Electroencephalography, or EEG, was invented 100 years ago. In the years since the invention of this device to monitor brain electricity, it has had an incredible impact on how scientists study the human brain. Since its first use, the EEG has shaped researchers’ understanding of cognition, from perception to memory. It has also been important […]
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‘It’s so complicated:’ Boeing Starliner teams diagnosing helium leak ahead of June 1 astronaut launch
Starliner is still set to fly on its historic first flight with astronauts on June 1, but that could change as the team works through “complicated” issues following a small helium leak. NASA and Boeing officials emphasized they are carefully weighing the decision to launch Starliner‘s first test mission with astronauts to the International Space […]
Ice storms, January downpours, heavy snow, no snow: Diagnosing ‘warming winter syndrome’
One of the most robust measures of Earth’s changing climate is that winter is warming more quickly than other seasons. The cascade of changes it brings, including ice storms and rain in regions that were once reliably below freezing, are symptoms of what I call “warming winter syndrome.” Wintertime warming represents the global accumulation of […]