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A team of researchers at the University of Michigan has conducted a thought experiment regarding the nature of a universe that could support life without the weak force. In their paper uploaded to the ArXiv preprint serv...

Bizarre ice that forms under intense pressure and high temperatures may cause Neptune's and Uranus's odd magnetic fields. Now, we've made this stuff on Earth

Mystery dark matter may not just form halos around galaxies. It could clump together like ordinary matter to make dark planets or stars

Wooden tools are hardly ever preserved, but a cache found in Italy suggests Neanderthals made them with fire and used them to dig up foods like tubers

Researchers have identified a gene network that regulates the development of motor neurons during embryonic development.

People are more likely to change their beliefs about others when hearing good news, but hardly change their beliefs following bad news, a new study reports.

EGR3 and BDNF may play a critical role in the impaired cellular resilience seen in bipolar disorder, researchers report.

A new study reveals describing certain foods in a foreign language can reduce aversion.

Researchers report the C9ORF72 genetic mutation can lead to toxicity in neurons, causing 10 percent of all ALS cases and 10 percent of FTD cases.

Why do people reject more than 2,000 years of scientific understanding?

A fundamental barrier to scaling quantum computing machines is "qubit interference." In new research published in Science Advances, engineers and physicists from Rigetti Computing describe a breakthrough that can expand ...

In the earliest years of psychology, what did medical experts really know about criminal behavior and thinking?

The search and manipulation of novel properties emerging from the quantum nature of matter could lead to next-generation electronics and quantum computers. But finding or designing materials that can host such quantum in...

Alertness training seems to help some people with epilepsy to stop themselves from having seizures, and has been linked to changes in their brain structure

Emergency rooms around the U.S. are crowded with flu patients. But if you do catch the flu, how do you know if you need to go to the ER?

The flat-Earth rocketeer remains planet-bound.

Google's AI company has released a simulated 3D environment in which machines can pit themselves against cognitive tests designed for humans

These dusty comets, speeding through distance space, are the smallest objects ever detected in another star system.

Researchers have identified two compounds derived from grapes that might help to treat those with major depressive disorder.

Cryptocurrency fever is heating up. Even the less-than-legitimate websites that hawk opportunities to buy the latest coin are struggling to keep up with its price. Whatever societal or technological value blockchain tech...

A study of 151 nations shows that the ones that do the most damage to the planet also give their citizens the best lives. Does this mean modern life is unworkable?

Using data from replacement players who entered into the NFL when professionals went on strike in 1987, researchers evaluate player mortality and overall health. The findings, researchers report, may help to make the gam...