Researchers track individual neurons as they respond to words
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Vulnerability in Cisco Smart Software Manager lets attackers change any user password
Enlarge Cisco on Wednesday disclosed a maximum-security vulnerability that allows remote threat actors with no…
Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition gave me new respect for gaming speedrunners
Enlarge / Get ready to repeat this ~25-second slice of Mario over and over… and…
“Extraordinarily disappointed” users reckon with the Google-fication of Fitbit
Enlarge / The Charge 5 (pictured) has been a source of contention for Fitbit customers.…
One more way to die: Tremors when Vesuvius erupted collapsed shelter walls
Enlarge / Two skeletons found in the ruins of a Pompeii building may have been…
Astronomers spot a ‘highly eccentric’ planet on its way to becoming a hot Jupiter
The newly discovered planet TIC 241249530 b has the most highly elliptical, or eccentric, orbit…
Cuttlefish can form false memories, too
During an event, details like what you saw, smelled, and felt aren’t stored as a…
Scientists define new type of memory loss in older adults
Researchers have established new criteria for a memory-loss syndrome in older adults that specifically impacts…
Paleolithic diets are not without risks
High-protein diets, known as ‘Paleolithic diets’, are popular. Using mouse models, scientists have studied their…
Designing safer opioids
Opioid medications offer people relief from debilitating pain, but these drugs come with dangers: the…
Physicists develop new theory describing the energy landscape formed when quantum particles gather together
An international team of physicists has proven new theorems in quantum mechanics that describe the…
Powerful new particle accelerator a step closer with muon-marshalling technology
New experimental results show particles called muons can be corralled into beams suitable for high-energy…
A hydrogel implant to treat endometriosis
Researchers have developed a hydrogel implant that can help prevent endometriosis, a condition that affects…
Aussie innovation spearheads cheaper seafloor test for offshore wind farms
Australian engineers have unveiled a clever new device — based on a modified speargun —…
New technique pinpoints nanoscale ‘hot spots’ in electronics to improve their longevity
Researchers engineered a new technique to identify at the nanoscale level what components are overheating…
Discovery of a hybrid lineage offers clues to how trees adapt to climate change
The discovery of a hybrid population of poplar trees in western Wyoming has provided insight…
Diatom surprise could rewrite the global carbon cycle
When it comes to diatoms that live in the ocean, new research suggests that photosynthesis…
Reef pest feasts on ‘sea sawdust’
Researchers have uncovered an under the sea phenomenon where coral-destroying crown-of-thorns starfish larvae have been…
Ancient viruses fuel modern-day cancers
The human genome is filled with flecks of DNA left behind by viruses that infected…
The most endangered fish are the least studied
The most threatened reef fishes are also the most overlooked by scientists and the general…
Sea ice’s cooling power is waning faster than its area of extent
As sea ice disappears and grows less reflective, the Arctic has lost around a quarter…
Although tiny, peatland microorganisms have a big impact on climate
Polyphenols are generally toxic to microorganisms. In peatlands, scientists thought microorganisms avoided this toxicity by…
New study reveals a surprising fact about aging and touch sensitivity
Our sense of touch is generally thought to decline with age, just like the other…
Mediterranean diet linked to reduced risk of cognitive decline in elderly women
A recent study published in Nutritional Neuroscience has found that greater adherence to the Mediterranean…
