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Mind-reading algorithm uses EEG data to reconstruct images based on what we perceive
A new technique developed by neuroscientists at the University of Toronto Scarborough can, for the first time, reconstruct images of what people perceive based...
The global footprint of fisheries
The global fishing fleet is so big it can be seen from space. Really.
Fishing activity now covers at least 55 percent of the world's...
Quantum recurrence: Everything goes back to the way it was
It is one of the most astonishing results of physics: when a complex system is left alone, it will return to its initial state...
Improved Hubble yardstick gives fresh evidence for new physics in the universe
Astronomers have used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to make the most precise measurements of the expansion rate of the universe since it was first...
Surprising new study redraws family tree of domesticated and ‘wild’ horses
There are no such things as "wild" horses anymore.
Research published in Science today overturns a long-held assumption that Przewalski's horses, native to the Eurasian steppes, are...
New neurons in the adult brain are involved in sensory learning
Although we have known for several years that the adult brain can produce new neurons, many questions about the properties conferred by these adult-born...
Astronomers discover S0-2 star is single and ready for big Einstein test
Astronomers have the "all-clear" for an exciting test of Einstein's Theory of General Relativity, thanks to a new discovery about S0-2's star status.
Up until...
Neuroscientists discover a brain signal that indicates whether speech has been understood
Neuroscientists from Trinity College Dublin and the University of Rochester have identified a specific brain signal associated with the conversion of speech into understanding....
The ‘Holy Grail’ of peptide chemistry: Making peptide active agents available orally
Peptides, short amino acid chains that control many functions in the human body, represent a billion-dollar market. But normally, peptide-based medications must be injected....
Neanderthals were artistic like modern humans
Scientists have found the first major evidence that Neanderthals, rather than modern humans, created the world's oldest known cave paintings - suggesting they may...
A protein that self-replicates
ETH scientists have been able to prove that a protein structure widespread in nature – the amyloid – is theoretically capable of multiplying itself....
