Link between serotonin and depression is a myth, argues leading psychiatrist
The belief that depression is due to low levels of serotonin in the brain – and that effective pharmaceutical treatments…
High-pitched sounds found to cause seizures in cats
Veterinary specialists in the UK have authored an intriguing paper regarding certain types of feline seizures, which appear to occur…
Major advance in artificial photosynthesis uses sunshine to create fossil fuel analogs
A major breakthrough in artificial photosynthesis has been achieved with the development of a system that can capture carbon dioxide…
Prototype video camera requires no power
Columbia University researchers led by Shree K. Nayar have developed the first video camera to be fully self-powered – its…
Search of 100,000 galaxies for advanced civilizations yields no obvious candidates
Using data from NASA’s WISE orbiting observatory, a team of scientists say they have found no evidence of the mid-infrared…
Mars may have liquid water
We’ve known for a long time that there is water in the form of ice on Mars. But now, new…
Primordial DNA could have appeared spontaneously, suggests new study
The self-organization properties of DNA-like molecular fragments four billion years ago may have guided their own growth into repeating chemical…
Scientists create artificial link between unrelated memories
Working with mice, researchers at the University of Toyama were able to generate artificial links between unrelated pieces of information…
Spring-assisted exoskeleton beats evolution
It’s taken millions of years for evolution to perfect how we walk, but research published in the journal Nature shows…