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Scientists map unprecedented detail of connections and visual perception in the mouse brain.
Researchers at the Allen Institute for Brain Science and several partner institutions have produced the most thorough reconstruction of brain connectivity related to visual perception ever produced in a mammal, a ground-breaking accomplishment that pushes the limits of neuroscience: the mapping of the mouse brain's visual system in extraordinary detail.
By moyensefat10 months ago in History
New Museum Examines the History of American Public Housing—and the Stories of Its Residents
Tens of thousands of people were displaced when the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) started demolishing its own public housing apartments in the early 2000s, despite the agency's assurances that it would soon provide them with new housing and significant community investment.
By moyensefat10 months ago in History
Discover Patrick Henry’s Legacy, Beyond His Revolutionary ‘Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death’ Speech
Tourists frequently cram themselves into the seats of a plain white church in Richmond, Virginia, to witness a reenactment of a speech that was first delivered there on March 23, 1775, 250 years ago. Here, in front of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry spoke to his fellow Virginia colonists, concluding with the famous quote, "Give me liberty or give me death!" That sentence, a passionate appeal that Americans have often used to express their dedication to freedom, has reverberated across the ages.
By moyensefat10 months ago in History
Trump’s NASA Nominee Questioned Over Moon Plans and Elon Musk
Trump’s NASA Nominee Questioned Over Moon Plans and Elon Musk April 10, 2025, Washington, D.C. This week, the U.S. Senate held a contentious confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump's choice to lead NASA, igniting intense discussion over the agency's plans to get to the moon and its growing relationship with billionaire Elon Musk.
By moyensefat10 months ago in Earth
Russian and US crew blasts off in Soyuz rocket bound for ISS
The International Space Station (ISS) has received a Russian rocket carrying a Russian and American crew. The Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft took launch Tuesday at 10:47 a.m. (05:47 GMT) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. With relations deteriorating since Moscow launched its war in Ukraine in February 2022, space travel continues to be a rare area of collaboration between the US and Russia.
By moyensefat10 months ago in Earth
Scientists Announce They Have Resurrected the Dire Wolf
9 April 2025 In an innovation that blurs the boundaries A group of geneticists who are torn between science fiction and reality and now paleobiologists declared that they have successfully restored Canis dirus, the extinct dire wolf.
By moyensefat10 months ago in History
