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If you've done any research into climate change, you're almost certainly familiar with the Keeling Curve. This sawtoothed upward curve tracks the inexorable increase in carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere, and the rate ...

Neutrinos are everywhere, and yet their presence is rarely felt. Scientists have assumed for decades that, because they interact so little with matter, neutrinos must lack any measurable mass. But recent experiments have...

A drug that blocks the alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor may provide a new method for combating drug addiction relapse, researchers report.

A new study reports greater physical fitness and a more elastic aorta can protect cognitive function during aging.

Incorporating musical lessons into preschool classes can significantly help to improve children's linguistic skills, researchers report.

According to a new study, children and young adults with chronic kidney disease have changes in cerebral blood flow that could increase the risk of cognitive impairment.

Researchers say almost one third of Americans are unknowingly taking medications that can increase depression and suicide risks.

Researchers have identified the role Klf9 plays in the brain's response to stress. The study reports elevated levels of the protein were discovered in the hippocampus of women with MDD who faced stressful events.

Researchers examine the personal writings of Robert Burns, Scotland's national bard, and conclude he may have suffered from bipolar disorder.

There are more than 100 billion galaxies in the universe, according to most estimates. Some estimates go as high as 2 trillion (a "2" followed by 12 zeros). Whether hundred billion or trillion, the fact is that there are...

A new study reports mothers who feel more connected with their baby during pregnancy are more likely to have positive interactions with the infant when it is born. This can have a positive effect on the child's developme...

The little glowing diamonds have been screwing up research into the Big Bang for years, but scientists only just found the culprit.

An astonishing new video shows a bacterium reach out into space, snatch a piece of DNA and stuff that DNA into its own body.

A new study reveals psychedelics increase dendrites, dendritic spines and synapses, while ketamine may promote neuroplasticity. The findings could help develop new treatments for anxiety, depression and other related dis...

LSD and other members of the psychedelic family make neurons grow more branches, potentially explaining how they might treat depression

We've seen antineutrinos morphing from one 'flavour' to another, and it could help us figure out why the universe is full of normal matter and not antimatter

Researchers report people with higher empathy process music with greater involvement in the brain's reward system and areas of the brain associated with social information processing.

Are kids becoming addicted to the world's most popular video game?

A University of Central Florida team has designed a nanostructured optical sensor that for the first time can efficiently detect molecular chirality--a property of molecular spatial twist that defines its biochemical pro...

Diverticulitis can cause problems with bowel movements and a can cause severe and sudden pain in the abdomen.

A Virginia Commonwealth University researcher has developed a procedure for identifying the source of cells present in a forensic biological sample that could change how cell types are identified in samples across numero...

Vortex structures are common in nature, reaching from swirls in our morning coffee to spiral galaxies in the universe. Vortices are been best known from fluid dynamics. Take the example of a tornado. Air circulates aroun...