The breakthrough creates a new method for studying the human mind that could lead to innovative ways of learning and problem-solving
Researchers supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation have successfully achieved two-way communication with dreaming research participants sleeping in a laboratory at Northwestern University, creating a new method for studying the human mind.
Pollinators such as bees play an important role in agriculture, but are under threat
The economic value of insect pollinators is much higher than previously thought, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Penn State University. The team also …
Findings suggest the first galaxies in the universe were more massive than previously thought
The Milky Way is surrounded by dozens of dwarf galaxies thought to be relics of the first galaxies in the universe. Among the most primitive of these galactic fossils is Tucana II — an ultrafaint dwarf galaxy that is about 50 kiloparsecs, or 163,000 light years, from …
In the Mojave Desert, burrowing mammals are weathering hotter, drier conditions
In the arid Mojave Desert, small burrowing mammals such as the cactus mouse, the kangaroo rat and the white-tailed antelope squirrel are weathering the hotter, drier conditions triggered by climate change much better than their winged counterparts, finds …
