These are the 5 most popular scientific news of 2024

Scientific news Drew millions of visitors to our website this year. Here’s a look back on the most read and most watched online news of 2024.

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5. Psilocybin temporarily distributes brain networks

The psychhedelic psilocybin of the drug briefly wipes out traces of people’s nerve fingers, the basic activity of the unique brain for an individual. Some of the biggest changes occur in an area called the Default Mode Network, which can play a role in creating a sense of itself. Most drug effects usually go away within a day. A better understanding of psilocybin can lead to better mental health treatments (Sn: 8/10/24, p. 12).

4. Social media damage adolescent mental health, show increasing evidence. What about now?

As evidence increases for the harmful effects of social media on adolescent mental health, more rigorous research is needed to examine mechanisms behind this possible causal connection and why certain groups are more at risk of damage. Only then can politics, health professionals, parents and other adults in protecting young people on the Internet (Sn: 3/9/24, p. 14th).

A teenager moves through social media only on her phone. — Most teens use social media, often for hours at the end. Some social scientists are confident that such use is damaging their mental health. Now they want to determine what explains the connection.Carol Yepes/Getty Images

3 why the overall solar eclipse of 2024 will be such a great job

The April 8 solar eclipse visible on North America was extraordinary, even by the solar standards of the eclipse. The moon was at a point in its orbit that brought it close to the earth. The sun was also close to its roof activity, known as the solar maximum. This fusion of factors gave spectators a particularly dark and long eclipse and scientists an exciting opportunity to study the sun (Sn: 3/9/24, p. 24).

White tendons in the corona solar frame a moon of great shade during a solar eclipse — Corona of the Sun is in full show in this composition of 161 photos taken by Mitchell, Ore., During August 21, 2017, solar eclipse. Miloslav Druckmüller, Peter Aniol, Shadia Habbal/Nasa Goddard, Joy Ng

2. Geoscientists found the most dangerous part of a famous west coast fault

Seismic data reveals that Megathrust Cascadia, a massive fault in the northwestern Pacific, is not a single, continuous fracture, but consisting of at least four segments. The most dangerous segment appears to extend from the shores of the southern Vancouver Island through the State of Washington (Sn: 7/13/24 & 7/27/24, p. 6).

A bunch of trunks extend from the waves to a beach. — The neskowin forest brains in Oregon are the remains of an ancient spruce forest that suddenly sat down and was buried by a mega-name of cascade. The ghost forest brains, prolonged by sand here, are estimated to be more than 2,000 years old.ROBRAFF/FLICKR (CC by-NC-end 2.0)

1. DNA from old hair helps confirm the macabre diet of two 19th -century lions

Genetic analysis of old hair stuck in the jaws of two famous lions reveal the diet of beasts. Called “Man-Eatters of Tsavo”, lions roam Kenya more than a century ago, making snack in Giraffe, Oryx, Zebra, Waterbuck, Wildebeest and, yes, people. The method of analysis can help scientists create the habits of eating other long -term dead predators (Sn: 10/11/24).

A museum diorama with two infamous 19th -century lions. One is printed in the foreground in what looks like a hunting position while the second seems to be going up the stage. — Lions Tsavo Taxiderm (shown) are at the exhibition at the Agoikago Natural History Museum. The two male lions were responsible for many deaths during the late 1890s.Jeffrey Jung (CC by-Sa 3.0)

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Not only the news about the psychondelic psilocyb of drugs among our most read stories of the year, but also led Tiktok. In our most popular video, The news of science explore Assistant Managing Editor Maria Temming explains that a high dose of the drug can temporarily destroy the unique predetermined activity of a brain person.

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