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🧠 Dead, but not dead: Scientists discover a third state of life

Do you want zombies? Because this is how you get zombies.

Meet the xenobot: a tiny, synthetic organism made from frog cells and designed by AI. Nope, that’s not a writing prompt from your college sci-fi workshop. That’s real. Welcome to the future.

Scientists built them to follow simple instructions, but then something weird happened. After death, these cells didn’t just stop. They reorganized. They adapted. They formed new structures and behaviors all on their own.

Researchers are calling this a “third state” of life, something in between living and gone. Even stranger? Some think these post-death cells might be conscious in a way we don’t yet understand.

So, why care? Because this biological weirdness could fuel a medical revolution. Think “biobots” made from your own cells, delivering meds, clearing arteries, or scrubbing out mucus, all without triggering your immune system.

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🛶 How Stone Age humans beat the sea at its own game

Science wanted answers so they got in a canoe.

We went to the moon in 1969. (Yes, Uncle Bob, it happened. Let it go.) Yet here we are in 2025, splattering new rockets across low Earth orbit like the intern just joined the launch team. [Looking at you, Starship.]

Sometimes, we forget how to do things.

Case in point: how did Stone Age humans cross the Kuroshio current, one of the most brutal ocean flows on Earth, without metal, maps, or modern boats?

A team of scientists from Japan and Taiwan decided to find out the hard way: by recreating the journey. They built a dugout canoe with Stone Age tools and paddled 140 miles from Taiwan to Japan. No compass. No GPS. Just wind, stars, and raw grit.

The trip took 45 hours and likely cost a few rotator cuffs, but it proved one thing: ancient humans weren’t just survivors. They were strategic, skilled, and just a little nuts. That’s some audacity.

❤️ Science says love sounds like this

“We’ll get through this,” and six more love-saving lines

Harvard psychologist Dr. Cortney Warren studied what truly trusting couples say (and do) on the daily. She found seven deceptively simple phrases that keep love steady and strong. A few to start:

• “I trust you.” Small words, massive foundation.

• “You see me as I am.” Because real intimacy starts with feeling seen.

• “We’ll get through this.” Conflict isn’t the end, it’s a chapter.

She also breaks down seven non-verbal love languages, from handwritten notes to the underrated power of shared silence. It's science, but it’s also just solid advice.

See you tomorrow with more GOOD stuff for your brains, your BRAINS! BRAINS! 🧟‍♀️