Catatonia in Down syndrome

Down syndrome, due to an extra chromosome 21, occurs in 250,000 children and adults in the…

New species of seaweed uncovered by genetic analyses

Genetic analyses have revealed remarkably higher species diversity in common red seaweed than previously assumed. It…

First high-speed straight motion of magnetic skyrmion at room temperature demonstrated

Researchers have, for the first time, successfully demonstrated a formation and current-induced motion of synthetic antiferromagnetic…

Clean carbon nanotubes with superb properties

Scientists have found a new way to make ultra-clean carbon nanotube transistors with superior semiconducting properties. …

Trash talk hurts, even when it comes from a robot

Trash talking has a long and colorful history of flustering game opponents, and now researchers have…

Decarbonizing the power sector

Electricity supply is one of the biggest CO2 emitters globally. To keep global warming well below…

Ayahuasca compound changes brainwaves to vivid 'waking-dream' state

Scientists have peered inside the brain to show how taking DMT affects human consciousness by significantly…

Boosting wind farmers, global winds reverse decades of slowing and pick up speed

In a boon to wind farms, average daily wind speeds are picking up across much of…

It's Been 50 Years Since Apollo 12 Landed On The Moon

On this date in 1969, Apollo 12 landed on the surface of the moon. But it…

Asteroid 2019 WH to flyby Earth at 0.22 LD on November 19

A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 WH will flyby Earth at a distance of 0.22 LD…