Researchers have moved one step closer to understanding where face blindness stems from in the brain. Although we mainly use the right side of the brain to process visual impressions of faces, the research team has now discovered that an area in the back of the left side of the brain responds differently in people with face blindness.

Researchers have found that it is possible to measure empathy by studying brain activity during rest, rather than while engaged in specific tasks.

Complex modeling systems such as those used in weather forecast usually require high computing capacities, at a great cost and energy consumption. Researchers have recently unveiled an algorithm that can solve these complex problems with remarkable facility - even on a personal computer.

NASA has released a new video that shows what the planet's surface would look like without water. While the oceans aren't in danger of drying out in the near future, it highlights more immediate threats, like the real-life water crises that are happening right now.

The short answer is, in terms of deaths at least, the current coronavirus outbreak is not as bad as it was initially predicted. However, researchers are working tirelessly as new data becomes available to refine models vital for disease management.

It is possible to improve symptoms in autistic children with a cheap generic drug, a new study shows.