Source: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A researcher working alone, disconnected from the world and the wider scientific community, is a classic but misleading image. In reality, research is based on continuous exchange within the scientific community: first you understand the work of others, then you share your findings. Reading and writing articles published in scientific journals … Read more
A researcher working alone – disconnected from the world and the wider scientific community – is a classic but misleading image. In reality, research is based on continuous exchange within the scientific community: first you understand the work of others, then you share your findings. Reading and writing articles published in scientific journals and presented … Read more
People who had undergone a leg amputation could control their prostheses with their brains. That is an important scientific step forward. This allows them to walk more smoothly and avoid obstacles better, according to a study published on Monday in the journal Nature Medicine. By creating a connection between a person’s nervous system and his/her … Read more
A print of Cervus alces in the 19th century zoological print collection titled “Iconographia Zoologica.” (Special Collections of the University of Amsterdam via Wikimedia Commons) Part of an ongoing weekly series about Alaskan history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaskan history or an idea for a future article? Fill … Read more
Microtomographic reconstruction of the head and anterior trunk (“body”) limbs of the trilobite Protolenus (Hupeolenus) in ventral view. Credit: Arnaud Mazurier, IC2MP, Univ. Poitiers Researchers have described some of the best-preserved three-dimensional trilobite fossils ever discovered. The fossils, which are more than 500 million years old, were collected in the High Atlas of Morocco and … Read more
It’s not often that your heart is warmed while learning about scientifically calculated distance. But today is your lucky day because this is one of those rare occasions. Not only will this pull on the strings of your second most important organ; it also contains essential information about our favorite feline friends (right up to … Read more
WASHINGTON – The four instruments on NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft are returning science data for the first time since a computer failure last November, as scientists hope to keep the mission operational for another decade. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced June 13 that the spacecraft’s four instruments, which measure plasma waves, magnetic fields and particles … Read more
This map, superimposed on an image from NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter, shows Perseverance’s path between January 21 and June 11. White dots indicate where the rover stopped after completing a trip along the Neretva Vallis river channel. The light blue line shows the rover’s route within the canal. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona Originally considered little … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked trusted source proofread OK! This map, superimposed on an image from NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter, shows Perseverance’s path between January 21 and June 11. White dots indicate where the rover stopped after completing a trip along the Neretva Vallis river channel. The light blue line shows … Read more
US publishing house Wiley this week shut down nineteen scientific journals overseen by its Hindawi subsidiary, at the center of a long-running scientific publishing scandal. In December 2023, Wiley announced that it would stop using the Hindawi brand acquired in 2021, following the decision in May 2023 to close four of its magazines “to combat … Read more