Optogenetics has come in for some stick lately, with a number of people criticising the hype that this technique generates in some quar...

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Ganglion cells classically respond to either light increase (ON) or decrease (OFF). Here, the authors show that during natural scene stimulation, a single ganglion cell can switch between ON and OFF d...

AI Energy Score: Initiative to establish comparable energy efficiency ratings for AI models.

Whole-brain tissue clearing and spatial transcriptomics were applied to map postnatal vascular development in the mouse brain, identifying three coordinated phases that link vascular growth to neurona...

Despite rising concerns about sycophancy—excessive agreement or flattery from artificial intelligence (AI) systems—little is known about its prevalence or consequences. We show that sycophancy is wide...

When you think of smart animals, what's the first species that pops into your head? Crows? Dolphins?What about spiders?Chances are, spiders wouldn't be the first you'd think of. [...]

A monolithic cryptographic sensor, which integrates a sensor device with a hashing unit and a cryptographic signature unit, can be used to create a recording system that provides a cryptographic link ...

While the photoreceptor outer segments in the bird outer retina have access to oxygen, the inner retina operates under chronic anoxia, supported by anaerobic glycolysis in the retinal neurons.

Clean energy infrastructure is being deployed with unmatched scale and speed—and China is leading the way

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New study reveals cities expanding into hillsides threaten 70% of endangered species worldwide. Learn how urban sprawl impacts biodiversity hotspots globally.

The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.

Upon DNA breakage, a genomic locus undergoes alterations in three-dimensional chromatin architecture to facilitate signaling and repair. Although cells possess mechanisms to repair damaged DNA, it is ...