PhD student Alec Krawciw, left, and Professor Tim Barfoot stand beside the Canadian Space Agency’s Lunar Exploration Light Rover after a field trial in 2024. Credit: Tim Barfoot Autonomy algorithms…
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Physicist and author Brian Greene to host 1st Global Space Awards in London
The cosmos is getting its own red carpet, as the inaugural Global Space Awards is debuting later this year with world-renowned physicist and science communicator Brian Greene set as the…
Smartwatches achieve centimeter-level location accuracy with new tracking algorithms
Precise centimeter-level positioning on a smartwatch during four hours of data in Dunedin, New Zealand. The dots show the repeatability of one second of data in comparison to precise benchmark…
New monoclonal antibody prevents malaria infection in early clinical trial
Dr. Kirsten Lyke with study volunteer who was exposed to infective mosquitoes carrying malaria parasite. Credit: University of Maryland School of Medicine Malaria remains one of the leading causes of…
Why Teenage Songs Define Us: The Science of Musical Memory
Summary: A global study reveals that our most emotionally resonant music tends to come from our teenage years—typically peaking around age 17. This “reminiscence bump” marks the period when our…
Archaeologists uncover a circular stone structure in Bavaria
Archaeologists from the Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation (BLfD) have uncovered a monumental circular structure during construction works for a stormwater retention basin in the municipality of Nassenfels, Germany.…
Can a Disconnected Brain Be Conscious?
Summary: A new study reveals that sleep-like slow-wave brain activity can persist for years in surgically disconnected brain hemispheres of awake epilepsy patients. Using EEG recordings, researchers found that the…
How lifestyle and environment reshape the sperm epigenome and why it matters for fertility, embryos and child health
Epigenetic signatures in sperm. Sperm chromatin is tightly packaged by binding to protamines and histones (Clinical Epigenetics (2025). DOI: 10.1186/s13148-025-01815-1 A review in Clinical Epigenetics synthesizes growing evidence that paternal…
How the auditory cortex syncs with behavior to help the brain become a better listener
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain When we are engaged in a task, our brain’s auditory system changes how it works. One of the main auditory centers of the brain, the auditory…
