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Dark matter less influential in galaxies in early universe
Schematic representation of rotating disc galaxies in the early Universe (right) and the present day (left). Observations with ESO's Very Large Telescope suggest that...
‘Instrument flight’ to the inner ear
RCI drill trajectory across the mastoid bone.
Credit: © ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern
A team of surgeons and engineers of Inselspital,...
Conducting the Milgram experiment in Poland, psychologists show people still obey
Milgram experiment tests people's willingness to deliverer electric shocks to another person when encouraged by an experimenter.Image Credit:Flickr/Ape Lad
The title is direct, "Would you...
Did humans create the Sahara desert?
Dunes of the Sahara Desert. Image Credit: Flickr/Patrick Wuske
New research investigating the transition of the Sahara from a lush, green landscape 10,000 years ago...
Starquakes reveal surprises about birth of stars in our galaxy
Faint compact galaxies of the early universe.Credit: NASA, ESA, and L. Infante (Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile)
A study of the internal sound waves created...
How cobras developed flesh-eating venom
Associate Professor Bryan Fry in the Sindh desert of Pakistan with a cobra.Credit: Courtesy Associate Professor Fry
A University of Queensland-led international study has revealed...
As Moore’s law ends, brain-like computers begin
Professor Kwabena Boahen has written “A Neuromorph’s Prospectus” outlining how to build computers that directly mimic in silicon what the brain does in flesh...
Tackling depression by changing the way you think
The study shows that learning to reduce rumination is very helpful for patients with depressive symptoms.Image Credit: Flickr/ryan melaugh
Depressed individuals "don't need to worry...
400,000-year-old fossil human cranium is oldest ever found in Portugal
The Aroeira 3 cranium.Credit: Javier Trueba.
A large international research team, directed by the Portuguese archaeologist João Zilhão and including Binghamton University anthropologist Rolf Quam,...
Greenhouse gases: First it was cows, now it’s larvae
During the day, the Chaoborus spp hide in the sediment where dissolved methane is transferred into their gas sacs. Using the buoyancy from the...
Buzzing the brain with electricity can boost working memory
The scans show that stimulation 'in beat' increases brain activity in the regions involved in task performance. On the other hand, stimulation 'out of...
