New research shows the brain’s map of the body remains unchanged after amputation

Brain activity maps for the hand (shown in red) and lips (blue) before the amputation (Pre1 and Pre2) and after amputation (three, six and 18 months post-amputation). Credit: Tamar Makin…

PlayStation prices rise as US tariffs bite

US tariffs have left companies like PlayStation-maker Sony to choose whether to pass higher costs on to consumers or take a hit to their profit. Sony on Wednesday said it…

Glass half empty? Nutrition studies shouldn’t just focus on what parents do wrong

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain If it takes a village to raise a child, it also takes a village to care for children’s food needs. Children’s health and nutrition outcomes are…

Technology from Columbia Engineering Powering Collaborative Breakthroughs

Newswise — The Large Hadron Collider is about to get an upgrade. When it’s back online, the massive instrument will use radiation-hardened chips to measure 1.5 billion particle collisions per…

XRISM reveals slow-moving hot gas near black hole during faint X-ray phase

Conceptual illustration of a black hole X-ray binary. The strong gravity of the black hole (shown as a small black dot at the center of the disk on the right)…

Researchers release new standards for 3D printing with powders

Laser-generated gold colloid. Credit: Dr. Anna Ziefuß One of the most common industrial 3D printing processes is laser powder bed fusion. It is mainly used for complex, heavy-duty components in…

Secrets of the Ice: Archaeologists unearth frozen treasures

Archaeologists from Secrets of the Ice, a groundbreaking glacier archaeology project, have made several significant discoveries in the Jotunheimen National Park, Norway. Secrets of the Ice is a joint initiative…

Scientists program cells to create biological qubit in multidisciplinary research

Researchers have designed protein qubits that can be produced by cells naturally, opening possibilities for precision measurements of tissues, single cells, or even individual molecules. Credit: Jason Smith At first…

Experimental Drugs Reverse Autism Symptoms

Summary: Researchers have identified hyperactivity in the reticular thalamic nucleus as a driver of autism-like behaviors in mice. This brain region, which gates sensory information, was found to be overactive…

Liquid crystal COVID-19 test could enable rapid, accurate at-home detection

Credit: Advanced Materials Technologies (2025). DOI: 10.1002/admt.202400933 How many times have you stared at a home COVID-19 test, waiting for the faint line that confirms an infection? Those home antigen…