Radio signals reveal secrets of hidden supermassive black holes

Radio signals reveal secrets of hidden supermassive black holes

  An artist’s impression of a red quasar. Red quasars are obscured by gas and dust that can be blown away by the outflow from the supermassive black hole, eventually revealing the typical blue quasar. Authors: S. Munro and L. Klindt. License: Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Astronomers have found a striking correlation between the amount … Read more

Loud and clear: The neurological secrets of hearing in noisy environments

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  Researchers have found that the brain processes speech differently depending on how different it is and whether it focused on it. The study combines neural recordings and computer modeling, showing that phonetic information is encoded differently when a speech is overwhelmed by louder voices compared to when it is not.   Columbia University scientists … Read more