Sea squirts teach new lessons in evolution

Sea squirts teach new lessons in evolution

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Heart surgery with quick-setting magnetic fluid could prevent strokes

Injectable fluid safely fills area in which blood clots can form, in animal trials — plus, strong evidence that an elusive form of diamond has been made in the lab.00:47 A magnetic seal to stop clots forming in the heartResearch Article : Wang et al.News and Views: Magnetic fluid ...  Show more

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Audio long read: Many people have no mental imagery. What’s going on in their brains?

This is an audio version of our Feature: Many people have no mental imagery. What’s going on in their brains? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

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