This Brain Molecule Decides Which Memories Are Happy—or Terrible
When the brain encodes memories as positive or negative, a small peptide called neurotensin determines which way they will go......»»
Apex Legends is introducing a new battle pass, and fans aren’t happy
Respawn announced a brand new battle pass system for Apex Legends, but it's already coming under intense criticism from the community......»»
How the Brain Decides What to Remember
Electric ripples in the resting brain tag memories for storage and add credence to advice about the importance of rest......»»
Brain size riddle solved as humans exceed evolutionary trend
The largest animals do not have proportionally bigger brains—with humans bucking this trend—a study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution has revealed......»»
Are lightning bugs a threatened species? No one knows
They glow like fading stars and have made memories of shimmering summertime backyards for generations......»»
You really need to shut your brain off to enjoy The First Descendant
Have you ever heard someone say that they want to turn their brain off when they play a game? The First Descendant is the perfect expession of that desire......»»
The influence of peptoid sequence on the mechanisms and kinetics of 2D assembly
Two-dimensional (2D) materials have unique physical and chemical properties and potential for a wide variety of applications. Peptoids, a type of molecule, compose a class of sequence-defined polymers that mimic biological compounds and can self-asse.....»»
New organic molecule shatters phosphorescence efficiency records and paves way for rare metal-free applications
A research team led by Osaka University discovered that the new organic molecule thienyl diketone shows high-efficiency phosphorescence. It achieved phosphorescence that is more than ten times faster than traditional materials, allowing the team to e.....»»
New bionic legs plug directly into a patient’s brain
New bionic legs plug directly into a patient’s brain.....»»
Blue and great tits deploy surprisingly powerful memories to find food, finds study
Blue and great tits recall what they have eaten in the past, where they found the food and when they found it, a new study shows. In the first experiment of its kind to involve wild animals, blue and great tits demonstrated 'episodic-like' memory to.....»»
Boring Architecture Is Starving Your Brain
Thomas Heatherwick believes architecture has a “nutritional value” to society—and that the public desperately deserve a better offering......»»
Pregnant fish can also get "baby brain," but not the way that mammals do
New research reveals that pregnancy-related brain impairment is present in live-bearing fish, but instead of affecting learning and memory as expected from similar research on mammals, it appears to have a stronger impact on decision-making and senso.....»»
The 5 worst movies of 2024 so far, ranked
The year is only half over, but there have been some really terrible flicks. These are are the five worst movies on 2024 so far......»»
Here’s why a Japanese billionaire just canceled his lunar flight on Starship
"I feel terrible making the crew members wait longer." Enlarge / Elon Musk speaks as Yusaku Maezawa, founder and president of Start Today Co., looks on at an event at the SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, in 2018. (cr.....»»
Driverless racing is real, terrible, and strangely exciting
The Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League proves it’s possible, just very hard. Enlarge / No one's entirely sure if driverless racing will be any good to watch, but before we find that out, people have to actually develop driverle.....»»
Scientists develop most sensitive method yet for observing single molecules
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have developed the most sensitive method yet for detecting and profiling a single molecule—unlocking a new tool that holds potential for better understanding how the building blocks of matter inte.....»»
Is your coffee "not hot" or "cold"? Observing how the brain processes negated adjectives
Negating an adjective by placing 'not' in front of it affects the way our brains interpret its meaning, mitigating but not entirely inverting our interpretation of its definition. In a study published in the open-access journal PLOS Biology, Arianna.....»»
Generous perks equals happy workers? Not always. Here"s what employees really want
Many Australian companies offer a range of benefits and perks to workers, hoping to attract top talent and strengthen employee loyalty......»»
Antibiotic pollution disrupts the gut microbiome and blocks memory in aquatic snails, study finds
Antibiotics prevent snails from forming new memories by disrupting their gut microbiome—the community of beneficial bacteria found in their guts......»»
Families of Uvalde shooting victims sue Activision over Call of Duty’s role
Suit: Activision is "manipulating players' brain chemistry," ignoring "use by minors." Enlarge / Is this an aspirational image for mass shooters? (credit: Activision) The families of multiple victims of the 2022 mass sho.....»»
Lawsuit argues Call of Duty helped cause the Uvalde school shooting
Suit: Activision is "manipulating players' brain chemistry," ignoring "use by minors." Enlarge / Is this an aspirational image for mass shooters? (credit: Activision) The families of multiple victims of the 2022 mass sho.....»»