A landmark paper in Science finds that mice retained memories after artificial hibernation eliminated more than half their hippocampal synapses and reduced neuronal activity by 70% — suggesting memories are stored in patterns of neural architecture rather than individual synaptic connections, and may be far more resilient than anyone realized. Also: a multi-institution study from the University of Michigan, Lawson Research Institute, and others finds that \"sacred moments\" — brief periods of transcendence and deep connection at work — protect against burnout, but fewer than 5% of physicians who've experienced one have ever mentioned it to a colleague. And Elizabeth Laing, 49, from Greenwich, spent decades on dating apps, hired a flirting coach who sent her to ask men about their carrots in the grocery store, and found her husband in three months. Plus a megalodon tooth on the Jersey Shore, influencers attacked by sharks while taking selfies, NASA keeping Voyager 2 alive, and the woman who died, came back, and got a parking ticket.
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