A man volunteered to get brain implants for depression. Hear his story
There are hockey sticks, softball catcher pads, golf clubs, balls of all sorts, bikes, inline skates, a mesh goal, and a super cute white motor scooter.
London Underground mutant mosquitoes have surprisingly ancient origins
To learn more about its origins, Lindy McBride at Princeton University and her colleagues analysed the DNA of 790 mosquitoes from 44 countries around the world, including the molestus and pipiens forms as well as some closely related species.
New type of brain cell may tell us when to stop eating
In the dorsal raphe nucleus – a part of the brainstem linked to functions including eating, mood and sleep – they came across cells that produce a hormone called cholecystokinin, which helps regulate appetite.
Math puzzle: Imagine there’s no zero
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Most detailed survey of particles around the sun reveals new mysteries
Researchers have been capturing cosmic rays with different detectors for more than a century because their changing properties could serve as records of the solar system’s history, says Jamie Rankin at Princeton University.
Rice variant slashes planet-warming methane emissions by 70 per cent
“The core point of the study is they don’t use hard-core gene engineering or editing technologies or transgenic approaches,” says le Coutre.
A new kind of non-opioid painkiller gets FDA approval
In 2024, the drug company Vertex Pharmaceuticals reported that Journavx reduced pain compared with a placebo in people who had abdominal or foot surgery, although the effect was modest.
Newly discovered super-Earth orbits in and out of its star’s habitable zone. Could life survive its extreme climate?
In the world, our seasons are driven by our earth’s 23.4-degree tilt; for instance, northern summertime happens when our earth’s north hemisphere is tilted towards the sunlight. No matter the tilt of HD 20794d, its seasons are rather identified by just how much it has proceeded along its eccentric orbit. It is an exceptional planet....
Quantum-inspired algorithm could enable better weather forecasts
Nikita Gourianov at the University of Oxford and his colleagues have now developed a new approach that uses quantum computer-inspired algorithms called tensor networks to represent turbulence probability distributions.
Time-lapse of 1st black hole ever imaged reveals how matter swirls around it
"This work highlights the transformative potential of observing the black hole environment evolving over time," study co-author Hung-Yi Pu, an assistant professor at National Taiwan Normal University, said in the statement.
Fever’s link with a key kind of immunity is surprisingly ancient
In one fish species, Nile tilapia, that behavioral — or sought-out — fever triggers the adaptive immune system, known for its acquired memory of specific bodily invaders, researchers report in the Dec. 24 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The new science of sleep: How to sleep better whatever your lifestyle
Mountains of research over the past decade demonstrate, time and again, that a decent night’s rest is essential for everything from cognitive function to heart health, mood and more.