Computer hardware designed for 3D games could hold the key to replicating human brain

Researchers have created the fastest and most energy efficient simulation of part of a rat brain…

Marmoset monkeys expect the melody’s closing tone

In speech and music, words and notes depend on each other. Humans are highly sensitive to…

450 fossilized millipedes found in 100-million-year-old amber

Over 450 millipedes, fossilized in 100-million-year-old Burmese amber, were recently discovered by a research team. Using…

Plastic waste disintegrates into nanoparticles

There is a considerable risk that plastic waste in the environment releases nano-sized particles known as…

Researchers zero in on potential therapeutic target for diabetes, associated diseases

A recent study shows how a novel regulatory mechanism serves as an important biomarker for the…

Twofold overweight risk for five-year-olds given milk cereal drinks in infancy

In five-year-old children, the risk for overweight is almost twice as high if they at 12…

Lasting impact of concussions on young adults

Researchers have found that young adults who experienced repetitive mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), or concussions,…

MRI technique shows unique signatures of concussion in rugby players

The research team studied the brains of young female athletes and used a technique that combined…

Some prehistoric horses were homebodies

A strontium analysis of fossilized horse teeth from Florida found that the animals did not travel…

The secret life of cloud droplets

Do water droplets cluster inside clouds? Researchers confirm two decades of theory with an airborne imaging…