How people manipulate their own memories
People remember past experiences through the so-called episodic memory system and can manipulate their memories on three levels.
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Joseph Shavit
Aug 19, 2021
Scientists develop alternative cement with low carbon footprint
Researchers at the MLU in Germany have developed a climate-friendly alternative to conventional cement.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 19, 2021
What a new prehistoric ‘Hobbit’ creature tells us about evolution, mammals and dinosaurs
Research describes the discovery of three new species and hints at rapid evolution immediately after the mass extinction of the dinosaurs.
Joshua Shavit
Aug 18, 2021
Cities are making all mammals bigger according to a new study
Urbanization is causing many mammal species to grow bigger, possibly because of readily available food in places packed with people
Joshua Shavit
Aug 18, 2021
Having access to a good listener improves your brain health
Supportive social interactions in adulthood are important for your ability to stave off cognitive decline despite brain aging
Joshua Shavit
Aug 18, 2021
Blind people can’t see color but understand it the same way as sighted people
People born blind have never seen that bananas are yellow but Johns Hopkins University researchers find that like any sighted person
Joshua Shavit
Aug 18, 2021
Experimental drug that boosts immunotherapy shows promise in treating cancer
A new study found that adding the experimental drug entinostat to an immunotherapy-like treatment substantially boosted cancer remission.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 17, 2021
Giant gravitational wave detectors could peer back to see a universe before stars
Just 5 years ago, physicists opened a new window on the universe when they first detected gravitational waves, ripples in space itself
Joseph Shavit
Aug 17, 2021
Researchers publish new theory of life’s multiple origins
The history of life on Earth has often been likened to a four-billion-year-old torch relay. One flame, lit at the beginning of the chain.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 17, 2021
Removing race from kidney function estimates may impact care of black cancer patients
Researchers found that removing race-based adjustments from equations estimating the kidney function of oncology patients may be wrong.
Joshua Shavit
Aug 15, 2021
Vital enzyme holds key to the fight against cancer and viral infections
Understanding how to control the enzyme may lead to new treatments against cancers and viral infections
Joshua Shavit
Aug 15, 2021
Swimming robot gives fresh insight into locomotion and neuroscience
Thanks to their swimming robot modeled after a lamprey, EPFL scientists may have discovered why some vertebrates
Joshua Shavit
Aug 14, 2021
Cleaning up water pollution with sunlight
In addition to providing vitamin D, helping flowers grow and creating the perfect excuse to head to the beach, sunlight also breaks down
Joshua Shavit
Aug 14, 2021
Assigned classroom seats can promote friendships between dissimilar students
Students of varying gender, ethnicity, educational achievement were more likely to become friends after induced proximity
Joshua Shavit
Aug 13, 2021
New insights into how the ‘first brain’ works in the gut
New research explains how the nervous system in the gut, known as the enteric nervous system behaves similar to other neural networks.
Joshua Shavit
Aug 12, 2021
Dragonfly mission to Titan announces big science goals
Among our solar system’s many moons, Saturn’s Titan stands out – it’s the only moon with a substantial atmosphere and liquid on the surface.
Joshua Shavit
Aug 12, 2021
Remarkable findings regarding how body fat in the human body responds to insulin
Researchers show that the overall capacity of fat tissue to respond to insulin is determined by the function of a specific fat cell type
Joseph Shavit
Aug 11, 2021
Researchers find a ‘fearsome dragon’ that soared over outback Queensland
Australia’s largest flying reptile has been uncovered, a pterosaur with an estimated seven-metre wingspan that soared like a dragon
Joshua Shavit
Aug 11, 2021
Botanists discover new carnivorous plant with a very unique ability
Botanists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and UBC have discovered a new carnivorous plant in western North America.
Joshua Shavit
Aug 11, 2021
Exotic matter is in our sights
Physicists have created a new way to probe exotic matter in order to form a better understanding of the material universe.
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