A recent groundbreaking study published in Nature has opened a promising new chapter in the treatment of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and other forms of brain injury,. Conducted by researchers from Brigham and…
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Hubble Observes Ongoing Merger of Two Massive Galaxies: Arp 105
Arp 105 is characterized by a tidal tail of stars and gas more than 362,000 light-years long.
The elliptical galaxy NGC 3561B (upper left) and the spiral galaxy NGC 3561A (lower right) form a shimmering guitar shape in the ongoing merger known…
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What’s in a label? It’s different for boys vs. girls, new study of parents finds
A decades-old riddle poses the following scenario: A boy is injured in a car crash in which the father dies and is taken to the emergency room, where the doctor says, “I cannot operate on him — he’s my son.” Who, then, is the doctor? Many over…
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James Webb Space Telescope reveals unexpected complex chemistry in primordial galaxy
University of Arizona astronomers have learned more about a surprisingly mature galaxy that existed when the universe was just less than 300 million years old — just 2% of its current age.
Observed by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the…
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Hope for life-changing therapies comes with a chilling caveat — Harvard Gazette
On Jan. 28, 2024, Noland Arbaugh became the first person to receive a brain chip implant from Neuralink, the neurotechnology company owned by Elon Musk. The implant seemed to work: Arbaugh, who is paralyzed, learned to control a computer mouse…
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Some trees are coping with extreme heat surprisingly well
Ecologist Akhil Javad felt the thrill of fieldwork quickly fade when he was faced with the prospect of scaling trees over five times his height. But for some of the trees he was studying in India’s Western Ghat mountains, that was the…
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Cold Temperatures Unlock the Hidden Powers of Shapeshifting Proteins
A new theory suggests temperature controls how metamorphic proteins shapeshift, with colder temperatures promoting transformation. Researchers analyzed multiple protein pairs and found strong evidence supporting this idea. If true, this discovery…
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Lab Mice Seen Giving First Aid to Unconscious Mates
In new lab experiments, scientists at the University of Southern California showed that when mice encountered a familiar social partner in a state of unconsciousness caused by anesthesia, they displayed distinct and consistent behaviors toward…
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Researchers successfully prove the solution to Dudeney’s 120-year-old dissection puzzle
In 1907, the English author and mathematician Henry Ernest Dudeney posed a puzzle: Can any equilateral triangle be cut into as few pieces as possible that will fit together to form a perfect square? Four weeks later, he presented an elegant…
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Receiving low-glucose alerts improves diabetic drivers’ safety on the road
A Japanese study conducted by a team from Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine found that the use of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices, equipped with sensors that alert diabetics when their blood sugar levels drop, can…
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