A new study demonstrates that it is possible to “reconsolidate” the memories of mice using low-power lasers, in effect rewiring mice memories to an opposite emotional state. The study, a write up of which was published in the August 27th […]
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NOAA Lists 20 New Coral Species As Threatened
Twenty new species of coral have been added to the endangered species list, up from just two different species previously, but their designation as Threatened instead of Endangered means that the ruling will have a fairly limited impact for now. […]
Death Valley Sailing Stone Mystery Solved
For decades, researchers have been trying to figure out how hundreds of rockets seem to just sail across the sand in Death Valley. Some of those rocks weigh up to 700 pounds. The area where the sailing stones have been […]
Genomes Of Humans, Flies And Worms Have A Lot In Common
Scientists analyzing human, worm and fly genomes have found that the genomes of these three distant species have a lot in common. A number of key genomic processes are similar, reflecting their shared ancestry. Findings appeared in the August 28 […]
NASA Developing Robot Army To Explore Other Planets
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has revealed that it was developing an army of autonomous robots. Called “swarmies,” these robots are much smaller than the space agency’s other robots such as the car-sized Mars rover Curiosity. Each swarmie will […]
Walking Fish Offers Insight Into Ancient Evolutionary Transition
Ever wondered what might have happened when the first fish “crawled” out of water? It started a long evolutionary trek, giving rise to today’s tetrapods: reptiles, amphibians, birds and mammals. But how did the fish learn to walk? Researchers at […]
Shanghai To San Francisco In Under 2 Hours Via Submarine?
Researchers at the Harbin Institute of Technology, in northeast China, have been looking into the same technology that allowed the Russian Shakval torpedo to reach speeds of around 230 m.p.h. Through supercavitation, the process of enveloping a submerged vehicle in […]
Fermilab To Answer If The Universe A 2D Hologram
It was long believed that the universe was three-dimensional. But researchers at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) has started a new experiment, called holometer, to provide proof of whether the universe is a 2D hologram. To determine if we live […]
Iceland Warns The Volcano Eruption Threat Could Last Months
Iceland’s Met Office said Wednesday that the heightened alert levels for aviation could be in place for weeks and months. The Bardarbunga volcano continued to rumble, posing a threat of eruption that could trigger a temporary shutdown of European airspace. […]
Astronomers Obtain The Best View Of Colliding Galaxies
Using an array of space and ground telescopes, including Hubble and Spitzer, astronomers have obtained amazing new images of galaxies colliding in distant space. The collision occurred when the Universe was only half its present age of 13.8 billion years. […]
