No dream: Electric brain stimulation during sleep can boost memory
For the first time, scientists report using transcranial alternating current stimulation, or tACS, to target a specific kind of brain activity during sleep and...
Breakthrough solar cell captures carbon dioxide and sunlight, produces burnable fuel
Simulated sunlight powers a solar cell that converts atmospheric carbon dioxide directly into syngas. Credit: University of Illinois at Chicago/Jenny Fontaine
Researchers at the University...
The brain’s super-sensitivity to curbs
An illustration showing the portions of the brain involved in perception of a visual boundary, like a curb or a wall.Credit: Soojin Park/JHU
Humans rely...
New material could advance superconductivity
At center, in green, is the new three-atom hydrogen 'chain.' It is surrounded by several 'normal' two-atom molecules of hydrogen, also in green. The...
Carbon dioxide can be stored underground for 10 times the length needed to avoid...
Study of natural-occurring 100,000 year-old CO2 reservoirs shows no significant corroding of 'cap rock', suggesting the greenhouse gas hasn't leaked back out - one...
Cancer on a Paleo-diet? Ask someone who lived 1.7 million years ago
Metatarsal (a) and (b) surface rendered models show medullary spongy bone infill and clear focalized cortical destruction near the periosteal margin; also evident on...
Astronomers gain new insight into magnetic field of Sun and its kin
Magnetic fields on the Sun and stars like it are responsible for much of their behavior, including the generation of powerful storms that can...
Changes in brain structure during teenage years provide clues to onset of mental health...
University of Cambridge researchers have found that higher than normal activity levels during adolescence could show the onset of mental health problems such as...
An hour of moderate exercise a day enough to counter health risks from prolonged...
One hour of physical activity per day could offset health risk of 8 hours of sitting. Image Credit: Flickr/Yuichi Sakuraba
The health risks associated with...
Largest ever study reveals globally protected areas benefit broad range of species
This infographic shows the countries in which the study took place and the protected area sites. Credit: The University of Sussex
The world's protected areas...
Stanford chemists craft catalyst for making biodegradable plastics
An inexpensive and efficient process for making biodegradable plastics could save millions of tons of petroleum-derived plastics from landfills. Credit: Flickr/Tony Webster
The development of...
