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I've Researched Time for 15 Years--Here's How My Perception of It Has Changed
Singularity Hub - 2 Jan 2024 17:00
Time is one of those things that most of us take for granted. We spend our lives portioning it into work-time, family-time, and me-time. Rarely do we sit and think about how and why we choreograph our lives through this ...
Cellular Messengers of Neural Development Identified
Neuroscience News - 2 Jan 2024 23:07
Researchers unveil the role of cytonemes, thin cell projections, in neural development. These hair-like structures facilitate direct signal transport across cells, impacting nervous system development. By visualizing cyt...
Watch a Chinese rocket booster fall from space and explode near a house in southern China
Live Science - 2 Jan 2024 22:37
Two rocket boosters used in a Chinese satellite launch on Dec. 25 fell back to Earth and exploded near inhabited areas, chilling videos show.
Mind Over Matter: Perception of Time Influences Wound Healing
Neuroscience News - 2 Jan 2024 22:12
Perceived time significantly impacts the healing of physical wounds. Researchers found wounds healed faster when participants believed more time had passed, challenging conventional beliefs about psychological effects on...
Brain Space Abnormalities Tied to Autism Risk and Sleep Problems in Infants
Neuroscience News - 2 Jan 2024 21:50
Researchers discovered that infants with abnormally enlarged perivascular spaces in their brains have a 2.2 times higher risk of developing autism. Enlarged perivascular spaces were observed in infants as early as 12 mon...
1,500-year-old gold buckles depicting ruler 'majestically sitting on a throne' discovered in Kazakhstan
Live Science - 2 Jan 2024 21:44
The ornaments contain the earliest known depiction of a Göktürk "khagan," who probably lived in the sixth century.
Monstrous X5 solar flare launched on New Year's Eve could bring auroras to Earth tonight
Live Science - 2 Jan 2024 21:44
In the final hours of Dec. 31, 2023, the sun launched its most powerful solar flare in 6 years. On Jan. 2, radiation from the blast may bring auroras to Earth's skies.
Unlocking the Brain's Fear Code: Memory, Behavior, and the Brain
Neuroscience News - 2 Jan 2024 21:28
Researchers investigate fear memories and their impact on behavior in various environments. Their study uncovers the concept of fear engrams, shedding light on the physical representation of memory in the brain.
Extreme close-up of Jupiter's moon Io captured by Juno spacecraft
New Scientist - 2 Jan 2024 18:09
NASA's Juno spacecraft flew past Io on 30 December and took one of our best pictures yet of this moon of Jupiter
Quantum thermal transistors: Harnessing quantum measurement and feedback
Phys.org - 2 Jan 2024 16:50
Researchers are actively engaged in the dynamic manipulation of quantum systems and materials to realize significant energy management and conservation breakthroughs.
'Eyes coming straight for me': Huge crocodile launches itself into boat with jaws wide open in strange attack
Live Science - 2 Jan 2024 16:20
Queensland authorities are on the lookout for a crocodile reported to have leapt into a fisher's boat at Jane Creek before losing its balance and tumbling back into the water.
Vast submerged area near Australia may once have hosted 500,000 people
New Scientist - 2 Jan 2024 16:13
An area of the seabed north of Australia has been mapped in detail for the first time, revealing that large numbers of people could have lived there until it was inundated by rising seas
The best new science fiction books of January 2024
New Scientist - 2 Jan 2024 14:00
From Machine Vendetta by Alastair Reynolds to Tlotlo Tsamaase's Womb City and Ali Millar's Ava Anna Ada, January's sci-fi will chase the New Year blues away
Probiotics help treat recurring urinary tract infections
New Scientist - 2 Jan 2024 12:00
Taking a vaginal probiotic, either on its own or with an oral probiotic, for four months reduced the incidence of urinary tract infections in women with a history of recurring UTIs
In 2024 the Hera mission will revisit the asteroid punched by NASA
New Scientist - 2 Jan 2024 12:00
NASA's DART mission slammed into the asteroid Dimorphos in 2022, and the European Space Agency is sending the Hera mission to investigate the collision's aftermath