Scientists Map Brain’s Synaptic Spines to Unlock Learning and Memory Secrets
by Uma Shashi Sharma, Philip R. LeDuc, Yongjie Jessica Zhang
Interdisciplinary
Cancer patients face different patterns of uncertainty about their illness
by Hui Zeng, Yan Lu, Quanping Zhao, Jingjing Gong, Li Mao, Yuxuan Wei, Xiaodan Li
Background Gynecologic and breast cancers pose a significant global health burden for women. Illness uncertainty is a…
NBA teams increasingly cluster shots in specific zones despite pace slowdown
by Shuming Cui, Zhenxing Yang, Hemu Du, Rongheng Liu, Shijie Liu
NBA offenses increasingly reflect a “space-and-pace” approach, yet it remains unclear whether recent tempo changes primarily…
Mathematicians Build Long-Awaited Graph Sandwich
The proof of a decades-old conjecture has given researchers a new way to understand complex networks. The post Mathematicians Build Long-Awaited Graph Sandwich first appeared on Quanta…
Trees Release Chemicals That Shape Air Quality and Cloud Formation
Trees release invisible gases that can create clouds, trap heat, and worsen pollution. Scientists are busy trying to unravel forests’ complex atmospheric contributions in a changing climate.
Venus’s Toxic Clouds Could Actually Harbor Life, Scientists Say
New research shows that peptides can fold into “omega loops” linked to biological functions, even in highly acidic environments.
Scientists discover cells that cheat death and rebuild damaged tissue
Scientists discovered a population of cells that can start the process of programmed cell death, survive it, and then help rapidly rebuild damaged tissue. Their descendants become far more resistant…
Scientists just named a new snake after Guns N’ Roses legend Slash
A newly discovered snake from New Guinea has been named after Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash, who has loved reptiles since childhood. Genetic testing and physical differences confirmed that the…
Extreme Heat Waves Are Shifting to Different Seasons Worldwide
NASA’s MERRA-2 reanalysis of past weather and climate reveals substantial shifts in extreme heat seasonality over the past 45 years.
Tiny chip steers light faster than ever before
A new Caltech device can redirect a beam of light in just 74 femtoseconds using another beam and a nanoscale silicon metasurface. The breakthrough could pave the way for dramatically faster photonic…