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2024-03-05 19:54
Young children would rather explore than get rewards: Young children will pass up rewards they know they can collect to explore other options, a study suggested. Researchers found that when… Read More
2024-02-27 18:51
A new study offers evidence that the brain’s inferotemporal cortex, which is specialized to perform object recognition, has been repurposed for a key component of reading called orthog… Read More
2024-02-20 20:02
A pair of researchers has used machine learning to understand what a chemical smells like – a research breakthrough with potential applications in the food flavor and fragrance industr… Read More
2024-02-13 19:24
The ancient philosopher Plato posited the shapes of the building blocks of the universe. According to him, the earth was formed of cubes. Researchers now find a fundamental truth in that pre… Read More
2024-02-06 21:17
The brain never processes the same information in the same way. Scientists have found out why this is the case and how it works. A decisive role plays a critical state of the neuronal networ… Read More
2024-01-29 22:15
Grassroots knowledge from indigenous people can help to map and monitor ecological changes and improve scientific studies, according to new research. The study shows the importance of local… Read More
2024-01-22 22:06
In nature, organisms often support each other in order to gain an advantage. However, this kind of cooperation contradicts the theory of evolution proposed by Charles Darwin: Why would organ… Read More
2024-01-09 19:02
Scientists have developed a new approach for generating layered, difficult-to-combine, heterostructured solids (materials composed of layers of dissimilar building blocks), opening new avenu… Read More
2024-01-02 19:35
New device simulates feel of walls, solid objects in virtual reality. Today’s virtual reality systems can create immersive visual experiences, but seldom do they enable users to feel a… Read More
2023-12-26 16:39
A longitudinal study examined whether children who are well-liked and children who are popular got that way by being fun to hang around with. Results clearly underscore the importance of bei… Read More
2023-12-19 21:50
Although tales of people being killed by meteorite impacts date back to biblical times. But few deaths, if any, have been documented. Turkish researchers uncovered the earliest evidence that… Read More
2023-12-11 23:29
DNA may not be life’s instruction book — just a jumbled list of ingredients: The common view of heredity is that all information passed down from one generation to the next is st… Read More
2023-12-05 20:31
Archaeologists verify Florida’s Mound Key as location of elusive Spanish fort: Florida and Georgia archaeologists have discovered the location of Fort San Antón de Carlos, home… Read More
2023-11-28 20:41
Fossil data, historical records, and underwater survey data have been used to reconstruct the abundance of staghorn and elkhorn corals over the past 125,000 years. Researchers show that thes… Read More
2023-11-21 21:18
Social media bots are continuously evolving and becoming more ‘human-like’ in the way they talk and interact on online platforms. Previous research has focused on bot detection… Read More
2023-11-19 21:57
The quest for developing an Artificial Intelligence program/ machine that is conscious like us, is the holy grail of modern computer science. And for some, this is the major goal of science… Read More
2023-11-14 21:45
Over 6,000 languages are currently spoken worldwide, but a substantial minority — well over 5% — are in danger of dying out. It is perhaps surprising that this fraction is no hig… Read More
2023-11-07 17:23
Why relying on new technology won’t save the planet: Over-reliance on promises of new technology to solve climate change is enabling delay, say researchers. They argue instead for cult… Read More
2023-10-31 20:09
Researchers have created the first complete description of early embryo development, accounting for every single cell in the embryo. This ‘virtual embryo’ will help to answer how… Read More
2023-10-24 08:36
Infant temperament predicts personality more than 20 years later: Researchers investigating how temperament shapes adult life-course outcomes have found that behavioral inhibition in infancy… Read More
2023-10-17 16:17
A new international study applied a novel statistical method that — for the first time — captures the important interactions between tides and storm surges. These natural forces… Read More
2023-10-10 20:18
What scientists thought was a planet beyond our solar system has ‘vanished.’ Though this happens to sci-fi worlds, scientists seek a more plausible explanation. One interpretatio… Read More
2023-10-02 23:02
Some worms are genetically predisposed to die before reaching old age, which appears to benefit the colony by reducing food demand, finds a new study. (1) Dying. For the sake of others. Why… Read More
2023-09-26 06:07
It’s almost impossible to imagine biology without individuals — individual organisms, individual cells, and individual genes, for example. But what about a worker ant that never… Read More
2023-09-19 17:00
The current laws of physics do not explain why matter persists over antimatter. Scientists believe equal amounts of matter and antimatter were created at the beginning of the universe, but t… Read More
2023-09-12 21:56
Scientists have borrowed a technique from applied mathematics to rapidly predict the behavior of fusion plasma at a much-reduced computational cost. (1) Trying to compute things. But we will… Read More
2023-09-05 21:04
A world-famous psychological experiment used to help explain the brain’s understanding of the body, as well as scores of clinical disorders, has been dismissed as not fit-for-purpose i… Read More
2023-08-28 22:59
Bats can learn to mimic specific sounds, which puts them into an elite group of animals capable of this. Studying how bats can copy noises could help us learn more about humans’ unique… Read More
2023-08-21 22:40
