Valentine’s Day is all about chocolates, long-stemmed red roses, and an evening by candlelight—in theory. For lots of other people, it more likely involves sitting at home and trying to ignore all the couples posting selfies to Instagram from their favorite wine bar. Not everyone loves Feb. 14. Maybe it’s because you just got out… Read More »
Black hole mergers are a major source of gravitational wavesMark Garlick/Science Photo Library/Getty By Leah Crane It is time to stare into the abyss. The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) has already made its first observations of the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy, and the results – maybe even the first ever… Read More »
Already affecting more than five million Americans older than 65, Alzheimer’s disease is on the rise and expected to impact more than 13 million people by 2050. Over the last three decades, researchers have relied on neuroimaging — brain scans such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or positron emission tomography (PET) — to study Alzheimer’s… Read More »