‘Smart lighting’ might make vertical farming more affordable
Fiddling with the dimmer switch might help some indoor farmers curb one of their biggest challenges: soaring electricity costs. Growing […]
A vital ocean current is stable, for now
The ocean’s circulatory system may not be doing as poorly as previously thought. A vital ocean artery known as the
By studying the eyes, a researcher explores how the brain sorts information
A cyclist is pedaling down the street. Signs, trees and fire hydrants whip by. As they bike along, their brain
A neutrino mass mismatch could shake cosmology’s foundations
As the youthful universe congealed under the pull of gravity, matter knotted itself into galaxies, galaxy clusters and filaments, weaving
This engineer’s light-based computers take inspiration from the brain
Bhavin Shastri still gets excited when he sees a laser pointer, and he’s been fascinated by them since he was
Reactive dust from Great Salt Lake may have health consequences
Dust pollution is known to contribute to asthma and heart and lung disease. But dust blowing from Utah’s Great Salt
A brain network linked to attention is larger in people with depression
Symptoms of depression fluctuate over time, but many brain imaging studies of the condition only study one point in time.
A study in mice hints at a new way to treat spinal cord injuries
After a devastating spinal cord injury, mice’s nerve cells balloon up in size. Some of these neurons stay swollen longer
X-rays from nuclear blasts could defend Earth from asteroids
An asteroid hurtling toward Earth could be deflected without a spacecraft ever touching it. The trick is using X-rays to
Physicists just discovered the rarest particle decay ever
It’s the rarest particle decay ever discovered. Scientists have clinched the case for a special type of decay of subatomic