Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have discovered that a “puffy” planet is asymmetric, meaning there is a significant difference between one side of the atmosphere and the…
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Researchers design platypus-inspired bionic multi-receptor skin
Roughly illustration of the team’s multi-receptor skin concept. Credit: Du et al While engineers have developed increasingly advanced bio-inspired systems over the past decades, the sensing capabilities of these systems…
How do rare genetic variants affect health? AI provides more accurate predictions
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Whether we are predisposed to particular diseases depends to a large extent on the countless variants in our genome. However, particularly in the case of genetic…
Becoming a scientist wasn’t a mistake, just a happy little accident – Functional Ecologists
It’s been just over a month since the 12th International Conference on Mycorrhiza. In these blog posts, we hear from some of the winners of Functional Ecology’s poster and talk…
Can chatbots be tailored to fight back against conspiracy theories?
… Few interventions have been proven to change conspiracy theorists’ minds, says Thomas Costello, a research affiliate at MIT Sloan and the lead author of the study. Part of what…
Women still missing out on treatment for cardiovascular disease, despite major progress in disease management
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Women in the UK, and elsewhere, are still missing out on vital treatment for their No 1 killer—cardiovascular disease—despite significant progress in the medical management of…
New Brain Stimulation Target Could Treat PTSD
Summary: A new study suggests that neurostimulation targeting specific brain circuits may help treat PTSD in veterans. Researchers found that veterans with damage to brain areas connected to the amygdala,…
Neural Motion Planning approach helps robots navigate challenging obstacles in unfamiliar environments
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University Humans can grab a book from a shelf with little obvious thought. But it’s a complex process for the brain that involves planning and navigating around…
New findings at Europe’s oldest battlefield
Archaeologists studying 13th century BC bronze and flint arrowheads from the Tollense Valley in northeastern Germany have uncovered the earliest evidence of large-scale interregional conflict in Europe. The Tollense Valley,…
Previously unknown Neolithic culture uncovered in Morocco
Archaeologists excavating the site of Oued Beht in Morocco have uncovered a previously unknown farming culture from the Neolithic period. According to a paper published in the journal Antiquity, the…
