Decoding self-initiative: How the brain governs goal-directed actions
Ever wondered how your brain decides when to act? Initiating actions with a specific goal in mind is a complex process. Previous research has identified...
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Videoconferencing gets older adults moving as health lessons put to practical use
The COVID-19 pandemic made videoconferencing software commonplace in businesses and even schools, but this communication tool has the potential to offer benefits beyond the office...
US pre-teens discover rare juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex; Science expedition chronicled in extraordinary documentary
Credit: Giant Screen Films Marmarth, ND – Three keen-eyed young fossil hunters made the discovery of a lifetime when they found the remains of a rare...
DNA methylation clocks for estimating biological age in Chinese cohorts
The ovary is an essential organ for female fertility, and its age-dependent decline in function is a major cause of infertility. However, the molecular mechanisms...
Human activity contributed to woolly rhinoceros’ extinction
Researchers have discovered sustained hunting by humans prevented the woolly rhinoceros from accessing favourable habitats as Earth warmed following the Last Ice Age.Credit: Mauricio Anton...
Frequent mowing puts poisonous weed into survival mode
By John LovettCredit: Courtesy Alejandro Vasquez By John Lovett University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A study...
A technique for more effective multipurpose robots
CAMBRIDGE, MA – Let’s say you want to train a robot so it understands how to use tools and can then quickly learn to make repairs...
Microscopic defects in ice shape how massive glaciers flow, study shows
As they seep and calve into the sea, melting glaciers and ice sheets are raising global water levels at unprecedented rates. To predict and prepare...
NYU Abu Dhabi researchers call for strengthening sustainability regulations in laws governing space exploration
Abu Dhabi, UAE: June 3, 2024: In a new study, a team of researchers led by Dimitra Atri of the NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) Center...
‘life in the ocean touches everyone’: US rolls out first national ocean biodiversity strategy
Roughly 2 million species live in the world’s ocean. But scientists have only described a mere 10% of them. With extinctions on the rise and...
Captivating blue-colored ant discovered in India’s remote Siang Valley
Nothing like the common red, black, or brown ants, a stunning blue ant has been discovered from Yingku village in Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India. This...
Food, not sex, drove the evolution of giraffes’ long neck, new study finds
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Why do giraffes have such long necks? A study led by Penn State biologists explores how this trait might have evolved...
Suissa study has high hopes for plant-ant partnerships
Collaborations across research disciplines can lead to unexpected breakthroughs and discoveries. Collaborations across species lead to unexpected evolutionary paths of mutual benefit.Credit: University of Tennessee,...
LJI scientists develop new method to match genes to their molecular ‘switches’
LA JOLLA, CA—Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have developed a new computational method for linking molecular marks on our DNA to gene...
Kessler Foundation scientist Nancy Chiaravalloti, PhD, receives Fred Foley Award for contributions to cognitive research in multiple sclerosis
East Hanover, NJ – June 3, 2024 – Nancy D. Chiaravalloti, PhD, has been awarded the 2024 Fred Foley Award for her contributions to significant...
