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Could we ever retrieve memories from a dead person’s brain?


Could we ever retrieve memories from a dead person’s brain?

Could we ever retrieve memories from a dead person’s brain?

Hannah Loss is a scientific research reporter based in Boston. She got a Master’s level in journalism from NYU’s Scientific research, Health and wellness and Environmental Coverage Program. “We imbue our memories with all sorts of meaning and viewpoint in a way that is not always reflective of the event,” he said. For now, at...


Forget aesthetics, the reason to look after our skin should be health

Forget aesthetics, the reason to look after our skin should be health

Due to the dense thicket of blood vessels running under the surface, inflammation that starts in the skin can easily spread to the heart and the brain, increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease and dementia, for instance.


How did the ancient Egyptians celebrate the new year?

How did the ancient Egyptians celebrate the new year?

The lack of a leap year meant that, over time, Wepet Renpet "wandered across the climatic seasons,"Juan Antonio Belmonte, a researcher at the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands who has written extensively about the calendar system of ancient Egypt, told Live Science in an email.


U.S. hospitals continue to shut down labor and delivery services

U.S. hospitals continue to shut down labor and delivery services

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Is Google’s new Willow quantum computer really such a big deal?

Is Google’s new Willow quantum computer really such a big deal?

Google says Willow has again widened the gap between quantum and traditional machines, as the task took 5 minutes on the chip, while the firm estimates that it would take 10 septillion years, or much more than the age of the universe squared, on a leading supercomputer.


We finally have an explanation for 2023’s record-breaking temperatures

We finally have an explanation for 2023’s record-breaking temperatures

But analysis of satellite data by Helge Goessling at the Alfred Wegener Institute in Germany and his colleagues revealed that 2023’s planetary albedo hit a record low.


Extremely rare, black ‘anti-auroras’ paint luminous ‘letter E’ above Alaska

Extremely rare, black ‘anti-auroras’ paint luminous ‘letter E’ above Alaska

Aurora seeker Todd Salat found the unusual aurora on Nov. 22 over an undefined location in southcentral Alaska at about 4 a.m. regional time (8 a.m. EST). The luminescent letter showed up relatively out of nowhere and lasted for a few mins while biking via several shapes, all of which consisted of unusual dark patches...


Massive, ‘potentially hazardous’ asteroid due to make closest-ever approach to Earth tonight — and you can watch it live

Massive, ‘potentially hazardous’ asteroid due to make closest-ever approach to Earth tonight — and you can watch it live

The gigantic space rock, which is taking a trip at about 27,500 miles per hour (44,300 kilometers per hour), will certainly get to a minimal range of 1.37 million miles (2.2 million kilometers) from Earth at 0:27 ET– its closest technique to our planet on document, according to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Research laboratory (JPL). Contact...


Re-engineering where body meets machine

Re-engineering where body meets machine

As a Black woman born in West Virginia in 1922, she was a contemporary of the Hidden Figures mathematician Katherine Johnson, and like her peer, Collins contended with both racism and sexism, which impeded her efforts to participate equally in the sciences and in society.