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Scientists reveal advance in brain research once thought impossible
From a cubic millimeter of brain tissue, scientists have constructed a precise, 3D map of the activity in a mouse’s brain, detailing 84,000 neurons and more than 500 million synapses.
Genetic mapping reveals early mutations in stomach cancer development
Researchers from the Department of Pathology, School of Clinical Medicine at the LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of ...
Scientists Found a Whole World of Invisible Creatures Beneath Earth’s ‘Living Skin’
Scientists just discovered a new phylum of microbes in Earth’s Critical Zone. The Critical Zone—also known as the planet’s ...
Scientists Discover Bizarre New Lifeforms in Earth’s Mysterious Critical Zone
Deep soils vital for life host an active new microbial phylum, CSP1-3. These microbes may be key to innovative water ...
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A New Satellite Will Map the Carbon Content of Rainforests From Space, and It’s Set to Launch This Month
The European Space Agency’s new probe, Biomass, will spend five years orbiting the planet and gathering radar imagery of ...
How one man just rewrote the history of Alcatraz
Scientist Pete Kelsey and his team have 3D-mapped the entire island of Alcatraz, discovering Civil War secrets, prisoner escape routes – and looking at ways to preserve the island for the future.
Mapping beetles' wiggle could help battle global food security
Researchers from the University of St Andrews have uncovered the surprising mechanics behind the wriggle of the red flour beetle, findings which could help combat infestation and threats to food ...