Resume: Researchers studied the brain and body sizes of 1,500 species and found that larger animals do not have proportionally larger brains, challenging long-held beliefs. The study reveals that the relationship between brain and body size is curved, not linear. This discovery helps explain why humans and other species deviate from the norm in the … Read more
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, The demand for electricity from data centers is rising rapidly Item information Author, Zoe Corbyn Role, Technology reporter Reporting from San Francisco 5 hours ago Modern computers’ hunger for electricity is increasing at an alarming rate. According to a recent report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), data center, … Read more
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, The demand for electricity from data centers is rising rapidly Item information Author, Zoe Corbyn Role, Technology reporter Reporting from San Francisco 9 hours ago Modern computers’ hunger for electricity is increasing at an alarming rate. According to a recent report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), data center, … Read more
Resume: Mental maps in the brain are activated when thinking about sequences of experiences, even without physical movement. In an animal study, they found that the entorhinal cortex houses a cognitive map of experiences, which is activated during mental simulation. This is the first study to demonstrate the cellular basis of mental simulation in a … Read more
Resume: A new study finds that Eurasian jays exhibit episodic memory, a type of memory previously thought to be unique to humans. The birds were able to remember incidental details of past events, such as the visual features of cups used in an experiment to hide food. This finding suggests that episodic memory may not … Read more