Scientists

Scientists find the brain’s hidden pulse that may predict Alzheimer’s

Scientists at the Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) at the Keck School of Medicine of…

6 months ago

Scientists build artificial neurons that work like real ones

Engineers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed an artificial neuron whose electrical activity closely matches that of natural…

6 months ago

Scientists unearth a 112-million-year-old time capsule filled with ancient insects

Scientists have uncovered the first South American amber deposits containing preserved insects in a quarry in Ecuador, according to a…

6 months ago

Scientists discover brain circuit that can switch off chronic pain

Pain may be unpleasant, but in most cases it plays a vital, even lifesaving, role. Short bursts of pain act…

7 months ago

Scientists stunned by wild Martian dust devils racing at hurricane speeds

Although Mars has an extremely thin atmosphere, it still experiences powerful winds that play a major role in shaping the…

7 months ago

Scientists suggest the brain may work best with 7 senses, not just 5

Skoltech scientists have devised a mathematical model of memory. By analyzing its new model, the team came to surprising conclusions…

7 months ago

Scientists just proved the moai could walk, solving a 500-year mystery

For years, researchers have puzzled over how the ancient people of Rapa Nui did the seemingly impossible and moved their…

7 months ago

You don’t have to lose weight to lower your diabetes risk, scientists say

Until now, weight reduction has been the primary therapeutic goal for people with prediabetes. An analysis of a large Tübingen…

7 months ago

Would you eat yogurt made with ants? Scientists did

Researchers recreated a nearly forgotten yogurt recipe that was once was once common across the Balkans and Turkey -- using…

7 months ago

Scientists discover hidden protein that switches off hunger

Researchers at Leipzig University and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have discovered a key mechanism for appetite and weight control. It…

7 months ago