Scientists built a computer model of a simple brain network based on that of a sea slug, taught it how to get food, gave it an appetite and the ability to experience reward, added a dash of something called homeostatic plasticity ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jun 16, 2020
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When you exclaim "I love that!" about a favourite possession, do you really mean it?
Social Sciences
Jun 16, 2020
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International attention returned to the ill-defined Himalayan border between India and China last month as disputes between soldiers stationed there escalated into beatings and fistfights. In recent days, both countries have ...
Social Sciences
Jun 16, 2020
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Antarctica is rapidly shedding ice, a loss that contributes to rising seas. Research demonstrates that human-induced global climate change and warming ocean temperatures are the main culprits behind the ice loss. But the ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 16, 2020
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These are trying times. A global recession sparked by the coronavirus pandemic, and widespread civil unrest, have created a combustible mix of angst—stressors that heighten the risk for long-term health woes. The Centers ...
Other
Jun 16, 2020
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Magnetic nanoparticles, a class of nanoparticles that can be manipulated by magnetic fields, have a wide range of technical and biomedical applications, including magnetic hyperthermia, targeted drug delivery, new magnetic ...
Nanophysics
Jun 16, 2020
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Sanford School Ph.D. candidate Ajenai Clemmons does research that is part of the headlines. She has spent years interviewing police and minority group residents in East Durham and East London. Her data on the factors helping ...
Social Sciences
Jun 16, 2020
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Researchers used a computer simulation to show how a flushing toilet can create a cloud of virus-containing aerosol droplets that is large and widespread and lasts long enough that the droplets could be breathed in by others.
Soft Matter
Jun 16, 2020
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Australian news consumers are far more likely to believe climate change is "not at all" serious compared to news users in other countries. That's according to new research that surveyed 2,131 Australians about their news ...
Environment
Jun 16, 2020
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Systemic changes may be needed to improve the relationship between police detectives and the families and friends of murder victims, according to a Georgia State University study.
Social Sciences
Jun 16, 2020
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