Every movement you make and every memory you form depends on precise communication between neurons. When that communication is disrupted, the brain must rapidly rebalance its internal signaling to ...

A major fire burned for hours at a decommissioned electrical plant located in the 5500 block of TX-146. The fire involved two cooling towers and nearby powerlines, producing a large plume of smoke ...

Rede MT-NanoAgro-Federal University of Mato Grosso, Cuiabá 78060-900, Brazil National Institute of Science and Technology in Nanotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture, INCTNanoAgro, University of ...

Over the past decades, many research teams worldwide have been trying to detect dark matter, an elusive type of matter that does not emit, reflect or absorb light, using a variety of highly sensitive ...

Something strange has been happening on YouTube over the past few weeks. After being uploaded, some videos have been subtly augmented, their appearance changing without their creators doing anything.

Abstract: There is a growing body of theoretical and experimental evidence that in addition to the biochemical signaling using auto-inducers and ion channels, biological cells and more specifically ...

Ralstonia solanacearum in a potato plant. The bacterium destroys the vascular system in plants, causing them to succumb to wilt disease. (Credit: Amilcar Sanchez) Scientists at the University of ...

Due to the risk of electric shock, burns, and secondary injuries, working with electricity poses inherent hazards. Using properly insulated tools is important to protect users from arc flash, electric ...

New research explains how low levels of the electrolyte sodium in the blood can disrupt the timing of the heartbeat in patients taking widely used rhythm-control medications such as flecainide, which ...

We explain how schools are using artificial intelligence. By Evan Gorelick I’m a writer for The Morning. Chatbots have wormed their way into everything: phones, cars, TVs, offices. They’re also in ...