Particulate matter emissions can come from tire and brake abrasion. Credit: Jacob Levin / Virginia Tech No exhaust means no emissions, right? Not quite. It is commonly known that while…
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Cerebellar Serotonin Acts as a Brake to Reduce Anxiety
Summary: New research reveals that serotonin in the cerebellum plays a crucial role in anxiety regulation. Scientists found that mice with lower cerebellar serotonin levels displayed increased anxiety-like behaviors, while…
How the Brain Detects Novelty to Predict the Future
Summary: A new study shows that the cerebral cortex acts as a “memory machine,” constantly detecting novel stimuli to refine its predictions of the future. By imaging the auditory cortex…
Government chiefs and tech leaders gather in Paris for AI summit
Paris’ Grand Palais will be the scene for the two-day gathering. Political and tech industry leaders were set to descend on Paris Monday for a two-day summit on artificial intelligence,…
Elon Musk says has no plans to acquire TikTok’s US operations
US President Donald Trump has said he would be open to Musk — the owner of social media platform X, Tesla and a slew of other companies — buying TikTok’s…
PlayStation Network back online after 24-hour outage
A member of the media tries out Sony’s PlayStation 5 console during the Tokyo Game Show in Chiba City on September 26, 2024. Sony PlayStation’s online services came back online…
Musk risks putting EU buyers off Tesla: analysts
The backlash against Tesla has been particularly strong in Germany, where Elon Musk has voiced firm support for the far-right AfD party. Elon Musk’s rapprochement with US President Donald Trump,…
Is DOGE a cybersecurity threat? A security expert explains the dangers of violating protocols and regulations
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), President Donald Trump’s special commission tasked with slashing federal spending, continues to disrupt Washington and the federal bureaucracy. According to…
How AI can help in the creative design process
A design by a student without using artificial intelligence. Credit: Oklahoma State University, CC BY-ND Next, the two groups were given a second design task. This time, neither group was…

