Sex, drugs, and rock and roll chemistry in the brain
McGill scientists show brain's own opioids involved in musical pleasure. Image Credit: Flickr/amy leonard
The same brain-chemical system that mediates feelings of pleasure from sex,...
Why the ocean has absorbed more carbon over the past decade
With the ocean absorbing more carbon dioxide (CO2) over the past decade, less of the greenhouse gas is reaching the Earth's atmosphere. That's decidedly...
A middleweight black hole is hiding at the center of a giant star cluster
In this artist's illustration, an intermediate-mass black hole in the foreground distorts light from the globular star cluster in the background. New research suggests...
Want a younger brain? Stay in school — and take the stairs
Image Credit: Flickr/Katy Ereira
Taking the stairs is normally associated with keeping your body strong and healthy. But new research shows that it improves your...
Math learned best when children move
Children improve at math when instruction engages their own bodies, a new study says. Image credit: Flickr/Jan Tik
Children improve at math when instruction engages...
‘Goldilocks’ genes that tell the tale of human evolution hold clues to variety of...
A relatively short list of genes are candidates for a suite of debilitating diseases including autism spectrum disorders, schizophrenia, and epilepsy. Credit: Trinity College...
One year of high-quality early education improves outcomes for low-income infants, toddlers
Image credit: Flickr/wahousegop
Children from low-income families are at substantial risk in terms of their social-emotional and academic skills at school entry, with fewer...
Engineers develop powerful millimeter-wave signal generator
Tiny though it is, the Heydari lab’s radiator chip boasts the highest power and efficiency of any device in its class, according to its...
Key friendships vital for effective human social networks
Many unique human traits such as high cognition, cumulative culture and hyper-cooperation have evolved due to the social organisation patterns unique to humans.Image credit:...
Measuring time without a clock
Credit: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
EPFL scientists have been able to measure the ultrashort time delay in electron photoemission without using a clock. The...
Flat lens opens a broad world of color
SEAS researchers have developed the first flat lens that works within a continual bandwidth of colors, from blue to green. This bandwidth, close to...
