Why Time Sometimes Flies or Drags: How the Brain Creates the Experience of Time
Time-sensitive neurons fatigue and skew our perception of time. On some days, time flies by, while on others it seems to drag on. A new…
Time-sensitive neurons fatigue and skew our perception of time. On some days, time flies by, while on others it seems to drag on. A new…
Update (January 28, 2021): New research indicates it was ordinary sulfur dioxide that was detected, rather than phosphine. Astronomers May Have Found a Signature of…
New study details the molecular-level design of materials that enable clean and sustainable water evaporation energy to be harvested and efficiently converted into motion with…
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists have isolated the smallest biological molecule to date that completely and specifically neutralizes the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which is…
Some but not all U.S. metro areas could grow all the food they need locally, according to a new study estimating the degree to which…
Lack of social interaction or companionship is more common among those with health issues, but neighbors, healthy habits and technology may help. Staying close to…
With its single proton orbited by a single electron, the hydrogen atom is arguably the simplest material out there. Elemental hydrogen can nonetheless exhibit extremely…
Smart virus outfoxed: Russian researchers have found MicroRNA molecules potentially capable of repressing the replication of human coronaviruses. HSE University researchers have found microRNA molecules…
Very long baseline array reveals object’s history. In this image, made with the National Science Foundation’s Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA), young, radio-emitting jets of…
Seeds that float in the air can hitchhike in unusual places — like the air-intake grille of a refrigerated shipping container. A team of researchers…
The twisting patterns created by the multiple spiral arms of NGC 2835 create the illusion of an eye. This is a fitting description, as this…
MIT course on the COVID-19 pandemic, available to the public online, brings together top experts to educate students on up-to-date science. As the COVID-19 pandemic…
The Earth is the only planet known to have liquid water on its surface, a fundamental characteristic when it comes to explaining the emergence of…
For the first time, long-term photogrammetic series document the “life cycle” of a volcano. The analyses shows that volcanoes have a kind of memory. Volcanoes…
An international team led by Professor Tian Hui from Peking University has recently measured the global magnetic field of the solar corona for the first…
Anti-bacterial efficiency close to 100% under 10-min sunlight and promising results in deactivation of coronaviruses. Face masks have become an important tool in fighting against…
Scientists Excite Magnons in Nanostructures With Laser Pulses Physicists from MIPT and the Russian Quantum Center, joined by colleagues from Saratov State University and Michigan…
Alison Wendlandt explores how the layout of atoms in molecules, such as sugars and drugs, can affect their nature and our bodies. Much of the…