How lying takes our brains down a ‘slippery slope’
Telling small lies desensitises our brains to the associated negative emotions and may encourage us to tell bigger lies in future, reveals new UCL...
Ancient human history more complex than previously thought, researchers say
Relationships between the ancestors of modern humans and other archaic populations such as Neanderthals and Denisovans were likely more complex than previously thought, involving...
Preferentially Earth-sized planets with lots of water
Artist’s impression of Earth-sized planets orbiting a red dwarf star.Credit: @ NASA, ESA, and G.Bacon (STScI)
Computer simulations by astrophysicists at the University of Bern...
First steps towards the touch robot
Researchers have succeeded in getting it to recognize sixty percent of human touches.Credit:University of Twente
A squeeze in the arm, a pat on the shoulder,...
How sweet it is: Artificial sweeteners in blood
A recent study by investigators at the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases at the National Institutes of Health measured how much...
AI predicts outcomes of human rights trials
The judicial decisions of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) have been predicted to 79% accuracy using an artificial intelligence (AI) method developed...
New bacteria groups, and stunning diversity, discovered underground
All the known major bacterial groups are represented by wedges in this circular 'tree of life.' The bigger wedges are more diverse groups. Green...
Quantifying urban revitalization
Researchers used sample images, like the ones on the top row, to identify several visual features that are highly correlated with judgments that a...
New metamaterial paves way for terahertz technologies
Figure showing how the metamaterial, with cross-chaped openings, can deflect a terahertz beam’s angle. Credit: University of California, Los Angeles
A research team led by...
New method increases energy density in lithium batteries
Yuan Yang, assistant professor of materials science and engineering at Columbia Engineering, has developed a new method to increase the energy density of lithium...
‘Heartbeat Stars’ Unlocked in New Study
This artist's concept depicts "heartbeat stars," which have been detected by NASA's Kepler Space Telescope and others. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Matters of the heart can be...
