More GABA In Specific Brain Region Means Better Memory, Potential Antidepressant Chemical
Nov 16, 2016 10:30 am UTC| Science Health
Memory has long been one of the most elusive concepts in human history, largely because the brain can be unreliable in storing and recalling information. Now, findings indicate that higher levels of a chemical known as...
Princess Leia Memory Wave Helps The Brain Better Store Memory
Nov 16, 2016 10:29 am UTC| Science
Memory can be a really tricky thing, which a lot of people are trying to get the hang of. This is especially important for those who really need to remember stuff that they study for the next day. These folks are in luck...
Myanmar Space Debris Crash Prompts Concerns About Danger Of Remaining Space Junk
Nov 15, 2016 09:48 am UTC| Science
Humanity has been sending objects and people to space for several decades, and during that time, the debris from the shuttles and machines sent beyond the earths atmosphere has been accumulating. Last Thursday, two of...
Why CSI: Space will be a far greater challenge than forensic science on Earth
Nov 14, 2016 22:00 pm UTC| Law Science
At the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation centre, NASA has just concluded the latest year-long study into the effects of long-term isolation in space. The research is primarily focused on examining...
Brains Of Adolescent Boys And Girls Process PTSD Differently Study Says
Nov 14, 2016 19:25 pm UTC| Science
A new study has revealed that the brains of adolescent boys and girls process traumatic stress in different ways. It would appear that when the brains of children were scanned after experiencing situations of extreme...
Study Says Even Physicists Are Scared Of Math
Nov 14, 2016 08:30 am UTC| Science
Math, mathematics, maths, whatever its called, it is the bane of students existence everywhere. Only a handful of people are ever good at it and even fewer are actually interested in practicing it. This is just something...
How biotechnology could offer hope for snakebite victims
Nov 13, 2016 16:02 pm UTC| Health Science
Snakebite is a major public health burden for low-income countries in tropical parts of the world. There are around 5 million bites and 150,000 deaths every year. And about 400,000 victims become permanently disabled...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight