25 is ‘golden age’ for the ability to make random choices
To better understand how age impacts random behavior, researchers assessed more than 3,400 people aged 4 to 91 years old.
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People's...
With magnetic map, young eels catch a ‘free ride’ to Europe
European eel.
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Each year, young European eels make their way from breeding grounds in the Sargasso Sea to coastal and...
Precision chronology sheds new light on the origins of Mongolia’s nomadic horse culture
Domestic horses form the center of nomadic life in contemporary Mongolia.
Credit: Photo: P. Enkhtuvshin
According to new research, nomadic horse culture -- famously associated with...
New study emphasizes the relative scarcity of lake water
Mapping a lake by GPS positioning and depth sounder by boat is very time-consuming, therefore the researchers decided to use a theory driven approach...
New method for 3-D printing extraterrestrial materials
Tools and building blocks made by 3D printing with lunar and Martian dust.
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When humans begin to colonize the moon...
‘Neuron-reading’ nanowires could accelerate development of drugs for neurological diseases
This is a colorized SEM image of a neuron (orange) interfaced with the nanowire array.
Credit: Integrated Electronics and Biointerfaces Laboratory, UC San Diego
A team...
Brain tissue from a petri dish
Scientists at the University of Luxembourg have succeeded in turning human stem cells derived from skin samples into tiny, 3-D, brain-like cultures that behave...
Moabosaurus discovered in Utah’s ‘gold mine’
BYU researcher Brooks Britt is with the newly discovered Moabosaurus, on display at BYU's Museum of Paleontology.
Credit: Jaren Wilkey, BYU
Move over, honeybee and seagull:...
Common drugs, uncommon risks? Higher rate of serious problems after short-term steroid use
People taking steroid pills were more likely to break a bone, have a potentially dangerous blood clot or suffer a life-threatening bout of sepsis...
New insights into ‘ocean worlds’ in our solar system
This graphic illustrates how Cassini scientists think water interacts with rock at the bottom of the ocean of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus, producing hydrogen...
New crispr-based diagnostic platform unveiled
CRISPR/Cas9 system is used for editing, regulating and targeting genomes.
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A team of scientists from the Broad Institute of MIT and...
