A student spotted what looked like a 'smudge' last summer on deep sky images. Astronomers have now announced that it was very likely a new galaxy about 37 million lightyears away — a part of the Leo I galaxy group that is 'lowest surface brightness object ever detected via integrated light.'
In the fruit fly, a single pair of brain neurons command backward locomotion in both larvae and adults, researchers report. The methodology behind the discovery provides a way for scientists to link other direct connections between individual brain neurons and nervous system neurons.
Idris Elba has denied that he will be playing the next James Bond after Daniel Craig hands in his licence to kill.
Despite the 'illusion' of continuity, human perception pulses in and out four times per second, say researchers, a rate that is identical in human and monkey brains.
Biologists have uncovered the hidden genetic secrets that give wheat its remarkable ability for local adaptation — revealing a previously untapped resource for breeding better, more resilient wheat.
Air pollution shortens human lives by more than a year, according to a new study from a team of leading environmental engineers and public health researchers. Better air quality could lead to a significant extension of lifespans around the world.
In the world of plant-feeding insects, who shows up first to the party determines the overall success of the gathering; yet viruses can disrupt these intricate relationships, according to researchers.
Gift givers tend to focus on the 'big reveal,' leading them to choose whichever gift is more likely to surprise and delight the recipient in the moment — even when other options are more likely to bring recipients the greatest satisfaction, according to new findings.
A team of researchers has developed a new material that could potentially improve the efficiency of computer processing and memory.
Harry Potter actors Bonnie Wright, Katie Leung and Afshan Azad had a mini reunion at Afshan’s wedding. She played Padma Patil in the movies. See pics.