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Scientists detect molten rock layer hidden under Earth’s tectonic plates [W[R]C]
Scientists have discovered a new layer of partly molten rock under the Earth’s crust that might help settle a long-standing debate about how tectonic plates […]
Using muon detectors to remotely create a 3D image of the inside of a nuclear reactor [W[R]C]
A team of physicists affiliated with several institutions in France has developed a way to use muon detectors to create 3D images of difficult-to-access objects, […]
An extension of FermiNet to discover quantum phase transitions
Architectures based on artificial neural networks (ANNs) have proved to be very helpful in research settings, as they can quickly analyze vast amounts of data […]
New insights into centromere structure [W[R]C]
Researchers led by Osaka University used cryogenic electron microscopy to analyze the atomic structure of the centromeric region of the chromosome, essential for cell division. […]
More Variability Found to Help Learning [W[R]C]
Summary: Variable stimuli may lead to better learning performance and outcomes under novel circumstances, a new study reports. Sponsored by The BlogDealer – Health, Fitness and Fat […]
Brain Cell Changes in Alzheimer’s Disease Mapped [W[R]C]
Summary: A new method dubbed STARmap PLUS was utilized to track and map changes in tau and amyloid beta in the brain as Alzheimer’s disease […]
UK mega-lab generates weather to test homes of future [W[R]C]
The thermometer sinks below zero as a blizzard of fine snow descends on two houses freshly built inside a massive laboratory in northern England. Sponsored […]
AI is helping us search for intelligent alien life—and we’ve found 8 strange new signals [W[R]C]
Some 540 million years ago, diverse life forms suddenly began to emerge from the muddy ocean floors of planet Earth. This period is known as […]
Astronomers observe light bending around an isolated white dwarf [W[R]C]
Astronomers have directly measured the mass of a dead star using an effect known as gravitational microlensing, first predicted by Albert Einstein in his General […]