Retinal ganglion cells, known as RGCs, are the retina's final link to the brain. They collect processed visual information, and their axons form the optic nerve. When these cells die, the lost connection cannot easily be rebuilt. This loss happens, among other conditions, in glaucoma, which affects more than 70 million people worldwide. RGCs are also at risk during retinal ischemia, in diabetic…
“A Visual History of Crewed Space Travel” is now available in Big Think’s online store on Pop Chart, where you can also find our first two posters, “ A Visual History of the Universe ” and “ A…
Physicists at the University of Graz (Austria), in collaboration with colleagues from Marburg University and Forschungszentrum Jülich (Germany), have achieved a scientific breakthrough.
New research from the University of St Andrews shows that disturbing seabed sediments through trawling could cause significant losses of carbon stored in Scotland's sea lochs.
A new study by researchers at UC Berkeley's Center for Global Healthy Cities, published in JAMA Network Open, found that the California city of Richmond's Office of Neighborhood Safety (ONS) was…
As any amateur astronomer can tell you, Venus is famous for its yellow coloration in visible light. But, ask a professional planetary scientist and they will tell you the strangest thing about Venus…
