Land in a cyclone’s wake becomes more vulnerable to forest fires
The strong winds and torrential rains that accompany a cyclone do tremendous damage to ecosystems, and this damage can make them more prone to future...
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Conscious perception of sound is carried by dedicated assemblies of neurons in the brain
A new study co-led by Human Brain Project researchers in France has revealed how consciously listening generates sound-specific assemblies of neurons in the brain. While...
Diego bows to ancestral sabretoothed mammal
Dogs, cats, and their close relatives -- existing and extinct -- are members of Carnivoramorpha, a group of mammals in which saber-like canines have evolved...
Popular herbicide weakens bumblebees’ color vision
Finnish researchers found out how Roundup, a herbicide containing glyphosate, affects the learning and memory of bumblebees. Already a small dose affected their ability to...
New satellite imagery first to identify endangered Gulf of St. Lawrence North Atlantic right whale from space
New satellite imagery research led by the University of Ottawa is the first to identify a specific endangered Gulf of St. Lawrence North Atlantic right...
New horizons in neural recording systems
Geneva, Switzerland - A new whitepaper, released by the Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering, reveals the first neural signals recorded by the ABILITY brain-computer...
Pandemic escalated teen cyberbullying – Asian Americans targeted most
Early in the COVID‐19 pandemic, there was a concern that cyberbullying incidents (online threats, mistreatment or harassment) would increase because children were spending more time...
Yes, we can!
-- The year was 2018 and physicist Fariba Karimi remembers feeling appalled and disgusted by the remarks made by a prominent male scientist during a presentation...
Red Alert: massive stars sound warning they are about to go supernova
Astronomers from Liverpool John Moores University and the University of Montpellier have devised an ‘early warning’ system to sound the alert when a massive star...
Smelling in VR environment possible with new gaming technology
An odor machine, so-called olfactometer, makes it possible to smell in VR environments. First up is a “wine tasting game” where the user smells wine...
Study: ‘Exploring’ inventors thrive in workplaces with open communications
TAMPA, Fla. (Oct. 12, 2022) – A new organizational design study from researchers at the University of South Florida sheds light on the ideal work...
In the UK Biobank, Black participants develop dementia at a higher rate than White participants (HR: 1.43, 95% CI 1.16-1.77)
In the UK Biobank, Black participants develop dementia at a higher rate than White participants (HR: 1.43, 95% CI 1.16-1.77), while South Asians have a...
Chemistry’s Emily Mevers utilizes marine egg masses for medical innovations
New treatments for infection, also known as antibiotics and antivirals, are needed desperately as new pathogens continuously emerge and current treatments lose efficacy.Credit: Credit Virginia...
Dinosaur “mummies” might not be as unusual as we think
A process of desiccation and deflation explains why dinosaur “mummies” aren’t as exceptional as we might expect, according to a study published October 12, 2022...
Julia M. Gohlke earns NASA grant to study how extreme weather impacts health
Julia M. Gohlke, associate professor of environmental health in the Department of Population Sciences at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, has been awarded a...
