Smells and tastes can trigger vivid emotional memories from decades past. Scientists are digging into the neurological mechanisms behind the anecdotes. Summary The senses of smell and taste possess a unique ability to unlock powerful, Read More
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Mental Time Travel: Scientists Explore the Mysteries of Autobiographical Hypermnesia
Researchers examined a girl with exceptional memory recall. Her case could transform understanding of how we relive the past and imagine the future. Autobiographical memory is the ability to recall personal experiences that have shaped Read More
Autism-linked genes evolved rapidly in humans. They may have aided brain growth and language. A recent study published in Molecular Biology and Evolution by Oxford University Press suggests that the relatively high prevalence of Autism Read More
With help from amateur astronomers, scientists tracked how an asteroid traveled from space, broke up in Earth’s atmosphere and sent fiery fragments shooting to the ground, gathering new information about how these space rocks Read More
Scientists using ESA’s CryoSat satellite uncovered 85 new subglacial lakes in Antarctica, showing how hidden water networks beneath the ice drive glacier movement and affect sea level rise. Hidden deep beneath Antarctica’s massive ice Read More
The Philippines and Taiwan ordered evacuations Sunday ahead of possible flooding and landslides as Super Typhoon Ragasa approached, gaining strength on its way to an eventual collision with southern China. Summary Super Typhoon Ragasa prompted Read More
Mixing neutrinos of colliding neutron stars changes how merger unfolds,
The collision and merger of two neutron stars—the incredibly dense remnants of collapsed stars—are some of the most energetic events in the universe, producing a variety of signals that can be observed on Read More
Stanford Scientists Say America’s Clock Changes Are Quietly Wrecking Our
A new analysis from Stanford Medicine scientists shows that shifting clocks twice a year disrupts circadian rhythms and is linked to higher risks of stroke and obesity. Each spring, Americans move their clocks forward for Read More
The universe is a slow-changing place. While it’s mostly true that the heavens and the deep-sky objects in it will look largely the same across an average human lifetime, there are dramatic examples that Read More
Some ancient societies in China and Southeast Asia appear to have smoke-dried their dead, effectively mummifying them thousands of years earlier than their Egyptian counterparts, new research has found. Summary Recent research suggests that ancient Read More