Big Potoo: A stump bird with a mesmerizing growl that can see with its eyes closed.
Greater potoos have impressive eyes located on the sides of their heads, giving them excellent night vision. (Image credit: Allissondias, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Telescope reveals earliest 'baby photos' of the Universe: 'We can look into the past, into cosmic history'
This is the clearest image yet of the faint afterglow of the Big Bang, known as the cosmic microwave background radiation (half-sky image on the left, close-up on the right). The orange and blue colours reflect the different levels of…
Why don't all birds fly?
Penguins do not have the ability to fly, but they have retained their flight muscles and adapted them for swimming. (Photo by JUAN BARRETO via Getty Images) Birds are commonly associated with flight, but not all birds can take to…
AI-powered 'brain decoder' can read human thoughts with a quick brain scan and almost no training
A team of scientists has created an algorithm that enables an artificial intelligence-based “brain decoder” trained on one person to interpret the thoughts of another person with minimal training. (Image credit: Jerry Tang/University of Texas at Austin) Researchers have made…
Trump's executive order calls mental health prescriptions a 'threat.' Why?
The Trump administration's executive order calls for an assessment of “the prevalence and threat posed by selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, [and] stimulants.” (Image credit: Annadokaz via Getty Images) Our teenagers are in a difficult situation. News headlines…
Scientists Create Unique Immune Cells to Protect Transplants from Attack
The researchers modified T cells, a type of lymphocyte (pictured above), to protect pancreatic cells. (Image credit: Jian Fan via Getty Images) Scientists have created immune cells for the first time that can protect stem cell transplants from being rejected…