A new theory links gravity to quantum entropy and introduces the G-field, possibly explaining dark matter and cosmic expansion. In a recent study published in Physical Review D, Professor Ginestra Bianconi, a Professor of Applied Mathematics at Queen Mary University of London, presents a groundbr
Geologists have made certain assumptions about how the crust making up our planet’s earliest surface formed, but a new study has found that Earth’s very first protocrust was surprisingly similar to the shell of solid rock in place today.
It may mean a complete rethink of how Earth’s coat transitioned from a skin of boiling magma to the shifting armor of tectonic plates we now live on, according to the international team of researchers behind the study.
“Scientists have long thought that tectonic plates needed to dive beneath each other to create the chemical fingerprint we see in continents,” says geochemist Simon Turner, from Macquarie University in Australia.
Terraforming Mars has been the long-term dream of colonization enthusiasts for decades.
A recent study published in The Journal of Neuroscience has found evidence for a link between breathing patterns and brain activity during anxious states. Researchers found that rats experiencing anxiety-like behavior in a common behavioral test breathed more rapidly and that this change in breathing influenced brain rhythms in a key frontal brain area. The study highlights how shifts in respiration actively shape how the brain functions during emotional experiences.
Scientists have long known that feelings of anxiety can trigger physical changes in the body, including alterations in breathing. Previous research has shown that breathing influences brain activity, particularly in areas involved in processing smells and in the front part of the brain. This connection between breathing and brain function has been especially well-documented in relation to fear, where slow, steady breathing is often linked to freezing behavior in rodents. However, it remained unclear whether breathing plays a similar role in other negative emotional states like anxiety, which tends to involve faster breathing.
To investigate this, researchers set out to understand how breathing affects brain activity in situations that evoke anxiety. They used a widely accepted method for studying anxiety in rodents called the elevated plus maze. This maze is shaped like a plus sign and has two arms that are enclosed and two that are open and exposed. Because rats naturally prefer the safety of enclosed spaces, spending time in the open arms is considered an indication of anxiety-like behavior.
We’re surrounded by randomness — but we don’t always see it clearly. Our minds crave patterns, even when chance is in control.
A new brain imaging study finds that action video gamers may develop enhanced visual processing abilities, especially in spatial awareness and movement tracking.
Teens who develop gratitude during middle school may be better protected from depression, thanks to improved self-esteem, according to a recent study.
A large population study links social disconnectedness—especially loneliness—to higher rates of mental illness and other major health problems.
Researchers have found a strong link between adult ADHD and increased dementia risk, raising new questions about how attention disorders affect brain health in old age.
Malware campaign via SourceForge and fake AI sites deploy miner, clipper, and RAT malware, impacting 4,604 users in Russia.
