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Young women listen to music (Melinda Seckington via Creative Commons 2.0/Flickr)

Scientists Use Magnetic Resonance To Read Minds

February 8, 2018

A machine that can read minds might be more at home in a science fiction movie, but researchers using a magnetic resonance device read the minds of volunteers to determine what song they were listening to. Scientists at Brazil’s D’Or Institute for Research and Education selected six volunteers and had them listen to 40 pieces […]

Artist's concept depicts one possible appearance of the newly discovered exoplanet Kepler-452b, (NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle)

Earth’s ‘Cousin’ Found; Burnt Scroll Made Readable, ET Search Boosted

July 24, 2015

NASA Finds Earth’s Older and Bigger Cousin NASA announced that its Kepler mission has discovered a planet and star that closely resembles the Earth and our Sun.  Some have even been calling the discovery of the exoplanet “Earth’s older and bigger cousin”. The planet and sun are part of the Kepler-452 system and are about […]

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June 20, 2014

 

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June 13, 2014

Move Over Saturn, Scientists Find Rings Around Miniature Planet

March 26, 2014

Whenever you think of a planet with rings around it, Saturn probably comes to mind first. Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune – the four outer giant planets – also have rings, but they’re not as bright, wide and colorful as Saturn’s. However, scientists in Chile now say they’ve discovered the first miniature planet with two rings circling it. The team […]

Science Images of the Week

April 19, 2013

Rats Communicate Brain to Brain

March 8, 2013

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 […]

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