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For the first time, researchers have directly observed dopamine release in the human brain during moments of cognitive flexibility. Using PET imaging, they found that dopamine levels spike in the ventromedial prefrontal ...

In an attempt to speed up quantum measurements, a new Physical Review Letters study proposes a space-time trade-off scheme that could be highly beneficial for quantum computing applications.

March 29, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

"That capability gap is significantly narrowed, and we've got to change the way we're looking at space, or that capability gap may reverse and not be in our favor anymore."

Everything you need to know to photograph a meteor shower, from choosing the right time to camera settings, and some advanced techniques for creating meteor images you can be proud of.

Future If Anthropic Succeeds, a Nation of Benevolent AI Geniuses Could Be BornSteven Levy | Wired “The vision [Dario Amodei] spins makes Shangri-La look like a slum. Not long from... The post This Week's Awesome Tech S...

A new study reveals that placing your smartphone out of reach doesn't significantly reduce distraction or boost productivity. While participants used their phones less when they were farther away, they simply shifted the...

Female Asian hermit spiders gobble up their partners after mating, so males detach their penises and sometimes offer up an amputated leg to escape.

A recent study exposing AI models to carefully designed prompts around trauma revealed they can get anxious, potentially affecting the conversation and having negative impacts on people who use such models to discuss the...

New research uncovers how dopamine in the ventral shell of the nucleus accumbens (vsNAc) governs the sexual behavior sequence in male mice, from sniffing to ejaculation. Using fiber photometry, scientists identified rhyt...

Why do some crowds move in an orderly fashion while others devolve into a chaotic jumble? New research led by an MIT mathematician may finally crack the tricky crowd problem.

Scientists have long sought to unravel the mysteries of strange metals--materials that defy conventional rules of electricity and magnetism. Now, a team of physicists at Rice University has made a breakthrough in this ar...

Your pet's love of licking may come from their desire to nurse as a kitten.