Studies show how the giant statues on Rapa Nui were made and moved—and what caused the island's deforestation

Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is often portrayed in popular culture as an enigma. The rationale is clear: The tiny, ...

First-of-its-kind 3D model lets you explore Easter Island statues up close

Located in the middle of the South Pacific, thousands of miles from the nearest continent, Easter Island (Rapa Nui) is one of ...

Building breath, layer by layer: 3D printing with living lung cells in extreme environments

Researchers at Texas A&M University model extreme conditions using 3D bioprinting, revealing insights that could make flight ...
New Atlas

First totally synthetic human brain model has been realized

Neural tissue engineering aims to mimic the brain's complex environment, the extracellular matrix, which supports nerve cell ...

How a gene shapes the architecture of the human brain

Researchers around the world are studying how the human brain achieves its extraordinary complexity. A team at the Central ...

Evidence suggests early developing human brains are preconfigured with instructions for understanding the world

Assistant Professor of Biomolecular Engineering Tal Sharf's lab used organoids to make fundamental discoveries about human ...
PC Magazine

The Best 3D Printer for 2025

More affordable than ever, 3D printers are booming for personal, professional, and educational use. We've been testing them for over a decade and are here to help you find the right option. Since 2004 ...
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Novel Mechanism for Epigenetic Patterning in Plants

Every cell within an organism shares an identical genetic blueprint. Their distinct identities stem from epigenetics—precise ...