Scientists have long known that migrating birds and homing pigeons navigate in part by sensing the Earth’s magnetic fields, ...

A storyteller with a passion for popular education. Head of one of Linköping University's strongest research environments. And a physician. Markus Heilig researches the biology of the brain in ...

Two German physicists have reimagined how to create powerful and uniform magnetic fields using compact permanent magnets. By overcoming the limitations of the well-known Halbach array, which works ...

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Shortly after giving birth, a combination of plummeting hormones and the exhaustion of new motherhood can cause a surge of negative emotions. Meanwhile, the brain’s prefrontal cortex has difficulty ...

A new McGill-led study reveals that digital brain exercises can rejuvenate aging brain systems responsible for learning and memory. Older adults using BrainHQ for 10 weeks showed restored cholinergic ...

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive, FDA-approved therapy that uses brief magnetic pulses to treat depression, particularly in patients who do not respond to medication. Yet ...

Magnetic battery packs are convenient, but the 10,000mAh models usually come with a clear downside: they add a lot of bulk to your phone. Anker is trying to address that with its new Air+ Ultra Slim ...

An imperfect diamond is perfect for sensing Earth’s magnetic field from space. A quantum device used a diamond’s defects to map Earth’s magnetic field from the International Space Station. Just 10 ...

There has been quite a bit of research that shows relying on artificial intelligence tools encourages people to stop thinking critically and start deferring to the machine. But you’d be shocked at ...

Chinese researchers report that a five‑day course of magnetic brain stimulation slightly boosted social communication in young autistic children, including many with intellectual disability. But with ...