The most detailed look yet at a whole human brain

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7/14/19 Dear Readers, On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin strode onto the moon’s surface. To honor the 50th anniversary of those first steps, we have published several articles celebrating humans’ enduring fascination with the moon and exploring the many ways it affects life on Earth. A few of those stories are highlighted below; all are collected together on our website. And we have even more in store in the next few days. Please enjoy, and thanks as always for reading! — The Editors Moonlight shapes how some animals move, grow and even sing The moon’s light influences lion prey behavior, dung beetle navigation, fish growth, mass migrations and birdsong. Read More See how visualizations of the moon have changed over time To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, here’s a collection of images that show how the moon has been visualized over the ages.  Read More A 100-hour MRI scan captured the most detailed look yet at a whole human brain “We haven’t seen an entire brain like this. It’s definitely unprecedented.” Read More Both fish and humans have REM-like sleep Sleeping zebrafish have brain and body activity similar to snoozing mammals, suggesting that sleep evolved at least 450 million years ago. Read More Artificial intelligence has now pretty much conquered poker A new artificial intelligence called Pluribus is a real card shark at six-player no-limit Texas Hold’em.  Read More A mysterious coral disease is ravaging Caribbean reefs Scientists are racing to learn what’s behind a disease that’s “annihilating” whole coral species in hopes of stopping it.  Read More Tiny glasses help reveal how praying mantises can see in 3-D Newfound nerve cells in praying mantises help detect different views that each of the insects’ eyes sees, a mismatch that creates depth perception. Read More 3 questions seismologists are asking after the California earthquakes After back-to-back quakes, scientists are scrambling to figure out which faults ruptured and what it means for future California quake activity.  Read More A Greek skull may belong to the oldest human found outside of Africa Humans possibly reached southeastern Europe by 210,000 years ago.  Read More Many fictional moon voyages preceded the Apollo landing Landing on the moon for real dramatically demonstrated the confluence of science with the moon’s cultural mystique. Read More Privacy policy  |  Update Profile  | Manage Subscriptions  |   Unsubscribe This email was sent by: Society for Science & the Public 1719 N Street NW Washington, DC, 20036, US