Mammoth Meat, Anyone?

Plus, moon water.

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/NOMS GET READY TO FEEL ELECTRIC (MINUS THE JITTERS OR COFFEE BREATH) No offense, but you’re tired. We’re not saying you look tired (we’re not even saying we can see you) but we know, we understand, we live in the same world as you (for the most part). Like you, we’ve been guilty of overdoing it on the coffee front — once, in the office, a team member gobbled down a bag of chocolate-covered espresso beans, only to be sent home because, and we quote, “They were drumming on their chest and singing Foo Fighters too loudly.” What if we told you that you could get the wake-up you want without the jitters? You could get everything you needed, but it’s plant-based, tastes delicious, and won’t make you jump around like Flea at a Red Hot Chili Peppers concert? GET ENERGIZED NOW »

/STORIES SHINY GLASS BEADS REVEAL HOW THE MOON ‘RECHARGES’ ITS WATER Scientists have identified the presence of Moon water, which could have crucial implications for future human exploration of the Moon. According to Inverse, researchers believe that solar winds could play a key role in the fast production and recharge of water on the Moon's surface, according to a new study published in Nature Geoscience. Meanwhile, a team of researchers from New Mexico Tech have developed a new method of using sound waves to remove microplastics from water that is capable of easily removing both large and small particles, making plastic-tainted water safe to drink. MEATBALL FROM LONG-EXTINCT MAMMOTH CREATED BY FOOD FIRM Australian cultivated meat company Vow has created a meatball using cells from the extinct woolly mammoth in a bid to demonstrate potential of meat grown from cells, without the slaughter of animals, reports The Guardian. Vow also plans to mix and match cells from different species to create new types of meat, and has investigated more than 50 species including buffalo, kangaroo, peacock and different fish. The development aims to highlight the link between large-scale livestock production, climate change and destruction of wildlife. THIS IS A NO-BRAINER We’re pretty sure you’ve heard of Morning Brew — it’s pretty popular, after all. Like The Futurist, they feature the best in — not science, space, or AI (well, sometimes) — business! They have an HR newsletter, then even have a CFO newsletter. Plus, they have an entire ecosystem of podcasts, a thriving YouTube channel, and even consistently hilarious social media and sketch comedy. So, what we’re saying is, if you’re not subscribed, you’re making a huge mistake. SUBSCRIBE NOW » NEW DISCOVERY MAY MAKE LOSING WEIGHT AND KEEPING IT OFF MUCH EASIER Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research and Harvard Medical School have identified a significant change in neural pathways in the brain that occurs when dieting leading to much stronger signals traveling to the nerves that mediate feelings of hunger. Per New Atlas, inhibiting these signals may help scientists develop treatments that better assist people in maintaining their weight. The goal is to find therapies for humans that could help maintain body weight loss after dieting by exploring how mechanisms that mediate the strengthening of the neural pathways in humans could be blocked.

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/CURIOUS //QUIZ MYCOLOGY IS THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF WHAT? Okay, we’ll give you a hint: It’s probably not “E.” WHAT DO YOU THINK IT IS? » //YESTERDAY’S ANSWER HOW MANY EARTHS CAN FIT INSIDE THE SUN? If you guessed 1.3 million, then you’d be right! In fact, over 35% of you were right. Now, it’s an approximation as there aren’t 1.3 million earths (at least not in one timeline) to try this with and we certainly aren’t itching to find out first-hand but that’s a pretty staggering way to imagine the absolute enormity of the sun.

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