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A Hidden Pattern in Famous Abstract Art Reveals a Secret Mathematical "Golden Rule" Linked to Human Perception
5+ hour, 7+ min ago (486+ words) When most people think of visual art, they don't usually think of math at the same time. One primary reason for this is that mainstream culture has framed art and math as two separate functions of the brain. However, because…...
This Startup is Reviving Human Brains to Explore New Treatments for Neurodegenerative Disease
7+ hour, 50+ min ago (746+ words) A medical startup says it is using disembodied human brains in new drug development research targeting neurodegenerative diseases, a practice that may draw unsettling comparisons to the science fiction trope of a living brain in a jar." The brains of…...
The Fastest-Known Star Near the Milky Way's Black Hole Has Been Spotted'Now It Could Help Test Einstein's Theory of Gravity
8+ hour, 2+ min ago (359+ words) The Debrief The Fastest-Known Star Near the Milky Way's Black Hole Has Been Spotted'Now It Could Help Test Einstein's Theory of Gravity The fastest-moving star, S301, was discovered recently by Stefan Gillessen's team at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics…...
James Webb Space Telescope Discovery Parts the Clouds on Bizarre Exoplanet Weather
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (513+ words) James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) data are allowing researchers to resolve a gas giant's cloud cover, providing a new level of detail that significantly alters our understanding of exoplanet conditions. The exoplanet WASP-94b is located about 700 light-years from Earth, in…...
5, 000 Years Ago, Two Ancient Megalithic Societies Shared an Unknown Connection'Now Genetic Science Reveals Their Long-Hidden Secrets
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (783+ words) New genetic analysis of remains recovered from two 5, 000-year-old Neolithic stone monument sites in present-day Germany has revealed a previously unknown biological connection between distant megalithic societies. The new findings include the discovery that two individuals buried at separate sites…...
NASA's Psyche Mission Captures a Surprisingly Brilliant Martian Crescent on Its Way to an Asteroid Rendezvous
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (673+ words) After a Mars flyby on May 15, NASA's Psyche spacecraft is well on its way to a 2029 rendezvous with the asteroid for which it is named, in search of evidence for how planets like ours first formed. According to NASA's analysis…...
A Statistical "Fingerprint" Could Reveal Alien Life Detectable by Current Spacecraft
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (684+ words) One of the many frustrating factors that complicate the search for extraterrestrial life is the time and resources spent analyzing false signals. Molecules such as amino acids and fatty acids, which are commonly associated with signs of biological life, can…...
These Ancient Canadian Fossils Could Rewrite the Timeline of Early Animal Evolution
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (501+ words) A recent fossil discovery in Canada is reshaping scientists" understanding of early animal evolution." Deep in the Canadian Northwest Territories, researchers from the American Museum of Natural History and Dartmouth College have uncovered more than 100 fossils belonging to the Ediacaran…...
Scientists May Have Found a New Way to Detect Dark Matter'By Listening to Black Holes
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (1038+ words) Scientists looking for dark matter have looked almost everywhere they could imagine: deep underground detectors, powerful particle colliders, precision telescopes, and maps of the universe itself. Yet, despite making up most of the matter in the cosmic realm, dark matter…...
Scientists Have Confirmed a "Completely Unexpected" Martian Discovery with Help from NASA's "MAVEN" Mission Data
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (597+ words) NASA scientists say observations of an unusual phenomenon in the atmosphere of Mars have been confirmed, according to findings detailed in a new study. The unexpected discovery was made possible with data from the American space agency's Mars Atmosphere and…...