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We now know why we find some jokes funny – thanks to Seinfeld
Scientists have a better understanding of how we enjoy jokes after monitoring people’s brain activity while they watched the sitcom Seinfeld. What starts as a simple…
Why is China’s high-quality research footprint becoming more introverted?
Data from the Nature Index suggest China-based authors are increasingly publishing without international colleagues. When China overtook the United States in the Nature Index for contributions…
We’re going to need a bigger fishbowl
A tiny goldfish might look cute in a fishbowl on your shelf, but if released into the wild it can grow to a terrifying size and…
Making perovskite solar cells more durable
Expanding our use of solar energy is an important part of the fight against climate change by decarbonizing the economy. The silicon-based solar cells in widespread…
No Longer a Death Sentence, HIV Diagnosis Still Hits Hard
Veronica Brady and her team at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston sat down with 37 people diagnosed with HIV or AIDS to…
Emergence of huge cicada generation in 2021 led to a caterpillar boom
The emergence of ‘Brood X’ periodical cicadas in the US in 2021 gave birds a new food source, leading to knock-on effects throughout forest ecosystems. When…