Guardian: Scientists reverse memory decline using electrical pulses

Working memory of older group temporarily improves to match younger group in study [more…]

guardian: Easter Island statues: mystery behind their location revealed

Location of statues was based on nearby fresh water and other resources, says US study [more…]

guardian: ‘Gene map for depression’ sparks hopes of new generation of treatments

A 200-strong team of researchers from across the globe have mapped the genetic variants that increase the risk of depression [more…]

NASA at Mars: 20 years of 24/7 exploration

No one under 20 has experienced a day without NASA at Mars. The Pathfinder mission, carrying the Sojourner rover, landed on Mars on July 4, 1997. In the 20 years since Pathfinder’s touchdown, eight other NASA landers and orbiters have arrived successfully, and not a day has passed without the United States having at least one active robot on Mars or in orbit around Mars.

the guardian: Rosetta mission ends with touchdown on comet 67P – as it happened

https://embed.theguardian.com/embed/video/science/video/2016/sep/30/subdued-reaction-to-rosetta-probe-landing-on-comet-67p-video

And this seems like a good place to end the coverage today. The final, final images have just been shown. We know that science data was flowing back to Earth from Rosetta until the final moment of touch down. We know that it is going to take years to fully analyse all the data. [more…]

Vera F. Birkenbihl – Humor in unserem Leben

nova: TOP Secret Things about Mathematics you didn’t Know

the guardian: Crafty yoghurts: can your tastebuds be tricked? – video

https://embed.theguardian.com/embed/video/lifeandstyle/video/2016/jun/27/crafty-yoghurts-can-your-tastebuds-be-tricked-video

yahoo: They’re not saying it’s aliens, but signal traced to sunlike star sparks SETI interest

SETI researchers are buzzing about a strong spike in radio signals that seemed to come from the direction of a sunlike star in the constellation Hercules, known as HD 164595.

Film: Angela Summereder "AUS DEM NICHTS"

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