Neuroscie

Amygdala Cells Linked to Anxiety

Summary: Researchers have identified specific cell types in the amygdala linked to anxiety, revealing potential new targets for treatment. By analyzing gene expression in human and macaque brains, scientists discovered…

Cooperative Care Influences Brain Development in Humans and Marmosets

Summary: Cooperative breeding influences brain development in common marmosets and humans, allowing longer periods for social learning. Marmoset brains, like human brains, develop socio-cognitive regions slowly, maturing in early adulthood.…

When Human-AI Teams Thrive and When They Don’t

Summary: A new study reveals that while human-AI collaboration can be powerful, it depends on the task. Analysis of hundreds of studies found that AI outperformed human-AI teams in decision-making…

Key Biochemical Trigger of Huntington’s Disease Progression Identified

Summary: Researchers have identified a crucial biochemical mechanism that could allow Huntington’s disease to be studied before symptoms appear, offering hope for early intervention. The team found that disrupted dopamine…

Life

Nature

Newfound bat skeletons are the oldest on record

Two fossilized bat skeletons unearthed in western Wyoming represent a new species and are the oldest set of bat bones yet discovered, researchers say. The incredibly complete fossils of Icaronycteris…

Astronomy

Blue Origin hauls massive New Glenn 1st stage to launch site with hot fire up next

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Blue Origin hauled the immense first stage booster for its upcoming debut launch of its New Glenn rocket to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on October…

Black hole study challenges Kerr solution assumptions

Astronomers predict the orbits of potentially hazardous comets from meteor showers

Illustration of long-period comets and the Oort cloud. Credit: National Astronomical Observatory of Japan Comets have long been seen as omens and portents, and it’s easy to understand why. They…

As Musk seeks to launch tens of thousands of Starlink satellites, space researchers urge caution

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Over 100 space researchers signed a letter urging the federal government to perform an environmental review before allowing SpaceX to continue launching thousands of satellites for…