According to the results of a new study, some people see the world around us at a higher temporal resolution when compared to others. (journals.plos.org)
Pink Floyd Song Reconstructed From Brain Scans (journals.plos.org)
Researchers who recorded direct neural signals from people listening to “Another Brick in the Wall” have reproduced a recognizable version of the song from the neural data.
A novel nematode species from the Siberian permafrost shares adaptive mechanisms for cryptobiotic survival with C. elegans dauer larva (journals.plos.org)
Fungi that break down hardwood trees can do the same with plastic, new study shows. (journals.plos.org)
The involvement of microorganisms in low-density polyethylene (LDPE) degradation is widely studied across the globe. Even though soil, landfills, and garbage dumps are reported to be promising niches for such organisms, recently the involvement of wood decay fungi in polyethylene degradation is highlighted. In light of this, 50...
Menstrual cups can help prevent infection, improve vaginal health. Teenage girls who were given menstrual cups were less likely to acquire certain kinds of vaginal infections and were more likely t... (journals.plos.org)
Supriya Mehta and co-workers investigate occurrence of sexual health outcomes following provision of menstrual cups in Kenyan schools.
Schooling of light reflecting fish (journals.plos.org)
The main goal of this work is three-fold. First, to establish whether models of schooling fish can generate realistic flash waves that propagate across the school in response to an attack. Second, to explore the possibility that school members are using this source of information themselves, and test how that can, in principle,...
