SCIENCE

I spy with my speedy eye — scientists discover speed of visual perception ranges widely in humans
- By West virginia digital
- . April 2, 2024
Using a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it experiment, researchers from Trinity College Dublin have discovered that individuals differ widely in the rate at which

Computational tools fuel reconstruction of new and improved bird family tree
- By West virginia digital
- . April 2, 2024
Using cutting-edge computational methods and supercomputing infrastructure at UC San Diego, researchers have built the largest and most detailed bird

These plants evolved in Florida millions of years ago: They may be gone in decades
- By West virginia digital
- . April 2, 2024
Scrub mints are among the most endangered plants you’ve probably never heard of. More than half of the 24 species

Research reveals language barriers limit effectiveness of cybersecurity resources
- By West virginia digital
- . April 2, 2024
The idea for Fawn Ngo’s latest research came from a television interview. Ngo, a University of South Florida criminologist, had

Chatbot outperformed physicians in clinical reasoning in head-to-head study
- By West virginia digital
- . April 2, 2024
ChatGPT-4, an artificial intelligence program designed to understand and generate human-like text, outperformed internal medicine residents and attending physicians at

Universal brain-computer interface lets people play games with just their thoughts
- By West virginia digital
- . April 2, 2024
Imagine playing a racing game like Mario Kart, using only your brain to execute the complex series of turns in

Physics-based predictive tool will speed up battery and superconductor research
- By West virginia digital
- . April 2, 2024
From lithium-ion batteries to next-generation superconductors, the functionality of many modern, advanced technologies depends on the physical property known as

Pilot study shows ketogenic diet improves severe mental illness
- By West virginia digital
- . April 2, 2024
For people living with serious mental illness like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, standard treatment with antipsychotic medications can be a

New advance against a form of heart failure prevalent in men
- By West virginia digital
- . April 2, 2024
University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered a gene on the Y chromosome that contributes to the greater

Cellphone compass can measure tiny concentrations of compounds important for human health
- By West virginia digital
- . April 2, 2024
Nearly every modern cellphone has a built-in compass, or magnetometer, that detects the direction of Earth’s magnetic field, providing critical