The discovery that certain smells can be linked to specific neurons is helping us understand how the brain encodes concepts ​The discovery that certain smells can be linked to specific neurons is helping us understand how the brain encodes concepts The discovery that certain smells can be linked to specific neurons is helping us understand how …

Your brain has individual neurons that respond to the smell of bananas Read More »

If gravity is a truly quantum entity, something as simple as measuring the strength of an object’s gravitational field should change its quantum state ​If gravity is a truly quantum entity, something as simple as measuring the strength of an object’s gravitational field should change its quantum state If gravity is a truly quantum entity, something …

This test could reveal whether gravity is subject to quantum weirdness Read More »

Hurricanes have kept forecasters guessing this year, but with the arrival of intense storms like Helene and Milton it is clear that warming ocean waters are having an effect on the weather ​Hurricanes have kept forecasters guessing this year, but with the arrival of intense storms like Helene and Milton it is clear that warming …

Extreme hurricane season is here and it is fuelled by climate change Read More »

David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper have been awarded the 2024 Nobel prize in chemistry for research on predicting protein structures and designing new proteins ​David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper have been awarded the 2024 Nobel prize in chemistry for research on predicting protein structures and designing new proteins David Baker, Demis Hassabis …

Nobel prize in chemistry awarded for mastering structures of proteins Read More »

More than 600 types of viruses that infect bacteria have been found living on toothbrushes and showerheads – and many of them have never been seen before ​More than 600 types of viruses that infect bacteria have been found living on toothbrushes and showerheads – and many of them have never been seen before More than …

Your toothbrush is teeming with hundreds of types of viruses Read More »

The U.S. National Science Foundation congratulates John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton for their Nobel Prize in physics. Their research and innovations helped make possible “machines that learn” — artificial neural networks with the ability to… ​The U.S. National Science Foundation congratulates John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton for their Nobel Prize in …

NSF congratulates laureates of the 2024 Nobel Prize in physics Read More »

The U.S. National Science Foundation Growing Convergence Research (NSF GCR) awards are fostering deep integration across disciplines and pushing the boundaries of current research paradigms. The awards bring together experts from multiple science… ​The U.S. National Science Foundation Growing Convergence Research (NSF GCR) awards are fostering deep integration across disciplines and pushing the boundaries of …

NSF Growing Convergence Research awards advance innovation across disciplines Read More »

Brain scans of people tasting squirts of hot sauce have revealed how positive and negative expectations can influence brain activity patterns for pleasure and pain ​Brain scans of people tasting squirts of hot sauce have revealed how positive and negative expectations can influence brain activity patterns for pleasure and pain Brain scans of people tasting squirts …

Hot sauce taste test reveals how expectations shape pleasure and pain Read More »

It is thought that humans can only maintain relationships with around 150 people, a figure known as Dunbar’s number, but it seems that AI models can outstrip this and reach consensus in far bigger groups ​It is thought that humans can only maintain relationships with around 150 people, a figure known as Dunbar’s number, but …

AIs can work together in much larger groups than humans ever could Read More »