January 24, 2026To flexibly organize thought, the brain makes use of space: « MIT researchers tested their theory of spatial computing, which holds that the brain recruits and controls ad hoc groups of neurons for cognitive tasks by applying brain waves to patches of the cortex. » Science
January 24, 2026‘A Tremendous Resource’: New Health Science Education Center opens doors on UNK campus Science
January 24, 202628-year study reveals Fin, Humpback, and Minke whales are shifting diets to avoid competition in warming waters. Analysis of 1,110 samples shows that as Arctic krill declines in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, these species are switching to fish-based diets to coexist. Science
January 24, 2026Routine childhood vaccinations, nor the aluminum used as vaccine adjuvants, are not associated with an increased risk of epilepsy in young children, according to a new decade long case-control study Science
January 24, 2026UH scientists investigate Sharktober, confirm spike in tiger shark bites in October : Kauai Now Science
January 24, 2026Diagnoses of major conditions failing to recover since the pandemic. Diagnoses of depression were 27.7% lower than expected compared with pre-pandemic trends. Diagnoses were also lower than expected for asthma (16.4%), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD, 15.8%) and osteoporosis (11.5%). Science
January 24, 2026Stanford Scientists Reveal Oldest Map of the Night Sky, Previously Lost to Time Science
