Wild parrots learn whether new types of food are safe to eat by observing other members of their social group, allowing dietary knowledge to spread rapidly through the community, according to a study ...
Your brain can't tell the difference: VR blurs the line between what's real and what just feels real
What if the strong sense of immersion you feel in virtual worlds engages the very brain processes that create your everyday reality? The distinction between "being there" in VR and "being real" may be ...
During the Sturtian glacial period during the Neoproterozoic Era, Earth underwent periods of global glaciation, which have been described as either "Snowball" and "Slushball" Earth scenarios. In ...
For centuries, archaeologists debated the origins of Rome's exquisite mosaic-glass bowls. Now, chemical fingerprints in 101 ancient shards point to a surprising center of production: Italy, not Egypt.
We tend to take for granted that the thoughts associated with sleep have a particular quality: We often describe them as elusive, abstract, or marked by a certain strangeness. Yet a study conducted by ...
Depression is a debilitating mental health disorder characterized by persistent low mood, a loss of interest in everyday activities, repetitive negative thinking and possible changes in appetite ...
A dam in the Bering Strait could potentially help stabilize the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), according to research by Ph.D. candidate Jelle Soons from Utrecht University. Using ...
The material UTe 2 exhibits multiple forms of zero electrical resistance—a phenomenon known as superconductivity—and displays several puzzling properties. After UTe 2 loses its superconductivity at a ...
The Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) is one of the longest living vertebrates on Earth, with an estimated lifespan of up to 400 years or more. Its extraordinary lifespan, extremely slow ...
We appear to have more in common with our Neanderthal cousins than outward appearances would suggest. New research published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests ...
Less than a year ago, astronomers discovered a comet soaring through our sky that was not from our solar system. Although we still don't know where this interstellar object called 3I/ATLAS came from, ...
Why do dreams sometimes feel vivid and immersive, while at other times they seem fragmented or difficult to interpret? A new study conducted by researchers at the IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca ...
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