A duo of scientists at the University of Oxford, UK, has proposed an evolutionary framework to understand why our gut microbiota affects the brain and behavior. Oxford researchers Katerina Johnson and Kevin Foster argue that understanding why gut microbiome influences behavior requires a focus on microbial ecology and local effects …

A team of researchers in Switzerland has observed the quantum mechanical Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox in a system of interacting ultracold atoms. Their work appears in the journal Science. A cloud of atoms is held above a chip by electromagnetic fields; the EPR paradox was observed between the spatially separated regions A …

A new genome-wide association meta-analysis has identified 44 genomic variants (loci) that have a significant association with major depression. Of these 44 loci, 30 are newly discovered while 14 had been identified in previous studies. In addition, the analysis identified 153 significant genes, and found that major depression shared 6 …

Top 100 Draft Prospects list | Breakdown | Draft central | Draft order The Auburn right-hander might have the most unhittable pitch in the Draft with his diving mid-80s splitter, and he also has two more plus offerings in a running 92-97 mph fastball and a mid-80s slider. 2018 Draft: …

This is Part 3 of a three-part series. Here are Part 1 and Part 2. The more podcast interviews you do, the more credibility and authority will be built around your brand. This, in turn, provides more opportunity to use that authority in your search engine optimization (SEO) and marketing efforts. …

Today’s Google doodle marks the 241st birthday of Johann Carl Friedrich Gauß, the German mathematician often credited as the “Prince of Mathematicians” or the “Greatest mathematician since antiquity.” Born on this date in Braunschweig, Germany, Gauß (translated as Gauss) was a child prodigy, making complex mathematical calculations as early as …

For the first time since Google announced the rollout of the mobile-first indexing process just over a month ago, SEOs and webmasters are now getting notifications via Google Search Console of their sites being “enabled” for mobile-first indexing. The notification reads “mobile-first indexing enabled for” and specifies the domain name …

Petersburg native Shaquem Griffin on Saturday in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL Draft. Griffin, whose left hand was amputated when he was young, has become the feel-good story this year and one of the most popular players in this draft because of his perseverance, outgoing personality and, of …

I entered the world of venture investing a dozen years ago.  Little did I know that I was embarking on a journey to master the art of balancing contradictions: building up experience and pattern recognition to identify outliers, emphasizing what’s possible over what’s actual, generating comfort and consensus around a …

The league announced in December that, in addition to the $1.2 million of TAM given to each club in 2017, every team would be able to spend up to $2.8 million in discretionary TAM in 2018 and 2019. Theoretically, a team could spend all $2.8 million of their discretionary TAM …