Researchers stimulate areas vital to consciousness in monkeys' brains — and it wakes them up

One of the central questions in neuroscience is clarifying where in the brain consciousness, which is…

Taming age survival of Asian elephants three times higher than in the 1970s

Researchers and veterinarians have investigated the trends behind Asian elephant calf mortality during the taming period.…

X-ray microscopy at BESSY II: Nanoparticles can change cells

Nanoparticles easily enter into cells. New insights about how they are distributed and what they do…

ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/12/2020

Light Emitting Rectifying Antenna (LEctenna): The crew assembled the rectifier and LED components and set up…

How roots find their way to water

Plants use their roots to search for water. While the main root digs downwards, a large…

Right beneath the skin we all have the same bacteria

In the dermis skin layer, the same bacteria are found across age and gender. This has…

Cargo Craft Named After 1st Black Astronaut Slated to Head to Station

A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus resupply spacecraft is seen horizontal on Pad-0A for…

Biodiversity offsetting is contentious — here's an alternative

A new approach to compensate for the impact of development may be an effective alternative to…

Mental illness: Special form of RNA in brain

Circular RNA may play a role in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Click here for…

The use of jargon kills people's interest in science, politics

When scientists and others use their specialized jargon terms while communicating with the general public, the…