How do humans make decisions when the outcomes are uncertain? One possible way would be to calculate the expected value of each option by multiplying…
Feeling Lucky? How Unexpected Wins Shape Our Risky Decisions
How do humans make decisions when the outcomes are uncertain? One possible way would be to calculate the expected value of each option by multiplying…
NASA’s GUARDIAN: Innovative GPS-Based Tsunami Detection System
New hazard-monitoring technology uses GPS signals to go wave-hunting in the Pacific Ring of Fire. GUARDIAN’s long-term objective is to augment early warning systems. Triggered…
NASA’s GUARDIAN: Innovative GPS-Based Tsunami Detection System
New hazard-monitoring technology uses GPS signals to go wave-hunting in the Pacific Ring of Fire. GUARDIAN’s long-term objective is to augment early warning systems. Triggered…
Chilling Secrets: Rocks Beneath Antarctic Ice Sheet Reveal Surprising Past
Researchers from the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration found that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet had been thinner in the past and had regrown, suggesting that…
Illuminating Science: X-Rays Visualize How One of Nature’s Strongest Bonds Breaks
Scientists have deciphered how an activated catalyst breaks down the strong carbon-hydrogen bonds in potent greenhouse gas methane, according to a study published in Science….
Pushing Boundaries: Smaller, Lighter Space-Based Imaging Spectrometers With High Spectral Resolution
NASA researchers have created a new, lightweight, and cost-effective imaging spectrometer for space use. These designs deliver high-resolution spectroscopy in a compact form, potentially expanding…
“Deep Sequencing” Identifies Several New Genetic Variants in Vascular Anomalies
The study captured genetic variants at extremely low levels, and dozens of patients began new therapies as a result of the findings. Researchers from Children’s…
“Deep Sequencing” Identifies Several New Genetic Variants in Vascular Anomalies
The study captured genetic variants at extremely low levels, and dozens of patients began new therapies as a result of the findings. Researchers from Children’s…
Don’t Sleep on This: Study Links Sleep Apnea to Smaller Brain Volume
A recent study has found an association between severe sleep apnea and reduced brain volume in regions critical to memory in individuals with early signs…