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Working memory is more complicated than we thought
Working memory is more complicated than we thought A new study reveals that working memory is not solely controlled by the prefrontal cortex, but rather involves multiple brain regions, including the early visual cortex. The research found that disrupting neural activity in the early visual cortex (V1) impaired participants’ ability to remember visual information, suggesting […]
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Team confirms earliest evidence of humans in the Americas
Team confirms earliest evidence of humans in the Americas A new study confirms that humans arrived in the Americas between 23,000 and 21,000 years ago, contradicting previous estimates. The evidence comes from ancient footprints found at White Sands National Park in New Mexico, which were previously dated using seeds and pollen but have now been […]
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NASA Tech to Use Moonlight to Enhance Measurements from Space
NASA Tech to Use Moonlight to Enhance Measurements from Space NASA is launching a new mission called Arcstone to measure moonlight from space and use it as a calibration standard for Earth-viewing sensors. The mission will use a spectrometer to measure lunar spectral reflectance, which will provide a stable and universal calibration source for satellite […]
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NASA History News and Notes – Summer 2025
NASA History News and Notes – Summer 2025 NASA’s history is marked by critical decisions that have shaped the agency’s national legacy and promoted confidence in times of crisis. The Shuttle-Centaur program was canceled in 1986 due to increased safety measures following the loss of Challenger, marking a difficult decision for NASA Administrator James Fletcher. […]
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NASA Aircraft to Make Low-Altitude Flights in Mid-Atlantic, California
NASA Aircraft to Make Low-Altitude Flights in Mid-Atlantic, California NASA’s P-3 Orion aircraft and Dynamic Aviation’s King Air B200 will conduct low-altitude atmospheric research flights from June 22 to July 2, 2025. The flights will take place over parts of the East Coast (Baltimore, Philadelphia, Richmond) and West Coast (Los Angeles Basin, Salton Sea, Central […]
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Increasing northern wildfires will actually slow climate change
Increasing northern wildfires will actually slow climate change A new study finds that increasing northern wildfires will actually slow global warming by 12% globally and 38% in the Arctic over the next 35 years. The increase in boreal fires, primarily due to climate change, has been underestimated in previous climate models, which have kept fire […]
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Cannabis use disorder may raise your psychiatric illness risk
Cannabis use disorder may raise your psychiatric illness risk Cannabis use disorder has been linked to an increased risk of developing several psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a new study published in Nature Mental Health. The study analyzed genome-wide association analyses (GWAS) […]
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Precise measurement standards have revolutionized museum science, helping nail down where artifacts are from
Precise measurement standards have revolutionized museum science, helping nail down where artifacts are from The Great Baltimore Fire of 1904 led to the development of national standards for fire hose threading, which has since improved emergency responses across the country and paved the way for consistency in scientific research. In science, standardization allows for more […]
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Nuclear scientists have long been targets in covert ops – Israel has brought that policy out of the shadows
Nuclear scientists have long been targets in covert ops – Israel has brought that policy out of the shadows Nuclear scientists have been targeted in covert operations since the nuclear age began, with at least 14 believed to be killed in Israel’s Operation Rising Lion on June 13, 2025. The attack aimed to disrupt Iran’s […]
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NASA to Gather In-Flight Imagery of Commercial Test Capsule Re-Entry
NASA to Gather In-Flight Imagery of Commercial Test Capsule Re-Entry NASA’s Scientifically Calibrated In-Flight Imagery (SCIFLI) team will gather data on The Exploration Company’s Mission Possible capsule as it returns to Earth following its launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The SCIFLI team, stationed in Hawaii and flying aboard an agency Gulfstream III aircraft, […]
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