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Smart, ultra-thin microfibre sensor for real-time healthcare monitoring and diagnosis
The NUS-developed novel microfibre sensor, which functions like a conductive thread, is highly sensitive and ultra-thin with a diameter of a strand of human...
How badly do you want something? Babies can tell
To evaluate infants’ intuition regarding what other people value, researchers showed them videos in which an agent (red bouncing ball) decides whether it’s worth...
What training exercise boosts brain power best? New research finds out
EEGs taken before and after the training showed that the biggest changes occurred in the brains of the group that trained using the "dual...
Do birdsong and human speech share biological roots?
Nottingham Dollies are sheep cloned from adult cells, looking similar to this sheep.
Credit: © Alexandr Vasilyev / Fotolia
Original concerns that cloning caused early-onset osteoarthritis...
Whole-brain map of electrical connections key to forming memories constructed by researchers
Penn researchers leading the DARPA-funded Restoring Active Memory project constructed the first whole-brain map of electrical connectivity in the brain based on data from...
Mysterious deep-Earth seismic signature explained
The movement of seismic waves through the material of the mantle allows scientists to image Earth's interior, just as a medical ultrasound allows technicians...
Small but distinct differences among species mark evolution of human brain
Chimpanzee.
Credit: © EBFoto / Fotolia
The most dramatic divergence between humans and other primates can be found in the brain, the primary organ that gives...
New species can develop in as little as two generations, Galapagos study finds
Medium ground finch (Geospiza fortis) on sandy beach, Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands.
Credit: © Wilfred / Fotolia
The arrival 36 years ago of a...
Study sheds new insights into global warming ‘hiatus’
A new study sheds light onto the global warming "hiatus" of 1998-2013. The authors conclude the phenomenon represented a redistribution of energy within the...
Added Arctic data shows global warming didn’t pause
These figures show the global warming rates with the incorporated Arctic data.
Credit: Figures courtesy of Xiangdong Zhang
Gaps in Arctic temperature data caused a misperception...
Righty blue whales sometimes act like lefties, study finds
A blue whale dives into the water off the California coast.
Credit: Craig Hayslip, Oregon State University Marine Mammal Institute
Blue whales are the largest animals...
