by S & T • • Commentaires fermés sur Some pro athletes keep getting better as they age − neuroscience can explain how they stay sharp
In a world where sports are dominated by youth and speed, some athletes in their late 30s and even 40s are not just keeping up – they are thriving. Novak Djokovic is still outlasting opponents nearly half his age on…
by S & T • • Commentaires fermés sur The key to a centenarian’s long life may be their superhuman ability to avoid disease – new research
Humans may be living longer on average these days, but, even so, only a fraction of us will live to see our 100th birthday. Yet the reasons why only a select few will become centenarians still remains a mystery to…
by S & T • • Commentaires fermés sur Why on Earth is the planet’s day getting shorter?
Earth will complete a rotation 1.33 milliseconds earlier than usual on Tuesday, August 5. That makes it one of the shortest days of 2025 at 86,399.99867 seconds long. How that happens, and how we can even measure it with…
by S & T • • Commentaires fermés sur ¿Cómo de fuerte es la interacción fuerte que evita que nos desintegremos?
La interacción fuerte es la responsable de la estabilidad de la materia. O sea, de que nosotros mismos, con todo lo que nos rodea, no nos desintegremos. Hablamos de la más intensa de las cuatro interacciones fundamentales de la naturaleza.…
by S & T • • Commentaires fermés sur Un microscope intelligent prédit les signes de neurodégénérescence
Des scientifiques de l’EPFL ont mis au point un microscope autonome capable de prédire le début de l’agrégation de protéines mal repliées – caractéristique des maladies neurodégénératives – et d’analyser les propriétés biomécaniques de ces agrégats. L’accumulation de protéines mal…
by S & T • • Commentaires fermés sur Africans survived 10,000 years of climate changes by adapting food systems – study offers lessons for modern times
Imagine living in a place where a single drought, hurricane, or mudslide can wipe out your food supply. Across Africa, many communities do exactly that – navigate climate shocks like floods, heatwaves, and failed harvests. What’s often overlooked in the…
by S & T • • Commentaires fermés sur Où est le centre de l’Univers ?
Puisque l’Univers est en expansion, cela veut-il dire qu’il est parti d’un point précis, où il aurait été tout contracté ? Eh bien non ! Un physicien nous explique. Il y a environ un siècle, les scientifiques s’efforçaient de concilier ce qui…
by S & T • • Commentaires fermés sur How will AI change the way we conduct scientific research?
How might AI change the way we advance human knowledge? Could it change how universities like Cambridge carry out one of their core functions: research? Could AI be a technological transformation unlike anything we’ve seen before? A group of Cambridge…
by S & T • • Commentaires fermés sur Research replication can determine how well science is working – but how do scientists replicate studies?
Back in high school chemistry, I remember waiting with my bench partner for crystals to form on our stick in the cup of blue solution. Other groups around us jumped with joy when their crystals formed, but my group just…
by S & T • • Commentaires fermés sur Guineafowl can outsmart extreme temperatures: we spent a year finding out how
Have you ever wondered how wild birds cope with baking hot afternoons and freezing cold mornings? Our new study has taken a close look at one of Africa’s most familiar birds – the helmeted guineafowl – and uncovered surprising answers…