A cell biologist is investigating the balance of brain flexibility, stability
One of the most remarkable things about the human brain is that it changes. A lot. This ability to reinvent […]
The Large Hadron Collider exposes quark quantum entanglement
Quantum entanglement has made its way to the top. Scientists have measured the strange quantum phenomenon of entanglement in top
This researcher studies how disinformation permeates science and politics
TV stars and terrorists may seem to have little in common. But after watching YouTube videos by members of a
Europa Clipper is starting to solve an alien mystery
NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft will soon be on its way to help solve a quarter-century-old mystery: Could anything live in
This light-based engineer’s computers take inspiration from the brain
Bhavin Shastri still gets excited when he sees a laser pointer and has been fascinated by them since he was
A vital oceanic current is steady, for now
The ocean circulation system may not be as bad as previously thought. A vital oceanic artery known as the Florida
HIV and illegal drugs are a bad mix. This scientist found an unexpected reason why
It was like a Ph.D. student Dionna Williams realized fundamental flaws in the way medical science treats people who have
Reactive dust from the Great Salt Lake may have health consequences
Dust pollution is known to contribute to asthma and heart and lung disease. But dust blowing from the Great Salt
Brain-controlled bionic limbs are getting closer to reality
The word “bionic” conjures up sci-fi visions of humans grown to superhuman levels. It is true that engineering advances such
How did dark matter form the universe? This physicist has ideas
At the age of 12, Tracy Slatyer felt sorry for a book. She read a newspaper article about how many