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Showing posts with label Science. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Science. Show all posts
Sunday, April 27, 2025

How does your brain create new memories? Neuroscientists discover ‘rules’ for how neurons encode new information

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Neurons that fire together sometimes wire together. PASIEKA/Science Photo Library via Getty Images Wi...
Sunday, March 9, 2025

Colliding plasma ejections from the Sun generate huge geomagnetic storms − studying them will help scientists monitor future space weather

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Shirsh Lata Soni , University of Michigan The Sun periodically ejects huge bubbles of plasma from its surface that contain an intense magne...
Saturday, February 15, 2025

Property and sovereignty in space − as countries and companies take to the stars, they could run into disputes

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As travel to the Moon grows more accessible, countries may have to navigate territorial disputes. Neil A. Armstrong/NAS...
Saturday, October 19, 2024

To make nuclear fusion a reliable energy source one day, scientists will first need to design heat- and radiation-resilient materials

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A fusion experiment ran so hot that the wall materials facing the plasma retained defects. Christophe Roux/...
Wednesday, August 28, 2024

New forms of steel for stronger, lighter cars

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Automakers are tweaking production processes to create a slew of new steels with just the right properties, allowing them to build cars tha...
Saturday, July 13, 2024

Meteorites from Mars help scientists understand the red planet’s interior

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A Martian meteorite in cross-polarized light. This meteorite is dominated by the mineral olivine. Each grain is about half a m...
Sunday, June 2, 2024

I’m an astrophysicist mapping the universe with data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory − clear, sharp photos help me study energetic black holes

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NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory detects X-ray emissions from astronomical events. NASA/CXC & J. Vaughan ...
Sunday, April 21, 2024

Exploding stars send out powerful bursts of energy − I’m leading a citizen scientist project to classify and learn about these bright flashes

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Gamma-ray bursts, as shown in this illustration, come from powerful astronomical events. NASA, ESA and M....