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Can "the lightest smart ring in the world" impress us with its features and performance?

Scientific breakthroughs rely on decades of diligent work and expertise, sprinkled with flashes of ingenuity and, sometimes, serendipity. What if we could speed up this process? Creativity is crucial when exploring new s...

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE A Tiny New Open-Source AI Model Performs as Well as Powerful Big Ones Melissa Heikkiläarchive page | MIT Technology Review “[The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (Ai2)] claims that i...

A new study reveals that certain brain cells, known as "concept cells," in the hippocampus track pronouns to link them with the correct person in a sentence. Researchers found that these cells respond not only to a perso...

Serotonin, known as the "happiness molecule," increases in anticipation of a reward and scales with the value of that reward. Using a biosensor called GRAB-serotonin, researchers measured serotonin in real time in mice a...

Researchers have discovered that sharing real-time biosignals, such as heart rate, during online interactions can increase the sense of social presence. In a study, participants playing video games with strangers reporte...

We put the Benro Mach3 to the test to see how it stands up to the competition.

Researchers have identified a unique brain network pattern that may predispose some people to depression. By repeatedly scanning patients' brains, they found that individuals with larger salience networks were more likel...

Siphonophores are unusual animals made up of individual organisms called "zooids," which each have a distinct function -- despite being genetically identical.

We all hold in farts from time to time, but where does the gas go?

Sept. 28, 2024: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Mosquito larvae die after consuming hemp leaves because they react strongly to the cannabidiol in the foliage. The discovery might lead to the development of a new pesticide to control mosquito numbers