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Science Roundup: Penguins, Brain Timers and Quantum Delays

Original: # Penguins Are Literally # Crapping Out # ClimateResilience : Medium ‘#Timer’ in the # Brain tracks # Sleep — and predic

A circulating science digest highlights three stories: researchers say penguin guano is helping Antarctic ecosystems stay resilient to climate change; a new Nature piece describes a medium-term 'timer' in the brain that tracks sleep and predicts awakening; and New Scientist examines why full-scale quantum computers may remain perpetually five years away. Readers are sharing the collection as a quick briefing on current research.

Why now: The quirky mix of climate, sleep science and quantum computing skepticism is being shared as a handy science news roundup.

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• # Penguins Are Literally # Crapping Out # ClimateResilience : Medium ‘#Timer’ in the # Brain tracks # Sleep — and predicts # Awakening ($) : Nature Why full-fledged # Quantum # Computers might always be five years away : New Sci Latest # KnowledgeLinks https://… · kzoneind@mstdn.social · 2

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