Dark energy survives neutron star crash test while rivals fail
20 October 2017
We saw gravitational waves and light at the same moment from a neutron star merger, which means Einstein was right and some alternative theories are dead
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Found 33 results for Anil Ananthaswamy
Electric zap ‘wakes’ man after 15 years in a vegetative state
25 September 2017
A man in a vegetative state for 15 years has been able to open his eyes, move his head, and even try to smile, after electrical stimulation of his vagus nerve
Meet the team who 'woke' a man from 15 years in vegetative state
25 September 2017
Angela Sirigu and her team stimulated the brain of a man who fell into a vegetative state after a car crash 2001. Now he can move his eyes and listen to music
Far-off galaxies are firing rare high-energy cosmic rays at us
21 September 2017
The highest energy particles in the universe hit Earth very rarely, so it took 10 years of data to pinpoint their origin. They’re coming from galaxies far, far away
Gravity may be created by strange flashes in the quantum realm
20 September 2017
A model of how wave forms of quantum systems collapse reveals a way they could create gravitational fields, and perhaps even reconcile two pillars of physics
AI spots Alzheimer’s brain changes years before symptoms emerge
14 September 2017
A machine-learning algorithm that examines MRI scans can identify alterations in how different regions of the brain are connected that indicate future disease
Ravens can plan for future as well as 4-year-old children can
13 July 2017
The smart birds seem to have evolved this flexible cognitive ability independently from hominids as the two lineages diverged about 320 million years ago
Consciousness helps us learn quickly in a changing world
28 June 2017
What's the point of consciousness? Experiments suggest it evolved to help us learn and adapt more rapidly than we could without it
Consciousness helps us learn quickly in a changing world
27 June 2017
What's the point of consciousness? Experiments suggest it evolved to help us learn and adapt more rapidly than we could without it
Chinese satellite beats distance record for quantum entanglement
15 June 2017
Entangled photons survived transmission to locations 1200 kilometres apart on Earth, a feat that could kick off the use of quantum satellites for secure communications
