Coelacanth reveals new insights into skull evolution
The coelacanth Latimeria is a marine fish closely related to tetrapods, four-limbed vertebrates including amphibians, mammals and reptiles.
Matthew Medinsky
Eelectrostimulation can improve working memory in people: As memories fade, can we supercharge them back to life?
Reinhart and Nguyen's research targets working memory -- the part of the mind where consciousness lives, the part that is active whenever we make decisions, reason, and recall our grocery lists.
Bacterial therapy in a dish
Recent research has found that many bacteria selectively colonize tumors in vivo, prompting scientists to engineer them as programmable vehicles, biological "robots" in other words, to deliver anticancer therapeutics. Researchers are also developing new, "smart" medicines by programming bacteria to tackle other diseases, such as gastrointestinal disease and infections. Key
Scientists build a machine to see all possible futures
"When we think about the future, we are confronted by a vast array of possibilities", explains Assistant Professor Mile Gu of NTU Singapore, who led development of the quantum algorithm that underpins the prototype
"These possibilities grow exponentially as we go deeper into the future. For instance, even if we
Plants and microbes shape global biomes through local underground alliances
Princeton University researchers report that the organization of forests worldwide -- such as conifers in northern boreal forests or the broad-leafed trees of the tropics -- are based on the ancient relationships that plant species forged with soil-dwelling microbes such as fungi and bacteria.
These tiny organisms, known as symbionts,
New species of early human found in the Philippines
Co-author and a lead member of the team, Professor Philip Piper from The Australian National University (ANU) says the findings represent a major breakthrough in our understanding of human evolution across Southeast Asia.
The researchers uncovered the remains of at least two adults and one juvenile within the same archaeological
Amazonian soils mapped using indicator species
Amazonia is a vast rainforest area that is both megadiverse and poorly known.
New study shows people used natural dyes to color their clothing thousands of years ago
Chemists Dr Annemarie Kramell and Professor René Csuk from MLU examined two ancient textile samples.One comes from the ancient Chinese city of Niya and was probably once part of a shirt.
Psychologists find smiling really can make people happier
Coauthored by researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and Texas AM, the paper looked at nearly 50 years of data testing whether facial expressions can lead people to feel the emotions related to those expressions. "Conventional wisdom tells us that we can feel a little happier if we simply
NASA's Cassini reveals surprises with Titan's lakes
The new findings, published April 15 in Nature Astronomy, are the first confirmation of just how deep some of Titan's lakes are (more than 300 feet, or 100 meters) and of their composition..
New deep-learning approach predicts protein structure from amino acid sequence
Composed of long chains of amino acids, proteins perform these myriad tasks by folding themselves into precise 3D structures that govern how they interact with other molecules.
Merck’s Julie Gerberding Wins Industry ‘Woman Of The Year’ Award For Putting Profits Ahead Of Human Health
Julie Gerberding, the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association 'Woman of the Year,' is a prime example of someone who has gone through the revolving door between government regulatory agencies and the corporations they are supposed to be regulating. It is becoming clear that our authorities in government and business alike
What Is the Halo Effect and 5 Ways It Distorts Your Perception of Others
Have you ever thought you could tell what a person was like just from a superficial impression of them? You might have been under the influence of the halo effect.
Wikileaks Document Exposes a “Secret US Base on the Moon”
A document published by Wikileaks clearly implies that the United States had a "secret" base on the Moon that was destroyed by Russia.
Magnesium Puts Psychiatric Drugs to Shame for Depression
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