Super ancient fish skull holds oldest backboned animal brain fossil
Matt Friedman wasn’t looking for a brain when he scanned a 319 million-year-old fossilized fish skull, but that’s just what he found.
Matt Friedman wasn’t looking for a brain when he scanned a 319 million-year-old fossilized fish skull, but that’s just what he found.
Matt Friedman wasn’t looking for a brain when he scanned a 319 million-year-old fossilized fish skull, but that’s just what he found.
A new sensor can be drawn with a pencil on treated paper. It could track health issues or even tell you when baby needs changing.
A new sensor can be drawn with a pencil on treated paper. It could track health issues or even tell you when baby needs changing.
A new elastic material could be used to create flexible batteries for “soft” electronics. It’s impervious to gases and liquids.
A new elastic material could be used to create flexible batteries for “soft” electronics. It’s impervious to gases and liquids.
“Think of it as Earth’s skin,” says Jon Chorover of the critical zone. “It’s sometimes termed the zone where rock meets life.”
Odor receptors grown in a lab dish indicate that Neanderthals and Denisovans were attune to different smells than we are.
New study uncovers how a unique, fast synapse found in organs of the innermost ear keeps us from falling over.
New study uncovers how a unique, fast synapse found in organs of the innermost ear keeps us from falling over.