🔬 Lava Planets, Hidden Homer & The Compound That Fights Brain Fog — This Week's Science Just Changed Everything
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This episode covers groundbreaking discoveries in planetary science, human genetics, cognitive health, and a rare virus outbreak.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has delivered a jaw-dropping look at 55 Cancri e, a hellish lava planet with a volcanic atmosphere unlike anything previously observed. Meanwhile, new genetic research is upending everything we thought we knew about human evolution, suggesting Homo erectus may have left a detectable genetic legacy in people alive today. On the health front, a surprising drug already approved for constipation is showing early promise in clearing cognitive symptoms linked to depression, and a natural compound found in aged cheese may help older immune systems respond to vaccines like younger ones. We also cover a rare Ebola-family virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, rising breast cancer rates among Asian American women, and the astonishing discovery of Homer's Iliad hidden inside a 1,600-year-old Egyptian mummy. Subscribe to Peer Review'd Newsletter: https://peerreviewd.com/ Love Science? Check out our other Science tools: 60sec.site and Artificial Intelligence Radio
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