This week’s new scientists reveal the identity of the mysterious “Dragon Man”, while also finding clues to the “missing matter” of the universe.
In 1933, a Chinese worker from Harbin City discovered a human skull with a huge skull, a large nose and big eyes. Just under 90 years later, the experts gave this curious specimen a new species name – Homo LongiOr “Dragon Man” – due to its unusual shape and size. But this classification has not remained undisputed, with many scientists saying that this skull does not belong to a new species, but rather to a old group of humans called Denisovans. Now a pair of new studies claims to have Finally put the mystery in bed.
Another mystery that we got closer to the resolution of this week is the place where the “missing” material of the universe hides. An ordinary or “baronic” artonic material, which is made up of particles such as protons and neutrons, represents only 5% of the universe, but scientists have only been able to observe half of it. To find the missing material, the researchers are looking for clues by studying short extragalactic flashes known as rapid radio, which light up the intergalactic space that is located between them and the earth – And they may have just found a little bit.
Incredible discoveries
Although very few long -term studies on psilocybin – the main psychoactive ingredient of magic fungi – as a treatment for depression has been carried out to date, new research presented this week at the Psychedelic Science 2025 conference suggest that it can mitigate depression for at least five years after a single dose.
The researchers noted that 67% of the participants in the study who had suffered from depression half a decennia earlier remained in remission after a single session of psychedelic therapy, while signaling less anxiety and less difficulty in operating daily.
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The little mysteries of life
The world is flooded with purple color – lavender flowers, precious amethyst stones, plums, eggplant and purple emperors. But if you carefully look at the visible light part of the electromagnetic spectrum, you will notice that purple is absent. So, does that mean that color doesn’t really exist? Not necessarily.
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Latest research
Asking questions of artificial intelligence on subjects such as algebra or philosophy caused an increase in carbon dioxide emissions.
Specialized models in large language (LLMS), such as Claude d’Anthropic, O3 of Openai and R1 from Deepseek, devote more time and calculation power to the production of more precise responses than their predecessors, but a new study finds that the cost could reach 50 times more carbon emissions than their basic equivalents.
Although the results of the study are not final – emissions can vary depending on the material used and the energy networks used to provide their power – researchers hope that their work should encourage users to think before deploying the most advanced technology.
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Beyond the headlines
The Colorado river winds through seven United States and two Mexican states, and provides some 40 million people, including those of Phoenix and Las Vegas, with their water needs. But as the supplies of this surface water reach recorded hollows, more and more people have pumped the groundwater below the surface.
New satellite data reveal that the Colorado river basin has lost huge amounts of groundwater in recent decades, some research suggesting that this groundwater could run out by the end of the century. But is this really the case? And if so, What could be done to prevent it from happening?
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Science in pictures
A massive eruption at the Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano in Indonesia sent plumes of giant ashes spitting more than 6 miles (10 kilometers) in the sky on Tuesday, June 17, followed by a second eruption a day later.
This incredible cloud in the form of mushrooms could be seen at more than 95 miles (150 km), and was accompanied by rumble, lightning and thunder, typical of explosive eruptions which spit huge amounts of equipment – a large part of which has taken villages nearby.
Warning signs at Lewoboti Laki-Laki prompted officials to increase the eruption alert at the highest level on Tuesday, according to a press release, and fortunately at the time of the editorial staff, there was no victims report.
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