A century after the EEG was discovered, it remains a crucial tool for understanding the brain
The electroencephalogram (EEG), which measures electrical activity in the brain, was discovered 100 years ago by German psychiatrist Hans Berger. He was the first to observe rhythmic electrical activity coming from the human scalp. It took some time for the scientific community to accept Berger’s discovery, but EEG eventually became established as a tool for […]
Hubble Space Telescope finds bucket of cosmic Easter eggs — 500 blue and red stars
The Hubble Space Telescope recently completed the largest observing program of individual stars since its 1990 launch. Called the Ultraviolet Legacy Library of Young Stars as Essential Standards (ULLYSES), the program observed 500 stars over three years using Hubble’s ultraviolet light viewing capabilities. The ULLYSES dataset will provide new insights into star formation, evolution and […]
How photos of the April 8 solar eclipse will help us understand of the sun’s atmosphere
– Photos taken during the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024 will help scientists better understand the sun’s atmosphere, specifically the corona. – The corona is very dim compared to the sun’s visible surface, so it can only be seen during a total solar eclipse when the moon blocks the bright surface. – However, […]
Billie Eilish Says Criticizing ‘Wasteful’ Vinyl Sustainability Practices ‘Wasn’t Singling Anyone Out’
– Billie Eilish recently criticized the “wasteful” practice of artists releasing multiple vinyl variants of their albums with slight differences to encourage more purchases. – Some felt she was calling out specific artists like Taylor Swift who do this. But Eilish clarified she wasn’t singling anyone out and said it’s an industry-wide issue. – She […]
James Webb Space Telescope joins the hunt for newborn exoplanets
– Astronomers are using the James Webb Space Telescope to hunt for planets forming around young stars by observing protoplanetary disks, the disks of dust and gas where planets grow. – JWST observed the protoplanetary disks around three young stars – HL Tau, SAO 206462, and MWC 758. – For SAO 206462, the team discovered […]
Korean “Artificial Sun” Reactor Sets Record at 100 Million Degrees
– Scientists at the Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research (KSTAR) in South Korea set a new world record for their nuclear fusion reactor, an “artificial sun”, by generating plasma at a temperature of 100 million degrees Celsius. – This is 7 times hotter than the core of the sun and they were able to sustain […]
NASA’s mission to an ice-covered moon will contain a message between water worlds
– NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft, set to launch in October 2024, will carry a laser-etched message on a plate that celebrates humanity’s connection to water. – The message includes 103 spoken words for “water” in different languages converted into waveforms. It aims to depict the diversity of Earth’s languages. – It also includes visual depictions […]
Giant Mars asteroid impact creates vast field of destruction with 2 billion craters
– A giant asteroid impacted Mars over 2 million years ago in the Elysium Planitia region, leaving a large 13.9 km wide crater called Corinto. – The impact blasted ejecta materials over long distances, creating up to 2 billion secondary craters across an area of 1,800 km from the primary crater. Some ejecta traveled as […]
Sam Bankman-Fried just got sentenced to 25 years in prison
– Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, was sentenced to 25 years in prison by a federal judge in New York. – He was convicted in November 2022 of fraud and money laundering charges related to the collapse of FTX in 2022. – Prosecutors had asked for a sentence of 40-50 years, […]
Melissa Barrera on Getting Fired From ‘Scream’ and the Controversy That Followed
– Melissa Barrera was fired from her role in Scream films in November 2022 over social media posts she made regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Her posts expressed support for Palestinians and were seen as antisemitic by the studio Spyglass. – Barrera maintained she did not intend to be antisemitic and condemned all forms of hate. […]