Cells nestled in the outermost layers of the human brain generate a special kind of electrical signal that might grant them an extra boost of computing power, new research suggests. What’s more, this signal may be unique to humans —…
AUSTIN, Texas — Pandas are bears, and bears climb trees, so it’s logical to assume that all pandas probably know how to climb trees, right? Wrong. New research shows that some pandas just aren’t capable clamberers (and the video evidence…
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A composite image shows infrared light from swirls of gas and dust at the center of the Milky Way. (Full size image below.) A gorgeous, incredibly detailed new image of the Milky Way’s center could help explain one of the…
The instruments on NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory can reveal the intense magnetic fields generated by the sun that tangle as it rotates. Two new sunspots have ended a long period of relative quiet on the surface of our blazing host…