Science and Technolgy blog
It’s once again that special time of year when we give you a chance to do well by doing good. That’s right—it’s time for the 2024 edition of our annual Charity Drive! Every year since 2007, we’ve encouraged readers to…
Trees are important for the health of our planet. For one, they pull carbon dioxide, a planet-warming gas, out of the air. But they also take up methane gas, scientists have now learned. Methane is even more potent as a…
Organoid (noun, “OR-guh-noid”) An organoid is a model of an organ made from living cells. Organoids are lab tools that mimic the functions of real organs. Organs carry out specific jobs in our bodies. Digestion begins in the stomach. The…
A wood and leather shield dating to around A.D. 250 is one of only a few complete Roman scuta ever found.
A recent study published in Brain challenges long-held assumptions about Alzheimer’s disease treatment. Researchers at the University of Cincinnati found that new monoclonal antibody drugs may slow cognitive decline by increasing levels of a critical brain protein called amyloid-beta 42…
A car driving by a raging wildfire in Orange County, California.
The Cold Moon — the 12th and final full moon of 2024 — will rise on Dec. 15 and ascend higher into the night sky than any other, to sit alongside the planet Jupiter.
An analysis of data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study (ABCD) study found that emotion dysregulation mediates the association between a smaller surface area of the right pars orbitalis region of the inferior frontal gyrus and ADHD symptoms one…
An asteroid hitting a neutron star could release enough energy to power humanity for 100 million years, more than enough to explain fast radio bursts.
Researchers at Scripps Research Institute have used patient-derived stem cells to create brain organoids—also called “mini-brains”—to investigate a rare and severe form of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) linked to intellectual disability. These models provided insights into how a specific genetic…
