Study Shows Autistic Brains Create More Information at Rest
New research from Case Western Reserve University and University of Toronto neuroscientists finds that the brains of autistic children generate more information at rest – … Read more
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Bad-boy ‘hypervelocity stars’ found escaping the galaxy
An international team of astronomers has discovered a surprising new class of “hypervelocity stars” – solitary stars moving fast enough to escape the gravitational grasp … Read more
New Reserves Assessment Solidifies Forecast of Natural Gas Supplies from Fayetteville Shale
A new study from the Bureau of Economic Geology (BEG) at The University of Texas at Austin forecasts that one of the nation’s most productive … Read more
Rising Ocean Acidification Leads to Anxiety in Fish
A new research study combining marine physiology, neuroscience, pharmacology, and behavioral psychology has revealed a surprising outcome from increases of carbon dioxide uptake in the … Read more
From One Collapsing Star, Two Black Holes Form and Fuse
Black holes—massive objects in space with gravitational forces so strong that not even light can escape them—come in a variety of sizes. On the smaller … Read more
With population rise, natural laws purge nastiest genes
As human population grows, disease-causing genetic mutations per individual increase, but each mutation is less harmful, when compared with a population that is not growing, … Read more
Generosity Leads to Evolutionary Success
With new insights into the classical game theory match-up known as the “Prisoner’s Dilemma,” University of Pennsylvania biologists offer a mathematically based explanation for why … Read more
Evolution not driven by single beneficial mutation, but by group that includes ‘genetic hitchhikers’
In a twist on “survival of the fittest,” researchers have discovered that evolution is driven not by a single beneficial mutation but rather by a … Read more
Scientists help explain visual system’s remarkable ability to recognize complex objects
How is it possible for a human eye to figure out letters that are twisted and looped in crazy directions, like those in the little … Read more
