Category: 1. Edi-Choice

A new experiment involving anesthetized rats is fueling one of the most audacious ideas in neuroscience: that consciousness could arise from quantum processes inside the brain. Published in August 2024 in the peer-reviewed journal eNeuro,…

Gold has historically stood as the ultimate physical constant. Its refusal to oxidize or interact with the elements around it earned it the designation of a noble metal. This chemical isolationism made gold the ideal candidate for currency…

Astronomers have discovered that an unusual optical flare is the result of a star being ripped apart and devoured by a black hole — and what really sets this so-called Tidal Disruption Event (TDE) apart is the fact that the black hole…

People who order low-cost versions of the wildly popular weight-loss drugs Wegovy and Zepbound from so-called compounding pharmacies might soon see disruptions in their medication.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently announced plans to…

When you walk into a doctor’s office, you assume something so basic that it barely needs articulation: your doctor has touched a body before. They have studied anatomy, seen organs and learned the difference between pain that radiates and pain…

A burst of X-rays from 8 billion years ago may be the first clear evidence of a white dwarf torn apart by a black hole.

The study, coordinated by Dongyue Li and Wenda Zhang of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, describes the event as…

Air purifiers can make a whole lot of difference to the…

On October 6, 1970, the deep-sea drilling vessel Glomar Challenger returned to port in Lisbon, Portugal, bearing a cargo that would revise history. During its 54-day voyage, the Challenger had punched 28 holes into the bottom of the…