A mind-reading brain implant with password protection
A brain implant can decode a person’s internal thoughts, but it only works if the user thinks of a pre-defined password. The device, a brain–computer interface (BCI), was able to decipher up to…
Archaeological Discovery in Manching: 40,000 Celtic Artifacts and a Rare Warrior Statuette
In a 6,800 m² area of the Celtic oppidum of Manching in Bavaria, archaeologists recovered over 40,000 artifacts dating back to the Iron Age. The highlight is a bronze warrior statuette, just 7.5…
Rare fingerprints of ancient peoples found in Australian cave
Australia’s First Nations history stretches back many tens of thousands of years, rich in depth and diversity. Archaeological research has revealed much about this deep past, but it has rarely captured the gestures…
Scientists grow pure, stable human mini-kidneys for the first time
Researchers from Tel Aviv University and Sheba Medical Center achieved an unprecedented feat: creating human mini kidneys — called organoids — in the laboratory from stem cells taken from kidney tissue. These mini…
Teeth from 300,000 years ago suggest interbreeding between Homo sapiens and Homo erectus.
A new study conducted by Chinese and Spanish scientists analyzed teeth estimated to be around 300,000 years old, discovered in southern China, and found in them an unexpected combination of primitive and modern…
A new era of sutureless tissue reconstruction for better healing
Zach Winn | MIT News When surgeons repair tissues, they’re currently limited to mechanical solutions like sutures and staples, which can cause their own damage, or meshes and glues that may not adequately bond with…
Hidden Diabetes Risk Identified by AI
A new study led by researchers at the Scripps Research Translational Institute is challenging the traditional way we diagnose and monitor type 2 diabetes. Published in Nature Medicine, the study reveals that glucose…
10,000-year-old rock engravings discovered in Libya
The Libyan Department of Tourist Police and Antiquities Protection has announced the discovery of an archaeological site in the Al-Hasawna Mountains, in the southwest of the country. The site features a collection of…
What space pregnancy might actually involve
As plans for missions to Mars accelerate, so do questions about how the human body might cope. A return trip to the red planet would give more than enough time for someone to…
Fossil of a trilobite extinct 450 million years ago turned into an amulet.
A trilobite fragment showing signs of human modification, dated between the 1st and 2nd centuries AD, was identified during excavations at the archaeological site of A Cibdá de Armea, in Ourense, Galicia. This…