantle is shockingly low. Scientists suggest the answer to the “missing nitrogen” mystery lies in the Earth’s core.

Where’s the nitrogen?

Controlling quantum light

Singapore University of Technology and Design

A research team demonstrated a novel way to control the colour of quantum light at room temperature, a process key for developing quantum communication networks and photonics computing.
 

Thinking face robot

Hiroshima University

According to scientists, a well-timed “furrowed face”—a subtle expression we instinctively recognize as “thinking”—can make androids appear less creepy and more relatable to humans.
 

Uncanny valley
Live DNA folding
Kanazawa University

For the first time, researchers captured the real-time process of DNA folding in sperm cells. They discovered that this “packaging” is reversible, providing critical insights into fertility and medical applications. 

Menopause-dementia link

Tohoku University

Women who entered menopause before age 40 had worse cognitive outcomes than those who entered after age 50, revealing a potential new risk factor for dementia.
 

Role of depression

SciCom Coffee June

“The SMCs were established to improve science reporting, but times have changed – should we be helping influencers as well as journalists?”
Join us for this discussion with Olivia Henry, Media Officer at the Australian Science Media Centre.

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