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Scientists on their way to investigate a mysterious region of Antarctica's seafloor, hidden by thick ice for 120,000 years, have run into an obstacle: too much ice.

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have discovered key conditions that give rise to fast magnetic reconnection, the process that triggers solar flares, auroras,...

A new study reveals eating fish regularly and taking daily fish oil supplements may reduce the risk of developing multiple sclerosis. Researchers report high fish intake is associated with a 45% reduced risk of developin...

According to researchers, the brain learns to reproduce brain activity patterns that lead to reward. The findings could lead to new avenues for treating addiction and OCD, researchers report.

The crew on board the International Space Station (ISS) will soon welcome a new member, described by its creators as "a kind of flying brain."

(University of Southern Denmark) Tiny bubbles of oxygen got trapped 1.6 billion years ago.

Researchers propose splitting diabetes into five subtypes instead of the current type 1 and type 2 diagnoses. It may help, but we need to know much more

A species of subterranean plant was only seen once, in 1866, and was assumed to be extinct - until researchers stumbled across living specimens in Borneo

In a new paper published today in Science Advances, researchers under the direction of Columbia Engineering Professors Michal Lipson and Alexander Gaeta (Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics) have miniaturized dual-fr...

Researchers report listening to music may help people extend the time they are capable of enduring a cardiac stress test. The study also reports the findings could help healthy people to exercise for longer periods of ti...

Falling space debris should make craters on rocky surfaces. But on Saturn's moon Iapetus, it might have created a belt of mountains around the equator

Sarcastic fringeheads have a truly spectacular threat display: they open their mouths until they're gaping wide, displaying two rows of teeth and fluorescent cheeks

A new study will examine how the brain learns to make predictions over our lifespan.

Researchers have developed a three-dimensional dynamic model of an interaction between light and nanoparticles. They used a supercomputer using graphics accelerators for calculations. The results show that silicon partic...

Contrary to previous findings, researchers report Omega 3 fatty acids do not help improve reading, learning and memory skills in school aged children.

Computer models of systems such as a city's traffic flow or neural firing in the brain tends to use up a lot of memory. But a new approach with quantum simulators could significantly cut that memory use by taking a quant...

A new mouse study discovers different networks of brain activity in animals more susceptible to developing depression following a stressful event.

EPFL scientists have produced controllable stable skyrmions using laser pulses, taking a step towards significantly more energy-efficient memory devices. The work is published in Physical Review Letters.

Strictly and Dancing with the Stars judges could be replaced by a robot judge called HappyFeet. It can watch people dance and rate their moves

A stunning video from space shows a winter storm - also known as a "bomb cyclone" - slamming into the northeast United States today (March 2). Flooding and sheets of snow and rain accompanied the storm, along with strong...

Antarctica's Danger Islands hold an adorable secret.

A party in Northern California served a traditional raw pork dish, but then a dozen guests wound up sick.