The Brain in Images: Top Entries in the Art of Neuroscience
Scientific American presents the winner and runners-up of the ninth annual Art of Neuroscience contest, along with other notable entries
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Hubble Tension Headache: Clashing Measurements Make the Universe’s Expansion a Lingering Mystery
Researchers hoped new data would resolve the most contentious question in cosmology. They were wrong
Alarming Sonar Results Show Glaciers May Be Melting Faster Than We Expected
Direct measurements reveal a glacier is melting 10 to 100 times quicker than previously thought, with implications for sea-level rise
Burying CAESAR: How NASA Picks Winners—and Losers—in Space Exploration
Despite an impartial selection process, the space agency’s plans for robotic interplanetary missions lead to biases in our knowledge of the solar system
A Robot Hand Helps Amputees “Feel” Again
With the new system, a prosthetic wearer can do delicate tasks, such as pluck grapes from the stem
Magnet and Neuron Model Also Predicts Arctic Sea Ice Melt
The Ising model, now almost a century old, shows how natural systems can behave in related ways
“Anonymous” Data Won’t Protect Your Identity
A new study demonstrates it is surprisingly easy to ID an individual within a supposedly incognito data set
Solar Sailing Success: Planetary Society Deploys LightSail 2
The spacecraft is set to harness the power of sunlight alone to alter its orbit around Earth
Why the WHO’s Emergency Declaration for Ebola Is a Big Deal
The president of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene talks about how the designation could help fight the nearly year-old outbreak in central sub-Saharan Africa
Watch Liquid-Based Magnet Droplets Twirl and Morph
Droplets filled with nanoparticles behave just like bar magnets
Bird Embryos Vibrate to Warn One Another of Danger before They Hatch
The egg-bound developing animals are more attuned to the outside world than previously thought
The Risk of Conflict Rises as the World Heats Up
Ignoring the connections between climate and security poses risks for the U.S.
How to Make a Mouse Hallucinate
A real-time capture of brain-circuit activity shows how simple it is to change what an animal sees
Q&A: Shuttle Astronaut Mike Massimino on the Legacy of Apollo 11
Neil Armstrong’s “one small step” shaped a generation of future explorers—and even the first tweet sent from space
In China, Mental Health Care Goes Virtual
Why are VR companies launching their mental health care programs in the nation?
“Metronome” Neurons Act like Timekeepers in Mouse Brains
Brain cells that tick at regular intervals may coordinate neural activity like the conductor of an orchestra
Universal Desire: Men and Women Respond Identically to Erotic Images
The result is not the final word, as findings will likely turn up the heat on questions of divergent sexual arousal
Alzheimer’s Meeting: Lifestyle Factors Are the Best—and Only—Bet Now for Reducing Dementia Risk
Researchers are still optimistic about finding disease-altering medicines—just not anytime soon
Elon Musk’s Secretive Brain Tech Company Debuts a Sophisticated Neural Implant
Neuralink says it can robotically implant more than 3,000 flexible-polymer electrodes in a rat or monkey brain. The device is still a long way from routine human use, however
Climate Solution: Use Carbon Dioxide to Generate Electricity
Sending atmospheric CO2 into underground methane hydrates could clean the air and create revenue
