Neuroscie
How Serotonin Circuits Learn from Motion to Regulate Behavior
Summary: Scientists have uncovered how serotonergic neurons in larval zebrafish process visual information tied to movement to determine when and how much serotonin to release. This neuromodulator fine-tunes the fish’s…
Genetic Sensitivity to Environment May Shape Mental Health Traits
Summary: A large international study of over 21,000 identical twins has identified genetic variants that influence how individuals respond to life experiences, affecting traits such as anxiety, depression, and autistic…
Sleep Quality Shapes Jealousy in Insecure Relationships
Summary: A new study reveals that poor sleep quality is linked to increased jealousy in people with high relationship anxiety. Anxious attachment, marked by insecurity and low self-esteem in relationships,…
Robot Yawns Spark Contagious Yawning in Chimps
Summary: Chimpanzees have been observed yawning and lying down after seeing a humanoid android mimic a yawning facial expression, indicating contagious yawning triggered by an artificial agent. This study is…
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
Why the moon shimmers with shiny glass beads
SEM images of features on the surface of 74001 black glass beads. Credit: Icarus (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2025.116607 The study combined a variety of techniques—atom probe tomography, scanning electron microscopy, transmission…
Dark energy camera captures sparse pockets of light among dark clouds of Chamaeleon I
The Ominous Chamaeleon I dark cloud. Credit: CTIO / NOIRLab / DOE / NSF / AURA; Image Processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage / NSF NOIRLab), M. Zamani &…
Space storm capture advances coronal mass ejection research
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Local weather alerts are familiar warnings for potentially dangerous conditions, but an alert that puts all of Earth on warning is rare. On May 31, the…
Core components for NASA’s Roman Space Telescope pass major shake test
Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center The core portion of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has successfully completed vibration testing, ensuring it will withstand the extreme shaking experienced during…
