How an enriched environment fires up our synapses

Processing of sensory impressions and information depends very much on how the synapses in our brain…

Scientists enable a blind woman to see simple shapes

Newly published research details how a team of scientists successfully created a form of artificial vision…

Termite brains can grow in anticipation of a single moment of flight and light

In a dampwood termite colony only a select few will, quite literally, see the light. The…

Quantum material to boost terahertz frequencies

They are regarded as one of the most interesting materials for future electronics: Topological insulators conduct…

Researchers make hardened wooden knives that slice through steak

The sharpest knives available are made of either steel or ceramic, both of which are human-made…

Study of DNA repair boosts prospects for gene editing technology

Researchers have developed a new method to profile the activity of cellular genes involved in correcting…

Europeans in the Americas 1000 years ago

The Vikings were active in North America in the year 1021 AD. This now represents the…

Origin of domestic horses finally established

The modern horse was domesticated around 2200 years BCE in the northern Caucasus. In the centuries…

Hit the sleep ‘sweet spot’ to keep brain sharp

Older adults who sleep short or long experienced greater cognitive decline than those who sleep a…

Astronomers detect signs of an atmosphere stripped from a planet in a giant impact

A team has discovered evidence of a giant impact in the nearby HD 17255 star system,…