Scientists

Animal intelligence: The scientists who do magic tricks on birds

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Performing magic tricks with Eurasian jays helps scientists to understand the animals’ powers of perception, but also their ability to read minds, remember the past and anticipate the future. Mind 22 December 2021 By Sam Wong Psychologists have long studied how magic deceives us. Illusionists exploit shortcomings in our attention and perception to prevent us … Read more

For The First Time, Scientists Map Brain Regions Responding to The Clitoris

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A new scientific study published Monday has identified the brain region linked to genital touch in women, and found that it was more developed in volunteers who reported having more sex.   The research involved stimulating the clitorises of 20 adult females while their brains were scanned using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). The researchers … Read more

Early lab studies hint Omicron may be milder. But most scientists reserve judgment | Science

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The new SARS-CoV-2 variant exploding around the planet is forcing humanity to adapt at a breakneck speed. This week, countries across Northern Europe imposed stringent new measures to try to bring down soaring case numbers. On Saturday, The Netherlands issued a near-complete lockdown of public life and allowed residents to receive no more than two … Read more

Organic Molecules Have Been Confirmed in The Jezero Crater on Mars

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It hasn’t even been on Mars a full year, and NASA’s Perseverance rover is making excellent surprise discoveries. Amid a number of findings announced this week at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, scientists have revealed that the Jezero Crater formed from molten volcanic magma – and that organic molecules have been discovered in rocks … Read more

Scientists spot water ice under the ‘Grand Canyon’ of Mars

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Water ice may be lurking just a few feet below the Martian surface at one of the Red Planet’s most dramatic sites. That’s according to new research based on data gathered by the Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO), part of the ExoMars mission operated by the European Space Agency (ESA) and its Russian counterpart, Roscosmos. ExoMars … Read more

Scientists see a ‘really, really tough winter’ with Omicron | Science

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When South African scientists first alerted the world to the rapid spread of a new SARS-CoV-2 variant, some speculated it might not take off in other countries. After all, an earlier variant named Beta, which dominated in South Africa between November 2020 and May, did not spread much beyond its borders and has since petered … Read more

Ice Shelf at Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Won’t Last 5 Years, Scientists Warn

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A crucial ice shelf on Antarctica‘s Thwaites Glacier is on track to collapse within five years, accelerating the melting of the notorious ‘doomsday glacier’. Thwaites, which is the size of Florida, is already melting quickly, losing about 50 billion tons of ice per year. The glacier earned its grim nickname because its total collapse would raise global sea … Read more

Did scientists solve the mystery of the super-bright exploding ‘cow’ in space?

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An artistic visualization of AT2018cow. (Image credit: National Astronomical Observatory of Japan) Science studying a mysterious star explosion known as “the Cow” think the blast could have created a black hole or neutron star. In 2018, scientists spotted the super-bright stellar explosion known as AT2018co, and nicknamed “the Cow”, in a galaxy called CGCG 137-068 … Read more

NASA scientists consider the health risks of space travel

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Humans aren’t built to live in space, and being there can pose serious health risks. For space administrations like NASA, a major goal is to identify these risks to hopefully help lessen them.  That was a major theme during NASA’s Spaceflight for Everybody Virtual Symposium in November, a virtual symposium dedicated to discussing current knowledge … Read more