The Science Nuclear physicists have found a new way to see details inside atomic nuclei. They do so by tracking interactions between particles of light and gluons—the gluelike particles that…
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Reviewing Ecology Contested: Environmental Politics Between Left and Right
by Steven R. D. Henderson Ecofascism: Lessons from the German Experience was published when the American ecology movement debated social critique on one hand, or Malthusianism and anti-humanism on the…
Scientists have now recorded brain waves from freely moving octopuses
For the first time, scientists have recorded brain waves from freely moving octopuses. The data reveal some unexpected patterns, though it’s too early to know how octopus brains control the…
Infant formula shortages forced some parents to feed their babies in less healthy ways
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea One third of families who relied on formula to feed their babies during the COVID-19 pandemic…
Can ChatGPT Be an Effective Mental Health Therapist?
Online therapy is a booming industry, and now AI-powered chatbots are starting to roll into the territory. The recent arrival of ChatGPT and its enhanced language ability to deal with…
Mounting research points to health harms from cannabis, THC and CBD use during pregnancy, adolescence and other periods of rapid development
Cannabis is a widely used psychoactive drug worldwide, and its popularity is growing: The U.S. market for recreational cannabis sales could surpass US$72 billion by 2023. As of early 2023,…
Enhanced Reactivation of Remapping Place Cells during Aversive Learning
Introduction Episodic memories include details about salient experiences from our past as well as information about the location in which these events occurred (Tulving, 1972). The hippocampus plays a central…
Hindbrain Adenosine 5-Triphosphate (ATP)-Purinergic Signaling Triggers LH Surge and Ovulation via Activation of AVPV Kisspeptin Neurons in Rats
Abstract Ovulation disorders are a serious problem for humans and livestock. In female rodents, kisspeptin neurons in the anteroventral periventricular nucleus (AVPV) are responsible for generating a luteinizing hormone (LH)…
Sensory and Choice Responses in MT Distinct from Motion Encoding
Introduction Primate middle temporal (MT) area plays a critical role in the perception of visual motion. A long line of study has established that MT’s encoding of motion direction is…
Imaging the Proton with Neutrinos
The Science Protons and neutrons, the building blocks of atomic nuclei, are themselves made up of strongly interacting quarks and gluons“>quarks and gluons. Because the interactions are so strong, the structure…
