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How an Earth-Sized Telescope Images Supermassive Black Holes
Ziri Younsi, a member of the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration, explains how scientists managed to photograph a black hole across 55 million light years.
Scientists Probe the Mysteries of a Well-Preserved 2,500-Year-Old Human Brain
A team examined tissues from the unusually intact Heslington Brain, which belonged to a man who was killed in Iron Age England.
I Got an MRI While Stoned to See What My Brain Looked Like
I inhaled marijuana vapor to help a research team at University College London study the impact of cannabis on the brain.
Life on the Internet Is Hard When Your Last Name is 'Butts'
The “Scunthorpe problem” has never really been solved and for people with "offensive" last names, this can be a real pain in the ass.
A Nobel Prize-Winning Scientist Built an Invisible Maze for Rats
The honeycomb maze is better than the alternative, both ethically and scientifically.
Criminalization Makes It Harder to Study Ayahuasca, Scientists Say
It's an impediment to medical research on ayahuasca's potential to treat mental health disorders.
This AI Can Accurately Predict the Outcome of Human Rights Trials
But replacing human judges is “impossible” right now, researchers say.
This App Will Stop You From Going to the Pub
A team of liver specialists at University College London has developed a new smartphone app to help alcoholic liver disease patients cut down on drinking.
Researchers Set a New Data Transfer Record: 1.125 Tb/Second
It bodes well for data transfer between cities and the digital economy.
Physicists Are Turning to Pancake Batter To Combat Loss of Vision
Creating the perfect pancake batter offers new insights into glaucoma.
Apparently Men’s Brains Are Hardwired to Choose Sex Over Food
Studying the brain cells of nematode worms, researchers from University College London concluded that neurons in male brains may be programmed to prioritise sex over the desire to eat food.