Brain's insular cortex processes pain and drives learning from pain
We've known for a while that a brain area called amygdala is important for threat learning.
Clara Steitz
Flexibility of working memory from random connections
Working memory is your ability to hold things 'in mind.' It acts as a workspace in which information can be held, manipulated, and then used to guide behavior.
As bumblebee diets narrow, ours could too: Fewer plants cause developmental delays for prolific produce pollinators
A new study from the University of California, Riverside, reveals the loss of plant diversity harms the humble bumble at a critical stage in its development from egg to adult.
Full Moon In Scorpio: Practical Thinking Versus Intense Feelings
We are having a Full Moon in Scorpio on May 18th which will fall on the 19th for those in the Eastern part of the world..
Hummingbird robot uses AI to soon go where drones can't
Your friendly neighborhood hummingbirds.If drones had this combo, they would be able to maneuver better through collapsed buildings and other cluttered spaces to find trapped victims.
Paper wasps capable of behavior that resembles logical reasoning
For millennia, transitive inference was considered a hallmark of human deductive powers, a form of logical reasoning used to make inferences: If A is greater than B, and B is greater than C, then A is greater than C. But in recent decades, vertebrate animals including monkeys, birds and fish
Climate change responsible for severe infectious disease in UK frogs: Compelling research reveals fatal spread of Ranavirus will increase if carbon emissions are not reduced
Historic trends in mass-mortality events attributed to the disease were found to match the pattern of increased temperatures recorded over recent decades, with disease outbreaks predicted to become more severe, more widespread and occurring over a greater proportion of the year within the next few decades, if carbon emissions continue
Great chocolate is a complex mix of science, physicists reveal
Scientists have uncovered the physics behind the process -- known as conching -- which is responsible for creating chocolate's distinctive smooth texture..
Birds outside their comfort zone are more vulnerable to deforestation
Predicting a species' sensitivity to environmental changes, such as deforestation or climate change, is crucial for designing conservation strategies..
Discovery may lead to new materials for next-generation data storage
A team of researchers led by Cornell University and the University of California Berkeley made a discovery that opens up a plethora of materials systems and physical phenomena that can now be explored.
The scientists observed what's known as chirality for the first time in polar skyrmions in an exquisitely
Antarctic biodiversity hotspots exist wherever penguins and seals poop
Researchers braved the wicked cold of the Antarctic and maneuvered through fields of animal waste and groups of clamoring elephant seals, gentoo, chinstrap, and Adélie penguins to examine the soils and plants surrounding these colonies. "What we see is that the poo produced by seals and penguins partly evaporates
8 CBT Techniques for Anxiety That Will Calm Your Anxious Mind
If you’re reading this, it stands to reason that you are feeling anxious and are looking for tools such as CBT techniques to calm your anxiety.
Magnets can help AI get closer to the efficiency of the human brain: New brain-like networks could help robots approach human-like efficiency at object recognition tasks
Purdue University researchers and experts in brain-inspired computing think part of the answer may be found in magnets..
Blue supergiant stars open doors to concert in space: Almost all blue supergiants shimmer in brightness because of waves on their surface
Since the dawn of humanity, the stars in the night sky have captured our imagination.
Organ bioprinting gets a breath of fresh air: Bioengineers clear major hurdle on path to 3D printing replacement organs
The new innovation allows scientists to create exquisitely entangled vascular networks that mimic the body's natural passageways for blood, air, lymph and other vital fluids..