Fundamental to the Human Experience: Babies’ Random Choices Become Their Preferences
When a baby reaches for one stuffed animal in a room filled with others just like it, that seemingly random choice is very bad news…
When a baby reaches for one stuffed animal in a room filled with others just like it, that seemingly random choice is very bad news…
Theorists publish improved prediction for the tiny difference in kaon decays observed by experiments. An international collaboration of theoretical physicists—including scientists from the U.S. Department…
The new study looked at the combined effects of disrupted sleep and caffeine on our metabolism – with surprising results. A strong, black coffee to…
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over New York City – the most populous city in the United States. With a population of over 8…
Uncovering New Understanding of Earth’s Carbon Cycle University of Alberta Ph.D. student authors paper shedding new light on Earth’s deepest mechanisms using information from diamonds….
Scientists have found an ingredient that makes a vaccine more effective through an approach more often seen in materials science — testing molecules that self-assemble…
The path that ExoMars 2022 will follow to reach the Red Planet is set. The trajectory that will take the spacecraft from Earth to Mars…
Well-intentioned “citizen scientists” developing homemade COVID-19 vaccines may believe they’re inoculating themselves against the ongoing pandemic, but the practice of self-experimentation with do-it-yourself medical innovations…
Got a cat that always seems hungry? New University of Guelph research suggests you might want to reduce — not increase — how often you…
Breadfruit is sustainable, environmentally friendly and a high-production crop. A fruit used for centuries in countries around the world is getting the nutritional thumbs-up from…
Live-cell imaging shows the dynamic environment and extent of cell movement that occurs as the nascent spinal cord is formed during early development. Credit: Tony…
But many experts surveyed also believe COVID-19 vaccine development will take place at an accelerated rate. Experts working in the field of vaccine development tend…
NASA infrared imagery revealed that Hurricane Marie is rapidly growing stronger and more powerful. Infrared imagery revealed that powerful thunderstorms circled the eye of the…
Einstein’s description of gravity just got much harder to beat after astrophysicists put general relativity to a new test with black hole images. Einstein’s theory…
Precariously balanced rocks (PBRs) are formations found throughout the world where a slender boulder is balanced precariously on a pedestal boulder. They form as blocks…
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers spotted a pair of massive baby stars growing in salty cosmic soup. Each star is shrouded by…
A new paper published in Nature shows potential for graphene bolometers to become a game-changer for quantum technology. Physicists at Aalto University and VTT Technical…
The Expedition 63 crew continues preparing for Sunday’s scheduled space delivery of nearly 8,000 pounds of supplies and gear aboard Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus space freighter….