Hotspots show that vegetation alters climate by up to 30 percent

A new study that analyzes global satellite observations shows that vegetation alters climate and weather patterns…

Vision keeps maturing until mid-life

The visual cortex, the human brain's vision-processing center that was previously thought to mature and stabilize…

Squeezing every drop of fresh water from waste brine

A new way to recover almost 100 percent of the water from highly concentrated salt solutions…

Separating DNA: From hours to minutes

Researchers have developed a glass microchip for ultrafast separation and purification of DNA fragments. The chip,…

How self-regulation can help young people overcome setbacks

Researchers have analyzed whether self-regulation would be a good predictor of resilience. This study shows that…

Engines fire without smoke

By observing the soot particles formed in a simple flame, researchers have developed a computational model…

Seeing life in fast-forward: visual brain predicts future events based on past experience

For a long time, researchers thought of the visual cortex as a brain area that determines…

Body- and sex related problems are separate from other forms of psychological problems

Body- and sex related problems constitute a distinct group of psychological ailments that is most common…

New ‘GPS’ neuron discovered

A new type of neuron that might play a vital role in humans’ ability to navigate…

Too much stress for the mother affects the baby through amniotic fluid

If the mother is stressed over a longer period of time during pregnancy, the concentration of…