On Monday night’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart gave audiences a comedic rundown of the recent developments in the relationship between Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping following Trump’s hosting of Jinping in Washington, D.C., for what was called a “reciprocal state visit” by the White House. Stewart kicked off his monologue
A detailed brain map describes gene activity in neurons (artist’s illustration) as well as immune and vascular cells in the prefrontal cortex.Credit: PASIEKA/SPL/Getty Researchers have produced the largest map to date of gene activity in the human prefrontal cortex1, a brain area that supports planning, decision-making and behavioural and emotional regulation. The landmark map draws
Mapping microproteins in the brain might help to understand, and treat, Alzheimer’s disease.Credit: Zephyr/SPL More than 1,000 previously overlooked ‘microproteins’ have been found in samples of human brain tissue, providing researchers with the most comprehensive database yet to study these hidden molecules inside the human brain. Dozens of the tiny proteins showed altered expression in
People have long projected their known worlds on maps. This depiction, from Gerardus Mercator’s edition of Geography by Claudius Ptolemy, dates back to second-century Alexandria, Egypt. Credit: Royal Geographical Society via Getty A view of the world that has prevailed for around 450 years has been challenged. On 4 September, the United Nations General Assembly
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Leslie Moody has strong opinions on politics. But ask her who was on the ballot for her U.S. House district in Kansas City when she voted in last month’s primary, and she isn’t sure, though she knew it wasn’t her current representative, Democrat Emanuel Cleaver. That’s because the districts have changed
The driving force behind our universe’s accelerated expansion remains one of the greatest mysteries in astronomy. While this force, which scientists refer to as dark energy, pervades our universe, we know almost nothing about it. Located on a remote mountain in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) has spent the past five