A team has developed a new method to date archaeological pottery using fat residues remaining in the pot wall from cooking. The method means prehistoric pottery can be dated with remarkable… Read More
2023-08-18 23:59
But some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.~ C.S. Lewis When we are kids we love fairy tales. But now we have grown up. And we consider fairy tales… fairy… Read More
2023-08-15 21:46
Women are more religious than men. (1) In the old days the society was matriarchal. Now men oppress women. Now atheism is on the rise… We must give to women the place they deserve. On… Read More
2023-08-14 23:08
New research indicates mantis shrimp use path integration to find their way back to their burrows after leaving to seek food or mates. That means they can track their distance and direction… Read More
2023-08-08 00:22
A child crying… Because her birthday is coming… And she does not want to become 9… She wants to stay 8 for ever… Oh, dear child. Listen to me. You will be a child… Read More
2023-07-25 00:11
If not a constant journey to death? We try not to think of death much. But tell me. During a trip. Do you ever think of your destination? Or of where you started the journey instead? (What i… Read More
2023-07-17 23:51
Some islands have such low elevation, that mere inches of sea-level rise will flood them, but higher, larger islands will also be affected by changes in climate and an understanding of ancie… Read More
2023-07-10 22:34
People are no better than chance at identifying when someone else is recounting a false or real memory of a crime, according to a new UCL study. The findings, published in Frontiers in Psych… Read More
2023-07-04 00:40
It’s the outside that counts: Their charisma has an impact on the introduction and image of alien species and can even hinder their control. An international research team have investi… Read More
2023-06-27 21:27
Meteorites tell story of Mars’ water history. (1) But who else can tell your story? But someone else? You cannot ever know thyself. Except those who see you. And when they do, they wil… Read More
2023-06-20 18:49
The classic Rubik’s Cube has a zillion different states. And yet some people can solve it in seconds by just seeing it for a moment. How can you solve anything while seeing? Close your… Read More
2023-06-13 15:24
A new device enables researchers to observe hundreds of neurons in the brain in real-time. The system is based on modified silicon chips from cameras, but rather than taking a picture, it ta… Read More
2023-06-06 14:41
Brownian motion describes the random movement of particles in fluids, however, this revolutionary model only works when a fluid is static, or at equilibrium. In real-life environments, fluid… Read More
2023-05-29 23:11
Researchers have developed an AI-powered, smart insole that instantly turns any shoe into a portable gait-analysis laboratory. [1] Walk. There is no point in analyzing your gait. For that wo… Read More
2023-05-23 20:52
Researchers examined stable isotopes from bone collagen and dental enamel to reconstruct the diets of ancient Mongolians. Findings challenge the popular notion of a completely nomadic prehis… Read More
2023-05-16 21:44
One drone, four microphones and a loudspeaker: nothing more is needed to determine the position of walls and other flat surfaces within a room. This has been mathematically proved by Prof. G… Read More
2023-05-09 11:43
In a recently released edition of the Journal of Field Archaeology, Brown Assistant Professor of Anthropology Parker VanValkenburgh and several colleagues detailed new research they conducte… Read More
2023-05-02 20:05
In a lab at Columbia University, engineers have developed a strange yet clever way for robots to feel: Let’s call it the finger of light. It’s got a 3D-printed skeleton embedded… Read More
2023-04-28 01:12
Making everyday decisions seems easy enough. But new research from Stevens Institute of Technology suggests that too much knowledge can lead people to make worse decisions, pointing to a cri… Read More
2023-04-21 15:19
Brain activity has an unmistakable signature: the firing of neurons, as brain cells relay information to one another through the triggered release of chemical neurotransmitters, which are re… Read More
2023-04-13 23:44
Most natural and artificial surfaces are rough: metals and even glasses that appear smooth to the naked eye can look like jagged mountain ranges under the microscope. There is currently no u… Read More
2023-04-06 22:48
Facial expressions might not be reliable indicators of emotion, research indicates. In fact, it might be more accurate to say we should never trust a person’s face, new research sugges… Read More
2023-03-31 13:09
What clues does our memory use to connect a current situation to a situation from the past? A study conducted by researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland, – worki… Read More
2023-03-26 00:59
The new artificial intelligence system ChatGPT has become a sensation. It can write poetry, it can program whatever you ask it to, it can reply to your answers. In summary, it can do whateve… Read More
2023-03-24 21:25
Academics at UCL have identified 18 reasons why megaprojects such as HS2 and Crossrail often fail, as well as 54 preventative solutions. The study found that no isolated factor could account… Read More
2023-03-17 07:02
The left and right side of the brain are involved in different tasks. This functional lateralization and associated brain asymmetry are well documented in humans, but little is known about b… Read More
2023-03-09 23:12
An algorithm takes decisions about peoples’ live and decides whether and how they will potentially go to jail again. The algorithm is one of many making decisions about people’s… Read More
2023-03-02 22:57
The sound of a vocal tract from a 3,000-year-old mummy has been recreated using CT scans, a 3D-printer, and a voice synthesizer. Details of this achievement—such as it is—were pu… Read More
2023-02-24 21:54
