Brain-Controlled Hearing Aids Reduce Background Noise
Hearing aids amplify everything — "indiscriminately" — wrote a group of scientists working on a system that may make brain-controlled hearing aids possible.
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Brain-guided hearing aids: decoding attention to boost desired voices
Hearing aids amplify everything — "indiscriminately" — wrote a group of scientists working on a system that may make brain-controlled hearing aids possible.
How extra chromosomes help plants survive cataclysms
Many plants, including many species of bananas, have more than two sets of chromosomes. This can make the species more resilient to major environmental catastrophe, researchers find. Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket/Getty Images Most people are diploid. That is, we have two sets of chromosomes — one set from each parent.
Why Asteroid 2026 JH2 Isn’t a Threat to Earth
Picture the scene: An asteroid is hurtling towards Earth. It's the size of the Eiffel Tower, shaped like a peanut and potentially hazardous — sounds scary, right? Take asteroid 2026 JH2. It was first detected on May 10, 2026.
Lab-grown 'T. rex' leather: more chicken than dinosaur?
In early April, the Artis Zoo Museum in Amsterdam unveiled a handbag alongside a massive dinosaur skeleton — one made of "lab-grown T. rex leather." Polish fashion label Enfin Leve designed the bag as part of its line of experimental clothing. But it was the material, not the design, that drew the most attention.
Brain-controlled hearing aids help focus in noisy rooms
Scientists say they've developed brain-decoding technology that could help people who use hearing assistance devices pick out one voice in a crowded room — a longstanding challenge for hearing aids. Matteo Farinella/Columbia University's Zuckerman Institute hide caption toggle caption Matteo Farinella/Columbia University's Zuckerman Institute Imagine a crowded room.
NAD+ Supplements and Infusions: What the Evidence Shows
Sunnu Rebecca Choi for NPR Scientists carrying out research on the compound nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide — or simply NAD+ — are running into an unusual problem these days: A little too much publicity around their subject of study.
Curiosity Detects New Organic Molecules on Mars
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has identified seven organic compounds in rock near the planet's equator, five of which had not previously been found on Mars.
FAA Grounds New Glenn After Upper-Stage Failure
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Monday ordered Blue Origin, the space technology company, to investigate the failure of the second stage of its massive New Glenn rocket. Although the rocket launched successfully from Florida on Sunday, it failed to deploy the AST SpaceMobile communications satellite into the correct orbit.
Why NASA Turned Off an Instrument on Voyager 1
FILE - This illustration provided by NASA depicts Voyager 1. NASA/AP hide caption toggle caption NASA/AP Nearly half a century ago, a spacecraft roughly the size of a small car set off from the Florida coast atop a rocket to begin what was supposed to be a five-year journey.
Seen and Imagined Objects Share a Neural Code
The eye and the mind's eye: New evidence finds that sight and imagination rely on the same neurons and use the same neural code. Marco Bottigelli/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Marco Bottigelli/Getty Images It's often called the mind's eye.
Real Science Behind Project Hail Mary
In the film Project Hail Mary, middle school teacher Ryland Grace (played by Ryan Gosling) goes on a interstellar journey and conducts lab science in space in a quest to save humanity. Jonathan Olley/Amazon MGM Studios hide caption toggle caption Jonathan Olley/Amazon MGM Studios This story contains major spoilers.