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Like tiny Jedis, rats can move digital objects with their brains

Rats imagined their way through a 3-D virtual world in a new study. The results hint at how brains think about places they aren’t physically in.

Klimt und Beethoven heben die Stimmung

Das Betrachten des „Beethovenfries“ von Gustav Klimt wirkt sich positiv auf die Stimmung aus – besonders wenn währenddessen Ludwig van Beethovens Neunte gehört wird. Zu dem Schluss kommt eine Studie von Psychologinnen und Psychologen der Uni Wien.

Indiana’s Plan to Pipe In Groundwater for Microchip-Making Draws Fire

The state is courting high-tech investments, but a new industrial park may lack enough water. Opponents say piping it from miles away might dry out residential wells.

What’s in a Name? The Battle of Baby T. Rex and Nanotyrannus.

A dinosaur fossil for sale in London embodies one of the most heated debates in paleontology.

Why is it called 'morning sickness' if it can happen any time of day?

Pregnancy sickness can happen at any time of day or night, but its symptoms can often be worse in the morning.

Powerful earthquakes leave at least 48 dead, destroy buildings along Japan's western coast

A series of powerful earthquakes that hit western Japan have left at least 48 people dead and damaged thousands of buildings, vehicles and boats. Officials warned that more quakes could lie ahead.

Wasser in Seen wird brauner

Viele Seen werden im Zuge der Erderwärmung brauner, weil in ihnen mehr organisches Material entsteht und von umliegenden Böden – etwa bei Starkregen – eingetragen wird. Das hat auch Auswirkungen auf an kältere Wasserbereiche angepasste Fischarten wie Forellen, Lachse und Saiblinge.

In Developing Nations, ‘Green Roads’ Buffer Drought and Floods

As the developing world witnesses a boom in road building, a movement to retrofit existing roads is gathering steam. Using embankments, channels, and dikes, so-called “green roads” help control floods, harvest excess water for use in irrigation, and slash maintenance costs.

A Stunning Eclipse, a Moon Race and Other Space Events in 2024

In April, people across North America will be able to gaze at a stunning total eclipse. And astronauts may get closer to that promised moon landing.

New Standards in Sustainable Refrigerated Circulators in All Performance Classes

With the introduction of several new refrigerated circulators, JULABO now offers environmentally friendly and energy-efficient units across the entire performance range from 200 watts to 2.5 kW. Powerful refrigerated circulators the product brands CORIO, DYNEO, and MAGIO have been indispensable in laboratories and for industrial applications worldwide for years. The latest models come with groundbreaking innovations...

Yourgene Health Becomes a PacBio Compatible Partner: Enabling PacBio Customers to Optimise Size Selection for Long-Read Sequencing Libraries

Yourgene Health (part of the Novacyt group of companies), a leading international molecular diagnostics group, and PacBio, a leading developer of high-quality, highly accurate sequencing solutions, has announced a collaboration to optimise size selection for long-read sequencing workflows. PacBio has qualified Yourgene’s LightBench® instrument for size selection of long DNA fragments, enabling high yields for HiFi sequencing data...

Rotating Detonating Engines Can Enable Practical Hypersonic Planes

The main problem holding back reusable hypersonic planes is that traditional ramjet engines become very inefficient over mach 2 while hypersonic engines do not work well below mach 4. There is the need to solve the hypersonic speed gap between mach 2 and mach 4. Rotating Detonating Engines can be more efficient up to mach ... Read more

Monica Bertagnolli, NIH’s New Leader, Wants to Broaden Participation in Medical Research

In a wide-ranging interview, Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli, the director of the National Institutes of Health, discussed drug patents, trust in science and her own experience as a cancer patient.

Massive planet too big for its own sun pushes astronomers to rethink exoplanet formation

Sync Your Calendar With the Solar System

Never miss an eclipse, a meteor shower, a rocket launch or any other astronomical and space event that’s out of this world.

HKDC1 protein found crucial to maintaining two mitochondria subcellular structures, mitochondria and lysosomes

Just as healthy organs are vital to our well-being, healthy organelles are vital to the proper functioning of the cell. These subcellular structures carry out specific jobs within the cell; for example, mitochondria power the cell, and lysosomes keep the cell tidy.

The zaï technique: How farmers in the Sahel grow crops with little to no water

Hubert Reeves once wrote that "on the cosmic scale, liquid water is rarer than gold". And what is true for the universe is even truer in the Sahel, the name given to the vast, arid belt that skirts the Sahara and stretches across Africa from east to west.

Selective conversion of CO₂ into dimethyl ether over hydrophobic and gallium-modified copper catalysts

The selective conversion of CO2 and H2 into valuable chemicals and fuels is a promising route for carbon recycling. Multiple routes have been developed for the CO2 hydrogenation to methanol, higher alcohols, dimethyl ether (DME), aromatics, hydrocarbon, and olefins. Among these products, DME is attractive because it is nontoxic and noncorrosive and has been used as a platform chemical in industry, a carrier for hydrogen, and an additive for fuels.

Chemical synthesis using titanium dioxide: An eco-friendly and innovative approach

Heterocyclic compounds are organic molecules with a ring structure comprising at least two or more elements. In most cases, these rings are composed of carbon atoms along with one or more other elements such as nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur. They are highly sought after as raw materials in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry, owing to their versatility and excellent physiological activities.

The big idea: is being ‘good enough’ better than perfection?

Before making another new year resolution it’s worth asking if change is what you needIt wasn’t until I’d finished reading a fourth article ranking “the best wellies for children” that it dawned on me that maybe I could be doing something better with this precious time on Earth. Many websites use a five-star rating to rank the boots, just as one might rate films or albums or restaurants. These ratings, though subjective and often fickle, take on a life and meaning of their own. A spiteful customer can sink a small business with one-star online reviews. I wouldn’t buy a three-star...

Researchers created hybrid monkeys from stem cells

Scientists in China made live monkey hybrids using cells from embryos, to help them study how animals heal and reproduce.

The 10 best stargazing events of 2024

The 2024 stargazing guide includes a rare total solar eclipse, two bright comet flybys and three supermoons. Here are all the dates you need to know.

Snip or Skip? The Complicated Debate Over Circumcision.

In the U.S., circumcision is a common surgery. But the procedure’s medical benefits are not clear-cut. And for many men, being circumcised — or, for that matter, being uncircumcised — is not merely a question of medicine, but one of aesthetics, consent, bodily autonomy, and sexual pleasure.

Why some people don't trust science—and how to change their minds

During the pandemic, a third of people in the UK reported that their trust in science had increased, we recently discovered. But 7% said that it had decreased. Why is there such variety of responses?

Stellar Insights: How Sodium’s High Pressure Transformation Is Redefining Astrophysics

Scientists reveal how the element’s electrons chemically bond when under pressures like those found below Earth’s crust. Travel deep enough below the Earth’s surface or...