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Alcohol Triggers Hormonal Response Driving Cravings for Ultra-Processed Foods

New research indicates that alcohol consumption elevates the hormone FGF-21, prompting a specific biological drive to seek protein and umami flavors, often leading to the overconsumption of salty, ultra-processed snacks…
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Ancient Humans Avoided the Rub' al Khali Despite Its Past Lushness Due to Lack of Stone

A new expedition into the interior of the Rub' al Khali desert found no evidence of ancient human settlement, suggesting that early peoples required both water and stone resources to establish communities…
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Hera Spacecraft Achieves First Light by Resolving Didymos and Dimorphos as Separate Asteroids

The European Space Agency's Hera mission has captured its first distinct images of the binary Didymos system, successfully separating the parent asteroid from its smaller companion, Dimorphos, at a distance of 1280 km…
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ESA Secures Four Additional Galileo Second Generation Satellites to Expand Fleet to 16

The European Space Agency has extended contracts with Thales Alenia Space and Airbus Defence and Space to build four new Galileo Second Generation satellites, bringing the total G2 fleet to 16 units. Scheduled for…
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