Science in brief
Next-gen circuits able to survive laser attacks
A team of engineers at Caltech has created a self-healing, integrated chip that could one day lead to our beloved [...]
Visualizing the activity of individual neurons across the entire brain
What looks like a time-lapse video of city lights at night turns out to be active neurons within the brain [...]
Surprising method of survival observed in extremophilic algae
An extremophilic type of algae has the ability to survive in extreme environments such as the high temperatures of pristine [...]
Amplified greenhouse effect causes the north to appear more like the south
An international team of scientists has found that amplified greenhouse effects in the Arctic have resulted in northern seasons and [...]
Some animals sniff to smell, others sniff to assert dominance
When dogs or other animals sniff each other, the obvious assumption is that they are trying to smell each other. [...]
Environmental factors shown to influence development of schizophrenia
Researchers at ETH Zurich have found a way to influence the development of schizophrenia-like behavioural patterns in mice through a [...]
Rat brains speak to each other
Researchers at Duke University have created the first ever brain-to-brain interface, allowing rats to send sensory and motor information to [...]
U of T students win science video contest
Scientific American’s “Iron Egghead” contest, a competition that challenges readers to explain a part or process in the human body [...]
