In 1992, astronomers discovered the first exoplanets in an unexpected part of the universe: around a pulsar, a rapidly spinning stellar corpse. Not many other pulsar planets have been found since th… [+5277 chars]
Fish are helping researchers track down the origins of how brains compute mathematics, reports a review in Frontiers in Neuroanatomy. An international team has reviewed more than 200 publications, wh… [+3848 chars]
Astronomers have detected a strange and persistent "heartbeat" radio signal coming from a far-off galaxy. It has been classified as a fast radio burst (FRB), but where such signals are normally inte… [+1757 chars]
Gut microbes have been linked to both good health and the promotion of diseases such as autoimmune disorders, inflammatory bowel diseases, metabolic syndrome, and even neuropsychiatric disorders. On… [+3421 chars]
Your gut is a wondrous place. A special layer of cells that coats the insides of your small and large intestines takes in nutrients and water from what you ate while keeping anything bad out of your … [+4954 chars]
