A Silicon Valley startup has announced what it calls the world’s first successful “multi-behavior brain upload,” after creating a complete digital replica of a fruit fly’s brain capable of controlling a virtual
The question sounds almost philosophical at first: how long can a civilization survive before it collapses? But the research highlighted by El País treats it as a systems problem rather than speculation.
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Researchers in the United States have created the first detailed map of smell receptors inside the nose. Published Tuesday in the journal Cell, the study marks a major step forward in olfaction
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A bold claim by biotech company Colossal Biosciences has reignited one of conservation science’s most tangled debates: what exactly is a species, and can it truly be brought back once it has
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Fusion power has long been portrayed as the ultimate clean energy solution: a nearly limitless, zero-emissions source of electricity capable of transforming global energy systems. But new research highlighted by MIT Technology
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Scientists are increasingly rethinking the role of sex chromosomes in human health, with new research published in Nature highlighting how the X chromosome in particular may strongly influence disease susceptibility, drug responses,
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Scientists have uncovered what they describe as a “secret subway system” inside the brain, revealing that star-shaped support cells called astrocytes form extensive long-distance networks previously unknown to neuroscience. The discovery, published
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Ancient oceans may have been dominated not only by fearsome marine reptiles but also by colossal octopus-like creatures, according to new research published in Nature. Scientists studying fossilized jaws have identified extinct
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Scientists have uncovered extensive differences in gene expression between male and female brain cells in a landmark study published in Science and reported by Nature, shedding new light on long-debated questions about
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A groundbreaking study by the University of Portsmouth has revealed that great apes can mirror each other’s facial expressions with remarkable precision, offering new insights into the evolutionary roots of human communication.
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A newly discovered fossil site in southwestern China is rewriting the history of early animal life, revealing a surprising diversity of complex creatures that thrived before the famed Cambrian explosion. Previously, scientists
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