How do children learn to cooperate with others? A new cross-cultural study suggests that the answer depends less on universal rules and more on the social norms surrounding the child. In the study, researchers examined…
Ultrafine fibers have exceptional strength
New technique developed at MIT could produce strong, resilient nanofibers for many applications. [caption id="attachment_14103" align="alignnone" width="639"] New ultra-fine fibers created by the MIT team are seen in a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) image.Courtesy of…
The Sun in 2017
[caption id="attachment_14098" align="alignnone" width="700"] ESA/Royal Observatory of Belgium[/caption] This montage of 365 images shows the changing activity of our Sun through the eyes of ESA’s Proba-2 satellite during 2017, along with a partial eclipse for good measure.…
Presurgical imaging may predict whether epilepsy surgery will…
Rice University statisticians show integrative analysis can predict risk of postoperative seizures [caption id="attachment_14093" align="alignnone" width="1718"] An illustration by Rice University statisticians based on a temporal lobe epilepsy dataset shows clear presurgical differences in the…
GAIA’s view of our galactic neighbours
Measuring the positions and motions of more than a billion stars, ESA's Gaia mission will refine our knowledge about our place in the Universe, providing the best ever star chart of our Milky Way and…