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80-million-year-old snake brain reveals a surprising evolutionary secret
More than 4,000 snake species live today, all descended from heavily modified lizard ancestors. Yet scientists still do not fully understand how snakes developed...
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James Bond, not Bond James: why scientific publishing must respect name order
Until nearly the end of the twentieth century, most papers indexed in the Science Citation Index — a database of scientific papers —...
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Scientists discover the brain cells that keep you motivated
What allows people to keep working toward a goal when the challenge becomes more demanding? Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have identified a...
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Stimulation modulates gene-linked cell assemblies in the human brain
Kucewicz, M. T., Worrell, G. A. & Axmacher, N. Direct electrical brain stimulation of human memory: lessons learnt and future perspectives. Brain 146, 2214–2226...
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Sitting up straight may improve your mood and decision-making
A person's posture may subtly affect both emotional state and decision-making, according to new research from McGill University. In a laboratory study, participants who...
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Exclusive: the science papers that patents cite the most
Half a century ago, biochemists Georges Köhler and César Milstein kicked off a revolution in medicine. Their 1975 paper described how to mass-produce...
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This hydrogen turbine turns controlled explosions into electricity
Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have achieved a major milestone in hydrogen power by operating a new compressorless gas turbine for...