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Why does the human brain take so long to develop? Scientists find a gene that may provide a clue about our extraordinary brainpower, cognitive abilitiesA human-specific gene influences brain immune cell development. These cells, called microglia, mature much slower than in mice. This extend...- In 1998, NASA flew crickets on Neurolab to study how spaceflight affects developing nervous systems; across the 16-day mission, they joined about 2,000 animals in spaceDuring the Neurolab mission, the space shuttle Columbia hosted 2,000 animals, crickets being one of them, to examine spaceflight's impacts ...
- Grandparents love grandkids more than their children? A 2021 psychology study explains why they shower their grandchildren with more affection, attention and warmthPsychology behind grandparents loving their grandchildren more than their children: Grandmothers' brains show heightened emotional empathy ...
- Psychology says nicotine pouches and anxiety may be more closely connected than you think - Study raises concerns about how nicotine exposure may affect stress, mood and mental health, particularly among adolescentsNicotine pouches are promoted as a tobacco-free alternative to cigarettes. Nicotine stimulates the central nervous system, potentially wors...
- In 2003, researchers found freshwater snails had mated in space; their gravity-sensing statoconia were 50% larger by volume than matched ground controlsExperiments conducted aboard the Space Shuttle demonstrated that pond snails bred in microgravity possessed larger gravity-sensing structur...
- Psychology says people who recognize friends by their footsteps may have highly tuned social memoryRecognizing a friend by the sound of their footsteps is a small example of a broader psychological ability: the brain can build detailed re...
- Psychology says people who keep stubbing their toes may be responding to more than clumsinessPeople who frequently stub their toes may not simply be “bad at walking.” Their experiences can reflect a fascinating interaction between a...
- Miami researchers tested concrete that replaced sand with leaded CRT glass; a biopolymer helped limit lead leaching before durability damage raised concernsResearchers explored using toxic CRT glass in concrete mixtures. This hazardous waste contains significant amounts of lead, posing environm...
- In a 2026 study, scientists scanned the brains of 12 awake dogs as they viewed human faces showing happiness, anger, fear and sadness, and found specialized neural activity for smiles while dogs could distinguish fear from anger and sadnessNew findings suggest that dogs have developed specialized brain regions for identifying human emotions. Their brain activities reveal notic...
- Psychology says people who read on screens rather than paper may remember information with fewer physical clues to guide themResearch suggests that reading on screens and reading on paper may not affect comprehension in exactly the same way. Studies have found a s...
- What happens to your brain when you are sleep deprived: Science behind this phenomenon will leave you surprisedStaying awake for over twenty-four hours results in involuntary micro-sleeps, highlighting how crucial sleep is to our health. After just s...
- Scientists injected cells from woman’s leg into her eyes to help restore her vision: How 'world-first experiment' went & what doctors discoveredScientists injected mitochondria taken from a woman’s leg into both of her eyes in an experimental attempt to boost energy production in da...
- In 1992, Endeavour carried 4 female African clawed frogs into orbit; their eggs were fertilized in microgravity and developed into apparently normal tadpolesIn 1992, four frogs embarked on a journey aboard the space shuttle Endeavour as part of a groundbreaking reproductive experiment. Their egg...
- 17-year-old Connecticut student found 2 FDA-approved drugs that could help fight Alzheimer’s: How his surprising discovery worksA 17-year-old Connecticut student, Leon Wang, identified two FDA-approved lung-scarring drugs that reduced Alzheimer’s-linked cellular dama...
- Bihar farmer’s son cracks IIT-JEE at 12, goes from IIT Kanpur to PhD in US and AI researchSatyam Kumar became one of India’s youngest IIT entrants after cracking the IIT-JEE at 12 and securing AIR 670 a year later. The Bihar-born...
- Psychology says people who can’t stop at one cookie after opening the jar may be responding to more than hungerStrict dietary restraint can interact with cravings and reduced self-control in complicated ways. Research suggests that people with higher...
- Psychology says people who check their phone after hearing someone else's notification may have developed a learned attention cueChecking your phone after hearing someone else's notification can be a small but revealing example of howlearning, attention, and habit int...
- Psychology says people who recognize songs from the first few notes may have highly efficient auditory pattern recognitionPeople who recognize songs from the first few notes may be demonstrating an impressive form of auditory pattern recognition supported by lo...
- In 2002, a salesman started seeing maths everywhere after being beaten up outside a bar. The violent attack gave him acquired savant syndrome, says scienceA former futon salesman from Tacoma had little interest in mathematics before a violent attack outside a bar in 2002. After suffering a bra...
- From gut bacteria to the brain, a chemical, sodium butyrate traveled through the bloodstream after traumatic injury, where 4 months of treatment helped scientists reduce inflammation, protect brain cells and made seizures less frequentPost-traumatic epilepsy treatment: Researchers are exploring sodium butyrate to prevent post-traumatic epilepsy after brain injuries. This ...
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