Category Archives: Science
Four-dimensional physics in two dimensions – ScienceBlog.com
For the first time, physicists have built a two-dimensional experimental system that allows them to study the physical properties of materials that were theorized to exist only in four-dimensional space. An international team of researchers from Penn State, ETH Zurich … Continue reading
Sleep-deprived brains may be asleep and awake at the same time
For something that can occupy such a significant chunk of time, sleep still remains a mysterious part of our lives. Although it is known to play a role in mental and physical health, such as metabolism and memory, there is … Continue reading
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The Caribbean is stressed out, but there’s hope – ScienceBlog.com
Forty percent of the world’s 2.5 billion people live in coastal cities and towns. A team including Smithsonian marine biologists just released 25 years of data about the health of Caribbean coasts from the Caribbean Coastal Marine Productivity Program (CARICOMP). … Continue reading
Well-being will suffer if we don’t trump the anti-science trend | New Scientist
The White House’s clampdown on the term “evidence-based” is but one example of the anti-science movement. Unstopped, it will prevent advances in health Source: Well-being will suffer if we don’t trump the anti-science trend | New Scientist
A new weapon in the fight against superbugs
Since the widespread use of antibiotics began in the 1940s, we’ve tried to develop new drugs faster than bacteria can evolve — but this strategy isn’t working. Drug-resistant bacteria known as superbugs killed nearly 700,000 people last year, and by … Continue reading
How odors are turned into long-term memories – ScienceBlog.com
The neuroscientists Dr Christina Strauch and Prof Dr Denise Manahan-Vaughan from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum have investigated which brain area is responsible for storing odours as long-term memories. Some odours can trigger memories of experiences from years back. The current study … Continue reading
Bees use invisible heat patterns to choose flowers – ScienceBlog.com
A new study, led by scientists from the University of Bristol, has found that a wide range of flowers produce not just signals that we can see and smell, but also ones that are invisible such as heat. In the … Continue reading
Researchers induced a form of synesthesia with hypnosis – ScienceBlog.com
Hypnosis can alter the way certain individuals information process information in their brain. A new phenomenon was identified by researchers from the University of Skövde in Sweden and the University of Turku in Finland, who have successfully used hypnosis to … Continue reading
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