PAIN RELIEF A sea snail living in the Pacific Ocean off the Philippines may be able to help scientists develop an alternative to addictive painkillers like morphine, a new study from the University of Copenhagen concludes.
Mergers between two neutron stars have produced more heavy elements in last 2.5 billion years than mergers between neutron stars and black holes.
DNA UCPH researcher Hannes Schroeder from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences receives the prestigious European Research Council’s Consolidator Grant for his inspiring project on the evolution of the human oral microbiome and the population history of prehistoric Europe.
Neuroscientists find the internal workings of next-word prediction models resemble those of language-processing centers in the brain.
The sounds of nature could help us recover from mental fatigue, but this power may be under threat as ecosystems deteriorate and people disconnect from the natural world, according to new research published in the journal Global Environmental Change.
People can switch seamlessly between different social identities, new research shows.
New training technique would reveal the basis for machine-learning systems’ decisions.
ULCERATIVE COLITIS Stem cell transplantation can cure mice suffering from inflammation in the large intestine. This is good news for ulcerative colitis patients, as it may lead to the development of new treatment forms that do not result in ostomy.
System designed to label visual scenes according to type turns out to detect particular objects, too.
Study suggests computational role for neurons that prevent other neurons from firing.
Ballyhooed artificial-intelligence technique known as “deep learning” revives 70-year-old idea.
Genomic evidence from ancient and modern human DNA indicates a complex history for human migrations
Graduate student Nicholas Kamp describes the MicroBooNE experiment and its implications for our understanding of fundamental particles.
Ancient genomes of thirteen Neandertals provide a rare snapshot of their community and social organization
A National Science Foundation-funded team will use artificial intelligence to speed up discoveries in physics, astronomy, and neuroscience.
Progress on gender equality in the medical profession could be hampered by male doctors who overestimate female representation, researchers say.
Researchers decipher when and why immune cells fail to respond to immunotherapy, and suggest that T cells need a different kind of prodding in order to re-engage the immune response.
Scientists have developed a pioneering new technique that harnesses the cutting-edge capabilities of AI to model and map the natural environment in intricate detail.
Scientists have developed a new toolkit for the discovery of mineral deposits crucial to our transition to a ‘green economy’.
A tiny rodent trims tall grasses so it can watch the skies for flying predators, new research shows.