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The Brain’s Secret Languages, and How They Shape Learning
The brain's practice coach has two languages
Classroom, Not Genes, Causes Math Gender Gap
Mounting case against notion that boys are born better at math.
AI tool maps cancer in 3D detail
Imagine trying to describe a city using only drone photos, or judging a restaurant based on the menu font. That’s how scientists have long...
A single brain scan can now reveal how fast you’re aging
Unlocking the secrets of your biological clock.
Older male African elephants display unique personality traits
Wild males show consistent individual differences in aggression, dominance and friendly behavior.
Europe’s first farmer lived in an egalitarian society
New study reveals that the people of Linear Pottery Culture were not stratified on the basis of family or biological sex.
New cyanobacteria naturally captures carbon dioxide
In a collaboration, the researchers at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University and the University of Palermo have discovered a new strain of cyanobacteria....
What impact did a meteorite the size of four Mount Everests have on Earth?
Giant impact had silver lining for life, according to new study.
Ecuadorean cloud forest’s recent mass extinction found to be a mirage
Many of Centinela's plants are still on the brink of extinction.
Fish in schools can swim easily in rough waters
Schooling fish expend less energy in turbulent water compared to solitary swimmers.
US Islamist extremists form close-knit groups with mutual contacts
Close-knit clusters of extremists are formed through mutual contacts and the "birds of a feather" effect.
A simple internet with significant possibilities
Physicists demo first metro-area quantum computer network in Boston.
Scientists mapped a fragment of the human brain
Researchers publish largest-ever dataset of neural connections.
Positive emotions in adolescence affect long-term health
Happy and calm adolescents have lower anxiety and higher optimism than adults.
Life on a Saturn moon? Study finds key ingredient for biological building blocks
A joint Harvard-NASA study.
Scientists created the first programmable, logical quantum processor
Key step toward reliable, game-changing quantum computing.
Astronomers find an explanation for Milky Way’s warp
The results bolster hypothesis of how galaxy evolved.
Researchers discovered a 265-million-year-old fossil of the oldest, largest predator
The stunning fossil includes a complete skull and some skeletal bones, such as ribs and arm bones.
A dive into the question of whether a COVID cure could lead to harmful mutations of the virus
A COVID cure worse than the disease?
Cancer immunotherapy gets a boost from new biomaterial
Biomaterial-based immunotherapy shows promise in treating solid tumors.
A 500 million-year-old fossil reveals the amazing secrets of tunicate origins
Fossil Mega siphon thylakos reveals ancestral tunicates lived stationary.
Decoding hearing issues: Yale-led study pinpoints causes of auditory problems in adults
There is limited information about why hearing problems among older adults are more common.