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Neuroscience

March 02, 2022

How Decision-Making Changes With Age By Emily Sohn

grandma reaching for a door knob

Simons Society of Fellows

February 28, 2022

Why the Ocean Holds the Key to Understanding Climate Change By Marcus Banks

Portrait of Abigail Bodner

Neuroscience

February 23, 2022

In Foraging Tasks, New Opportunities to Study the Brain’s Complexity By Ashley Juavinett

Racoon foraging

Neuroscience

February 23, 2022

Keywords at Cosyne By Betsy Ladyzhets and Emily Singer

Cosyne 2022 word cloud

Science Sandbox

February 22, 2022

WATCH: Community Engagement, Down to a Science By Omar Vera

woman standing in front of new york hall of science

Flatiron Institute

February 03, 2022

Origin of Supermassive Black Hole Flares Identified: Largest-Ever Simulations Suggest Flickering Powered by Magnetic ‘Reconnection’ By Thomas Sumner

A digital illustration of a supermassive black hole with bright flares coming from either side of it.

Flatiron Institute

February 02, 2022

‘Quantum Friction’ Slows Water Flow Through Carbon Nanotubes, Resolving Long-Standing Fluid Dynamics Mystery By Thomas Sumner

Water molecules flow near the honeycomb-patterned walls of a carbon nanotube. Interactions between the molecules and electrons in the walls can cause ‘quantum friction,’ researchers propose in a new study.

Neuroscience

January 31, 2022

The Challenges of Studying Elderly Animals By Jennifer Michalowski

mouse wearing glasses and mouse with a walker