 By Gabriella Mouris A recent novel study revealed an interesting finding: sleep and oral health are connected, with sleep restriction associated with changes in oral health (1). The oral systemic link is an emerging area of study linking oral pathologies with a myriad of related bodily functions, including sleep. The pathways of sleep and oral health are related and connected through feedback loops, which are both constantly effected through daily oral and sleep hygiene. When sleep is shortened, fragmented, or disordered, the downstream effects are not confined to mood or attention. They extend to saliva, inflammatory signaling, immune balance, pain sensitivity, and the behaviors that sustain daily oral hygiene.
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By Servi Bulu For any of us who have watched The Matrix, the possibility of uploading a conscious brain into a computer, despite still being quite uncanny, is also a familiar concept. Now, in an X post shared by Eon Systems CEO Michael Andregg, researchers claim to have not only emulated an entire fruit fly brain in a digital setting but also given it a body that the brain controls freely (Michael Andregg).
By Kento Hong If you have spent any time on TikTok recently, you may have encountered a word that sounds like someone fell asleep on a keyboard: lowkirkentologicalockedinlowstate. It is an amalgamation of lowkey, kirk, genuinely, ontologically, locked in, and flow state, coined to describe that specific peak moment, such as when the music in your headphones perfectly matches the mood of a late-night drive and everything just clicks. It is funny, it is absurd, and it has reportedly racked up tens of millions of views. It is also, underneath all those syllables, surprisingly accurate neuroscience.
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How Machinery Has Revolutionized Our Understanding of Science: The Impacts of Spectroscopy Devices9/7/2026 By Sophia Berquo Many of the innovations that transform our lives do so silently, and scientific machinery is amongst one of the most overlooked. As we take on our daily lives, sometimes coming across an article about a new scientific discovery, we don’t even stop to realize the developments and instrumentation necessary to achieve this feat.
By Alex Cesaretti From Aesop’s fable of the “Crow and the Pitcher” to Odin’s twin crows, memory and thought, Crows appear as an icon of wisdom and mischief across mythology and pop culture. Perhaps you yourself have heard from a friend of a friend how, in exchange for food scraps, crows might leave shiny objects like coins or screws on porches and even remember a specific person to give these gifts to. So how are these birds so different from the rest? Different from the geese that refuse to move out of the way of an approaching car or unassuming pigeons that shuffle under your boot for crumbs? And how do we even measure intelligence anyways?
By Hiba Mohammed Women delaying motherhood is not a symptom of social decay, it is evidence of growing autonomy. Higher education, career ambition, and financial self-sufficiency have redefined what adulthood looks like. Yet human reproductive biology has not evolved as quickly as economic systems have transformed. In high-stress, high-cost environments, where childcare rivals rent and job security remains fragile, and across much of the industrialized world, fertility rates have fallen to historic lows.
By Vera Hsiang Each spring, microscopic algae known as phytoplankton bloom into an army. When sun rays reflect off of their chlorophyll pigments, we see a sea of green, brown, or red. NASA scientists say that these massive blooms can be seen from space (Ramsayer & McNamee, 2023). Blooms can produce toxins and cause harm, but most of them are beneficial to their surrounding environments.
By Amrita Acharya Since the beginning of 2025, rapid change has come to the governmental departments overseeing public health. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for regulating the country’s food supply, drug production, medical devices, and many other such products that could impact public health (FDA, 2026). Although it’s nearly impossible to track the endless small changes that come with the upkeep of a federal institution, there have been some major changes that will have a huge impact on public health.
A Before and After: How Our Earth’s Climate has Changed Between Two Historic Space Missions9/5/2026 By Kavitha Kasturi The overview effect: a sentiment astronauts feel when viewing Earth from the depths of space. Amidst a vast nothingness, they begin to feel a sense of deep appreciation for our home planet, a recognition that Earth is where we all belong.
That feeling was not lost upon the astronauts who embarked upon the most recent space mission, Artemis II. As Christina Koch, one of those astronauts said, “We will explore. We will build ships. We will visit again. We will inspire — but ultimately, we will always choose Earth. We will always choose each other.” She was struck with a feeling of unity and connection to our planet. (CNN, 2026) |