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Medical Xpress / Aphantasia challenges a centuries-old theory of abstract thought
Aphantasia, the inability to form mental images, poses a serious challenge to an influential theory of abstract thought in the history of philosophy. The study by researchers at the University of Tartu suggests that mental ...
Medical Xpress / Risk-based strategies superior to US Preventive Services Task Force criteria for lung cancer screening
Risk-based strategies are superior to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) criteria for optimizing efficiency and minimizing variation of lung cancer screening across racial and ethnic groups, according to a study ...
Tech Xplore / Dutch launch humanoid robot center to 'kickstart' race with China
In a squat building on a drab business park just outside Rotterdam, sleek white humanoid robots scuttle around, accompanied by a gray robotic dog performing various canine tricks.
Tech Xplore / New database for subsurface energy storage could be boon for natural gas industry
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have produced a new analysis of underground natural gas storage sites around the country. The analysis can help guide future expansion of natural gas storage capacity, optimize ...
Phys.org / New research reveals the motivations and tactics used by call center fraudsters
A new study led by the University of Portsmouth lifts the lid on the tactics used by call center fraudsters in India, while revealing the shocking scale of the industry within the country. Published in the Journal of White ...
Phys.org / 'Atomic zoom' brings gum disease bacteria into sharp focus
The technology at the center of the growing "resolution revolution" has again shown its value to scientists at Yale by revealing the secrets of gum disease.
Tech Xplore / By modeling visual saliency, AI improves ratings of artistic product designs
Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that evaluates the visual appeal of literary and artistic product designs by mimicking how people naturally direct their attention across an image, a step ...
Phys.org / Human activity has not always harmed biodiversity—quite the opposite
For millennia, farming in Switzerland did not reduce plant diversity but helped increase it, University of Basel researchers have shown in a detailed reconstruction covering the past 7,000 years. Only recent decades paint ...
Phys.org / Deep inside crocodile skulls, 100 million years of brain evolution barely registers
Although modern crocodiles, alligators, caimans and gharials are restricted to the tropics, their fossil record tells a very different story. Ancient crocodylians once inhabited much of the globe and exhibited a remarkable ...
Phys.org / Ozone depletion began decades before discovery of ozone hole, scientists find
The Antarctic ozone hole was discovered in 1985, when scientists observed a severe depletion in Earth's protective layer of stratospheric ozone. Industrial chemicals known as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), then widely used as ...
Phys.org / These glaciers are becoming critical climate havens as America's iconic mountain glaciers and their water diminish
If you have ever hiked in the high peaks of Colorado, the Wasatch Range in Utah or the Tetons in Wyoming, you've almost certainly seen a rock glacier, perhaps without even knowing it.
Phys.org / Why shorter lists win: Researchers study how people misread rankings
Math is great when it's simple, but then our brain gets involved and complicates everything. Imagine you are on the leadership team for a Big 4 and choosing between two employees for a director-level promotion. One is ranked ...
