Novel findings in the biology of depression: Is now the time to update the 60-year-old serotonin theory?
Serotonin is a hormone produced by nerve cells from tryptophan, an amino acid which enters our body through our diet....
How brain cells repair their DNA reveals “hot spots” of aging and disease
The brain is the organ responsible for our personality, consciousness and ability to process our surrounding environment. It, quite simply,...
Supermassive black hole: Andromeda’s and the Milky Way’s black holes will collide
Our nearest galaxy, Andromeda or M31, lies 2.537 million light years (or 2.4 x 1019 km) away. However, scientists have...
Concern for the Climate Endures Through the COVID-19 Pandemic
COVD-19 may be cutting coverage on the climate crisis, but that doesn’t mean people have stopped caring about the climate....
Music was my first love…
New research illustrates the potential for music therapy for people with Alzheimer’s. We’re all aware of the power of music...
Robotic Touch: Artificial skin brings robots closer to ‘touching’ human lives
When we anticipate the different future innovative technologies we imagine that the manufacturing industry will be completely automated, routine medical...
Venus Flytraps Generate Measurable Magnetic Fields
Magnetic fields produced by the venus fly trap have been measured by an interdisciplinary team of scientists. Lily Sharratt-Davidson explores...
Should Scotland reintroduce the Eurasian lynx to its highlands?
Samantha Dougary explores whether the Eurasian lynx should be reintroduced back into the Scottish Highlands, to once again be free...
Tunes from the Stone Age: Paleolithic horn comes back for an encore
The 18,000-year-old Charonia lampas with its forcefully truncated apex at the top. Little of the original red decorations remain visible...
