Scientists Gain New Insight into Planetary Evolution Scientists recently gained new insight into the evolution of planet formation by creating and studying a model of a fairly young solar system 300 light years from Earth. The nearly 13 million year-old planetary system circles a star known as HD 106906. The system features a surrounding planet […]
Insight Into Planetary Evolution – Dark Matter Rare in Old Galaxies
Posted March 17th, 2017 at 4:20 pm (UTC-4)
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Curiosity Hits Silica Jackpot; Sleep Aid & Strokes; Freshwater Supply Threatened
Posted December 18th, 2015 at 4:27 pm (UTC-4)
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NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Finds Plenty of Silica As they reviewed data gathered by the Mars Rover, scientists found that some rocks in Gale Crater contained the chemical compound silica. In fact they say it’s a very high amount of the compound. According to the researchers, silica is actually a combination of silicon and oxygen. […]
Paralyzed Man Wills Robotic Arm to Move
Posted May 27th, 2015 at 3:06 pm (UTC-4)
A quadriplegic man can now operate a robotic arm using just his thoughts and imagination. Erik Sorto, who was paralyzed from the neck down after suffering a gunshot wound 13 years ago, became the first person in the world to have a neuroprosthetic device implanted in the posterior parietal cortex (PPC), which is an area […]
Researchers Test Real ‘Thinking Cap’
Posted March 24th, 2014 at 7:22 pm (UTC-4)
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Teachers often urge their students to put on their “thinking caps” as a way of encouraging serious thought. However, a real thinking cap could someday become a reality. New research shows it’s possible to control the ability to learn by applying mild electrical current to the brain. Writing in the Journal of Neuroscience, the Vanderbilt […]
Rats Communicate Brain to Brain
Posted March 8th, 2013 at 8:31 pm (UTC-4)
The old proverb, “two heads are better than one,” was put to the test recently when researchers electronically linked the brains of two rats, prompting the animals to work together to accomplish a common goal. The researchers fitted each rat with a device that allowed one rat to send brain waves to the other, even […]
Skipping Breakfast Prompts Brain to Make Poor Food Choices
Posted October 19th, 2012 at 5:56 pm (UTC-4)
Skipping breakfast sets the brain up to make poor food choices later in the day, according to a new study. Scientists from the MRC Clinical Science Centre at London’s Imperial College, compared the brain scans and eating patterns of people both after eating breakfast and when they were fasting. They found that those who avoid […]
Opium-like Brain Chemical Triggers Overeating
Posted September 24th, 2012 at 6:53 pm (UTC-4)
Are you on a diet but having a hard time resisting that candy bar or cheeseburger? The problem might really be in your head. Researchers have found that an opium-like chemical produced in the brain might explain why some people overeat sweet and fatty foods. “This means that the brain has more extensive systems to […]
Women and Men Literally See Things Differently
Posted September 4th, 2012 at 6:37 pm (UTC-4)
In the battle of the sexes, it’s been said that men and women see things differently. Now, a new scientific study could back that view up. Published in Biology of Sex Differences, the report finds that the part of the brain which processes vision works differently in men than in women. While men have greater […]