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Sun spots - or actinic keratoses - are caused by UV light. Now people are using medicated creams to remove them before they have a chance to turn cancerous

A new study reveals why we have a lateral preference when it comes to displaying social emotions. Researchers say that while handedness plays a part in why we prefer to hug or kiss on one side, emotional content also pla...

Officials will vote to overhaul the SI system of measurements, basing units such as the kilogram not on physical objects but on fundamental constants --

(King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST)) A metal-organic framework that selectively removes impurities from natural gas could allow greater use of this cleaner fossil fuel.

A new study reports bigger brain size could mean an increased risk of developing brain cancer. The reason, researchers say, is simple. Bigger brains have more brain cells, and thus a greater potential for cell mutations ...

According to researchers, chimpanzees make prosocial choices more rapidly than making choices that only benefit themselves.

Researchers say astrocytes play a vital role in information processing by altering neurotransmission speeds and changing the thickness of myelin.

A new study reports middle aged people with higher levels of the stress hormone, cortisol, have lower brain volume and a higher risk of memory impairment.

Researchers have identified a possible biomarker that could help expedite ASD diagnosis in children. The study revealed children with autism have lower frequency motor related gamma oscillations.

Analyzing genetic data from over 48,000 people, researchers discovered higher iron levels are associated with an increased risk of cardioembolic stroke.

By stimulating cold and nicotine receptors, researchers successfully improved metabolism in mice, helping them to lose weight. Further studies will investigate whether the same results can be achieved in humans.

According to researchers, analyzing the gut microbiome of premature babies may help develop personalized feeding patterns and nutrients to help them get stronger.

A new study reports older adults exhibit greater eye movements, but this does not correlate with an increase in brain activity patterns. Researchers say, while the eyes and brain are taking in environmental information, ...

A new study reports the more serious the crime, the more likely jurors are likely to believe a person is guilty, regardless of the amount of evidence.

And scientists are pointing a finger at anti-sub sonar.

Photographs show signs of a ghost moon, a translucent gas cloud that orbits Earth along with our moon. But some say the images are not definitive

Researchers provide further evidence that social isolation can increase the risk of developing dementia in older people.

A digital afterlife may soon be within reach, but it might not be for your benefit. The reams of data we’re creating could soon make it possible to create digital avatars that live on after we die, aimed at comforting ...

Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's new president, looks set to further weaken protections for the Amazon rainforest, a move that threatens efforts to limit climate change

In Hawaii, parasitic flies target singing crickets, forcing them to rapidly evolve to escape detection. Now some males have developed a special, seductive purr

Rigid light is a strange new state of matter. It's somewhere between a solid and a superfluid, and can't be stirred, rotated, or even pushed

A recent experiment may have placed living organisms in a state of quantum entanglement --