Disappointment can come from small setbacks in life as well as great misfortunes; Either way, everything originates inside the brain. Now, new research led by the University of California, San Diego (USA) has identified the exact part of the brain that controls the processing of both emotional and sensory information that causes our mood to change.
Thanks to data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, a team of astronomers has discovered that a dwarf galaxy is home to a supermassive black hole with a mass equivalent to 21 million suns, making it the smallest known galaxy to host a so massive object. This galaxy, which has a mass of 140 million solar masses, is approximately 54 million light years from Earth.
A team of experts from NASA's Chandra Observatory has discovered that a planet is aging the star it orbits as it is weakening its magnetic field. The planet in question is WASP-18b, located about 330 light years from Earth.
The figure was reached shortly before 00.00 GMT on Wednesday, according to data released in real time by the Internet Live Stats website. At that time, the number of web pages had risen to more than 1,060 million, a number that is growing and at a considerable rate, according to the data.
The meteorite that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago destroyed many more slow-growing evergreens than faster-growing deciduous trees.
Scientists already have an answer to the question of what caused the last Ice Age on Earth and the consequent extinction of a wide variety of species. The culprit, according to a study by the University of Chicago (USA) is nothing more than an asteroid that impacted our planet about 12.8 billion years ago.
A team of neuroscientists from MIT and several European universities have found a genetic mutation that occurred more than half a million years ago and that could play a key role in humans developing their unique natural ability to create and understand speech and language.
"Space is key for our society and for the economy." This is how resounding they are from the European Space Agency (ESA). 2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the seed that would later germinate and become this pioneering organization in many space projects.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
