Read article: Life in space impacts human brain structure
New findings on how spaceflight experience impacts an astronaut’s brain could help define guidelines for future space missions
Read article: MRI study challenges our knowledge of how the human brain works
Researchers dig deeper into the workings of the human brain, shedding insight into how the brain’s physical shape might influence its patterns of activity
Read article: Towards a cure for ALS: magnetic stimulation restores impaired motoneurons
Magnetic fields that reactivate damaged motoneurons could one day provide a new treatment for neurodegenerative diseases
Read article: Quantum entanglement doubles microscope resolution
New technique shows promise for non-destructive bioimaging
Read article: Ultrafast imaging sheds light on the earliest stages of vision
Researchers use ultrafast time-resolved crystallography to determine the molecular events that first occur in the retina of the eye once a photon is absorbed
Read article: Mystery of bright-white shrimp solved
Optical nanostructure in the antennae, cuticle, tail, and jaw of Pacific cleaner shrimp explains the animal’s striking pigmentation
Read article: Chaos plays a role in how memories are forgotten, simulations suggest
Memories fade into noise to make room for new information
Read article: Photonic nanospheres help baby shellfish hide from predators
A nanomaterial reflector overlies the eye pigments in certain larval crustaceans, allowing the creatures to appear completely transparent
Read article: Innovation underpins novel biophysics research
The Biophysical Society Annual Meeting enables scientists from different backgrounds to discuss the emerging techniques now being used to probe dynamic processes inside the body
Read article: Single-celled marine algae light the way for solar energy
New analysis of diatom shells, or frustules, suggests possible improvements to solar energy harvesting devices
