Fluorescent Green Brains in Mice from Outer Space
Let’s use a “brain-as-a-big-city” metaphor here to try and better understand our Fluorescent Green Brains in Mice from Outer Space friends better. Imagine [...]
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Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) Induce an Appreciation for Intellectual Theatre
Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) have long been considered the stuff of science fiction, but recent advancements in technology have made them a reality. These interfaces [...]
Monkeys are Board Game Geniuses!
You know, people always think of chimpanzees as just swinging through the trees and chomping on bananas, but the truth is, these little guys have got a lot more going on than [...]
Raccoons can “See” with their Hands
There’s a myth that raccoons wash their food. (Our North American raccoon’s species name, lotor , means washer in Latin.) But what they’re doing when they wet and rub [...]
Starquakes Could Be The Cause Of This Strange Cosmic Conundrum
Four and a half billion years ago, an interstellar cloud stirred, possibly when a neighboring star went supernova (via Harvard ). Gravity pulled and fused its matter until [...]
“Mummia” – People Used Mummies for Fundraising and Medicine
Most people have only ever seen a genuine Egyptian mummy in a museum; fictional mummies, of course, are all over film, literature, and Halloween costume stores. But in [...]