A new study helps explain how the brain creates mental images
A new study finds that looking at something and imagining it triggers the same exact process in the brain. It’s also very similar to the
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We can’t all be astronauts, but the Artemis II crew has fitness lessons for everyone
The Artemis II astronauts don’t have a lot of space to exercise. That’s why they’ve got the flywheel — a small device that can be
Seeing and imagining activate some of the same brain cells
By recording brain activity directly, scientists showed that imagining an object can revive parts of the neural pattern used to see it.
Emperor penguins are marching toward extinction. Antarctica fur seals too
Conservationists now list the penguins and seals as “Endangered.” Climate change in Antarctica has led to plunging populations.
Starstruck
A stunning snapshot in time. The Artemis II crew captured this breathtaking photo of our galaxy, the Milky Way.
Chimpanzees in Uganda are locked in a deadly ‘civil war’ after their group split apart — and scientists don’t know why
The first well-observed “civil war” in wild chimpanzees reveals that shifting social ties alone can fracture a group, igniting deadly conflict between former friends.
James Webb telescope spots ‘stingray’ galaxy system that could solve the mystery of ‘little red dots’
A study of the fascinating galaxy system nicknamed “The Stingray” suggests that mysterious little red dots could be a phase in the evolution of galaxies
Western states face above-normal wildfire threats this summer. New maps reveal which areas are most at risk.
Amid drought and heat waves, April’s national wildfire forecast shows that nearly the entire Western U.S. will face an above-normal risk of wildfires at some
‘RIP, Comet MAPS’: Watch the superbright sungrazer become a ‘headless wonder’ after being ripped apart by the sun
New images show the sungrazer comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) did not survive its close approach to our home star. Instead, the celestial object briefly turned
Scientists create new type of encryption that protects video files against quantum computing attacks
A newly developed encryption framework aims to protect video data from future quantum attacks, all while running on today’s conventional hardware.
There’s an issue with the Artemis II heat shield, but NASA isn’t worried. Here’s why.
The Artemis II astronauts are about to fall to Earth at the fastest speed humans have ever travelled inside a spacecraft with a compromised heat
Science history: Doctor hypothesizes that ‘transmissible proteins’ can cause disease, contradicting a ‘central dogma’ of molecular biology — April 9, 1982
Prion diseases, such as “mad cow,” are caused by transmissible proteins that were identified in the 1980s.
Even before splashdown, Artemis II is delivering a scientific treasure trove
The Artemis II moon flyby may be over, but the hunt for scientific treasures in the trove of data collected is just starting.
‘No one knows what they are’: Researchers discover new type of cell that’s seen only during pregnancy
A new map of the “maternal-fetal interface” reveals a new type of cell, as well as the types of cells most likely to be affected