The ants’ brains are tiny, but they work together to build relatively large houses and coordinate their foraging. (Glenn Orzepowski /) When we think, each of our brain cells sends signals to up to 1,000…
An international team of scientists from southern China accidentally discovered the oldest terrestrial fossil ever found, about three times older than the oldest known. dinosaur. Investigations are still ongoing and sightings will need to be…
As vaccine distribution increases in the coming months, there should be another blessing: a sharp drop in the frequency of severe COVID-19. (Pixabay /) The Biden administration announced this week that it will purchase an…
Scientists have reported having found some success in using low-intensity focused ultrasound to “ wake up ” parts of the brain of people in coma conditions, awakening certain functions in patients who were previously in…
As vaccine distribution increases in the coming months, there should be another blessing: a sharp drop in the frequency of severe COVID-19. (Pixabay /) The Biden administration announced this week that it will purchase an…
Biologists are used to hearing stories of microbes manipulating their host. a fungus that turns ants into suicidal zombies, a protozoan that makes rats search for cat urine – but there are few examples of…
The Atacama Desert has a frightening reputation. The driest non-polar desert in the world, located along the Pacific coast in northern Chile, is a hyperarid Mars-like environment, an environment so extreme that when it rains…