Science

REM sleep paradox: Dreaming may drain the brain’s energy even as fuel supply rises

Scientists discovered a surprising energy paradox in the brain during REM sleep, the stage most closely associated with dreaming. Blood supply to the brain begins increasing even before REM starts, but neurons’ immediately available energy, measured as ATP, then drops. The finding suggests that dreaming may require such intense internal processing that neurons consume energy faster than it can be replenished.

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Space Exploration

SpaceFlightNow10/12/2026

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch 27 Starlink satellites into orbit from California

Liftoff off of the Starlink 15-25 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East is scheduled for 5:28 p.m. PDT (8:28 p.m. EDT / 0028 UTC).

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Davar10/12/2026

Beaver tail, duck legs: the ancient creature discovered in China

Researchers discovered a fossil of an ancient animal that swam like a duck, walked sideways like an otter and bore a tail similar to that of a beaver | The fossil, about 165 million years old, was preserved with remnants of skin and fur, and revealed new findings about mammal evolution during the dinosaur era

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Space Exploration

NASA News10/12/2026

NASA’s SpaceX CRS-35 Mission to Launch Health Research

NASA experiments focused on human and plant health and drug-resistant organisms will travel to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s 35th Commercial Resupply Services mission for the agency from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, advancing research that benefits life on Earth and future exploration. This research supports astronaut health during long-duration missions through […]

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