Yearly Archives: 2014
Inside the Milky Way
June 11th, 2014
Embark on an astounding journey across 100,000 light-years to witness key moments in the history of the Milky Way.
Sugar on trial: What you really need to know
June 11th, 2014
Imagine you are siiting at a table with a bag of sugar, a teaspoon and a glass of water. You open the bag and add a spoonful of sugar to the water. Then another, and another, and another, until ...
Does “Free Will” Stem From Brain Noise?
June 10th, 2014
Our ability to make choices — and sometimes mistakes — might arise from random fluctuations in the brain’s background electrical noise, according to a recent study from the Center for Mind and Brain at the University of California, Davis.
Ask A Scientist: Is Honey Healthier Than Sugar?
June 10th, 2014
Sugar is sugar. And honey is (mostly) sugar. But if you're choosing between the two from a health perspective, err on the side of the sticky stuff.
Prolonged fasting ‘re-boots’ immune system
June 9th, 2014
Results of a new study on mice and a phase 1 trial of humans suggest that prolonged cycles of fasting - for 2-4 days at a time - not only protect against toxic effects of chemotherapy, but also trigger ...
A new twist on a twist
June 5th, 2014
Nature abounds with perfect helices. They show up in animal horns and seashells, in DNA and the young tendrils of plants. But helix formation can get complicated: In some cases, the direction of rotation can reverse as a helix ...
The Blind Woman Who Saw Rain
June 5th, 2014
Imagine a world that is completely black. You can't see a thing — unless something happens to move. You can see the rain falling from the sky, the steam coming from your coffee cup, a car passing by on ...
The helical model – our Galaxy is a vortex
June 5th, 2014
The helical model - our Galaxy is a vortex
Each will forever live the results of his own deeds!
June 4th, 2014
Duke researchers have found a new type of neuron in the adult brain that is capable of telling stem cells to make more new neurons. Though the experiments are in their early stages, the finding opens the tantalizing possibility ...
