Scientists discovered how a scent can change your mind

Mice taught to link smells with tastes, and later fear, revealed how the amygdala teams up with cortical regions to let the brain draw powerful indirect connections. Disabling this circuit erased the links, hinting that similar pathways in humans could underlie disorders like PTSD and psychosis, and might be tuned with future brain-modulation therapies. Source…

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A shocking new way to make ammonia, no fossil fuels needed

University of Sydney researchers have harnessed human-made lightning to develop a more efficient method of generating ammonia – one of the world’s most important chemicals. Ammonia is also the main ingredient of fertilizers that account for almost half of all global food production. The team have successfully developed a more straightforward method to produce ammonia…

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Texas flash flood claims at least 24 lives

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. At least 24 people have died and about 20 children are missing after a catastrophic flash flood in Texas.  The Guadalupe River that runs through Hill Country in central-south Texas rose by 26ft (8 metres)…

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