When we predict future climate, it is important to understand the climate of the past. We do. Mostly. Some details are still debatable. An example of that are the periodicities of ice ages … Read More
2023-02-16 17:30
Afraid? Presence of a stranger can have a calming effect. (1) We are never alone. But we are afraid when we believe we are alone. Look around you. Talk to the forest. Shhhhhh… You do… Read More
2023-02-12 17:29
When we cut our skin, groups of cells rush en masse to the site to heal the wound. But the complicated mechanics of this collective cell movement — which are facilitated by rearrangeme… Read More
2023-02-08 21:01
A research indicates that trees might be ‘aware’ of their size: Scientists found out that birch trees adjust their stem thickness to support their weight. (1) We hold our conscio… Read More
2023-02-04 21:01
In a study published in Nature Astronomy, researchers from the United States and Japan unveiled the possible origins of our cosmic neighborhood’s “Great Divide”. A well-kno… Read More
2023-01-30 22:24
Life is built with three major components: RNA and DNA – the genetic code – and proteins, the cells that carry out their instructions. Most likely, the first cells had all three… Read More
2023-01-26 22:24
A team at Facebook AI has created a reinforcement learning algorithm that lets a robot find its way in an unfamiliar environment without using a map. Using just a depth-sensing camera, GPS… Read More
2023-01-23 20:57
Scientists have created the fastest spinning object ever made, taking them a big step closer to being able to measure the mysterious quantum forces at play inside ‘nothingness’… Read More
2023-01-19 20:57
Interoception is the awareness of our physiological states; it’s how animals and humans know they’re hungry or thirsty, and how they know when they’ve had enough to eat or… Read More
2023-01-15 19:43
The sibling relationship is the longest most people will enjoy in their lifetimes and is central to the everyday lives of children. A Tel Aviv University and University of Haifa study found… Read More
2023-01-11 19:43
Antonio De Lorenzi takes a seat onstage in the concert hall of Museo del Violino in Cremona, Italy, and carefully tucks a Stradivarius (a violi crafted in 1727 and called Vesuvio) under his… Read More
2023-01-07 20:41
In classical physics, it is accepted that everything has already been determined since the Big Bang. The evolution of the world is explained by mathematical equations that describe the world… Read More
2023-01-03 20:41
Brain activity synchronizes with sound waves, even without audible sound, through lip-reading, according to new research published in JNeurosci. Bourguignon et al. used magnetoencephalograph… Read More
2022-12-30 14:07
A 2017 report of the discovery of a particular kind of Majorana fermion – the chiral Majorana fermion, referred to as the “angel particle” – is likely a false alarm… Read More
2022-12-26 14:07
What does this mean for the EEG’s ability to reflect consciousness? “The study does support the possibility that certain EEG features might not always accurately capture the leve… Read More
2022-12-22 14:07
Drawing an object and naming it engages the brain in similar ways, according to research recently published in JNeurosci. The finding demonstrates the importance of the visual processing sys… Read More
2022-12-18 14:07
A new optical atomic clock makes ultra-precise time measurements. (1) Measuring time. Even though we are not certain what time is. You see, not knowing something does not hinder you from han… Read More
2022-12-14 11:43
A study published in Science Advances found that certain types of materials have a “memory” of how they were processed, stored, and manipulated. Researchers were then able to use… Read More
2022-12-10 11:43
Understanding how cells move autonomously is a fundamental question for both biologists and physicists. Experiments on cell motility are commonly done by looking at the motion of a cell on a… Read More
2022-12-06 21:46
Mothers’ and babies’ brains can work together as a ‘mega-network’ by synchronising brain waves when they interact. The level of connectivity of the brain waves varies… Read More
2022-12-02 21:46
When flowers reached Australia: University of Melbourne research has established when and where flowering plants first took a foothold. New research has revealed that Australia’s oldes… Read More
2022-11-28 18:15
The secret to a long life? For worms, a cellular recycling protein is key. Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have shown that worms live longer lives if they pr… Read More
2022-11-24 18:15
Over the last three decades, meaning in life has emerged as an important question in medical research, especially in the context of an aging population. A recent study by researchers at Univ… Read More
2022-11-20 18:46
Domestic animals’ cuteness and humans’ relatively flat faces may be the work of a gene that controls some important developmental cells, a study of lab-grown human cells suggests… Read More
2022-11-16 18:46
New research reveals how a week in the dark rewires brain cell networks and changes hearing sensitivity in adult mice long after the optimal window for auditory learning has passed. With fur… Read More
2022-11-12 13:24
In temperatures millions of times colder than interstellar space, researchers have performed the coldest reaction in the known universe. But that’s not all. In such intense cold, their… Read More
2022-11-08 13:24
The 17th century playwright Molière is as important to French literature as William Shakespeare is to the English canon. But for the past 100 years, a question has swirled around him:… Read More
2022-11-06 22:57
A child passing next to a shallow pond of water at the edge of the street… “This must be very deep”, it says to its parents as they walk together. “You cannot see th… Read More
2022-11-03 22:17
Researchers have shown how it is possible that objects stand out less when they are surrounded by similar objects. This surroundings-suppressing effect is caused by feedback from higher visu… Read More

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