New paper shows how spacetime is built from quantum entanglement
A new paper to be published in Physical Review Letters has made a significant step toward unifying general relativity and…
Blind human echolocators can recognize the shape, size, and material properties of objects, according to new study
New Canadian research into human echolocation suggests that as well as being able to locate objects, some blind people can…
Sudden increase in ice loss in Antarctica
An international group of scientists has observed a sudden increase in ice loss on the Southern Antarctic Peninsula, what was…
Video game link to Alzheimer’s?
Video gamers spend a collective three billion hours per week in front of their screens. And while the average young…
Vaping flavorings found to alter lung function at cellular level
Certain flavorings used in electronic cigarette liquids may alter important cellular functions in lung tissue, according to new research presented…
Lab study suggests mad cow disease can be transmitted by plants
A study appearing in the latest issue of Cell Reports suggests that grass plants can bind, uptake, and transport infectious…
Memristor artificial synapse circuit demonstrated
In what its UC Santa Barbara developers say is a significant step toward brain-like computing; a memristor-based circuit of about…
Passive smoking and litter could explain high levels of nicotine found in spices, herbal teas, and medicinal plants
Despite the fact that nicotine insecticides were banned in 2009, European researchers say that high concentrations of nicotine are still…
Stars can create DNA precursors, suggests new experiment
Scientists at Berkeley Lab and the University of Hawaii have shown how DNA’s molecular precursors – carbon ring structures with…
Premature birth alters key brain connections
New research from King’s College London sheds light on why premature birth is linked to a greater risk of neurodevelopmental…
Centimeter-accurate GPS system could radically transform mobile devices
Centimeter-accurate positioning systems are already used in surveying and mapping, but the antennas these systems employ are too large and…
Mars astronauts will suffer significant brain damage
Scientists at the University of California, Irvine have been investigating what might happen to an astronaut’s brain during the long…