Yale scientists traced gamma brain waves to thalamus-cortex interactions. The discovery could reveal how brain rhythms shape perception and disease. For more than a century, scientists have observed rhythmic waves of synchronized neuronal…
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Yale Scientists Solve a Century-Old Brain Wave Mystery
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Korean team’s battery breakthrough locks anode materials in 5 seconds
Researchers have unveiled a fast, eco-friendly technique that could transform lithium battery production.
The method, created by a group from Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) in South Korea, provides full solvent recovery for…
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Why does pooping feel so good?
You’ve downed a cup of strong coffee, and soon you have an urge to poop. After you’ve done your business, you feel a sense of relief. So why does that bowel movement feel so satisfying?
“For something that is one of the most common things humans…
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“First Salmon”: 73-Million-Year-Old Fossil Rewrites Fish History
Scientists have discovered the world’s oldest salmon in Arctic Alaska’s Cretaceous fossil. During the Cretaceous Period, dinosaurs ruled the land, but the waterways of the Arctic were home to creatures that would seem surprisingly familiar…
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Physics’ dream of uniting quantum physics and gravity just got harder
A new study has been published that further complicates the argument that gravity could be explained using quantum entanglement. If true, this could further complicate efforts to explain how gravity works and whether quantum physics can explain…
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Scientists Discover Microbes That “Breathe” Iron to Detoxify the Planet
Microbiologists discover bacteria that eliminate toxic sulfide and use iron minerals to grow. An international group of researchers led by microbiologists Marc Mussmann and Alexander Loy at the University of Vienna has identified a previously…
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High-biomass sorghum hybrids show yield and feedstock gains with nitrogen management
There is growing interest in high-biomass sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) as a bioenergy feedstock, but more information is needed to determine the most suitable varieties for the U.S. Midwest. This study by researchers at the Center for…
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Why does putting back the clocks an hour disrupt us so much?
The disruption of sleeping and waking patterns from the daylight saving clock change reveals a great deal about our everyday reliance on the interaction of sleep pressure and circadian clocks.
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The Universe’s first radio waves could reveal dark matter
For the first time, researchers at Tel Aviv University have predicted what might be discovered by detecting radio waves that originated in the early Universe. Their results suggest that during the “cosmic dark ages,” dark matter gathered into…
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Livestreams of rattlesnakes help shift public attitudes and foster empathy
The installation of livestream cameras in multiple U.S. states capturing real-time rattlesnake behavior has resulted in mass viewership, public education and improved public perceptions of a frequently vilified viper, according to a study…
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