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An autonomous paraglider inspired by nature could be help military supplies, such as food or trucks, and airlift people to safety

Histology is used to identify structural details of tissue at the microscale in the pathology lab, but analyses remain two-dimensional (2D) as they are limited to the same plane. Nondestructive 3D technologies including ...

For the precocious hunter of off-Earth life, the Drake equation is the ever-ready, go-to toolkit for estimating just how (not) lonely humans are in the Milky Way galaxy. But it's not useful.

Researchers report that neuron loss in Alzheimer's disease may not be such a bad thing. The study reveals the loss of neurons may be the result of a cell quality control mechanism attempting to protect the brain from the...

A new study reports teenage daughters of fathers who suffered postnatal depression following their birth are at an increased risk of developing depression.

According to researchers, interleukin 6 plays a critical role in how exercise helps to reduce body fat.

Upon eating, dopamine is released in the brain at two different times, during ingestion and when the food reaches our stomach, researchers report.

You might think wrinkles are only skin deep, but there's a lot more to the topic than anti-aging cream and laundry. The brain is a wrinkly object for a reason, as are flames, fingerprints, raisins, elephants, and the rid...

Researchers have identified key risk factors for a violent sleep disorder known as REM sleep behavior disorder. According to the study, taking antidepressants, having PTSD and anxiety disorders increases the risk for vio...

When you look back at 2018, do you see a good or a bad year? Chances are, your perception of the year involves fixating on all the global and personal challenges it brought. In fact, every year, we tend to look back at t...

In a recent publication in Science, researchers at the University of Paderborn and the Fritz Haber Institute Berlin demonstrated their ability to observe electrons' movements during a chemical reaction. Researchers have ...

A digital 3D reconstruction has recreated a ship that sank in 1995.

When beams of ultra-short laser pulses running in the same direction intersect with each other at a noticeable angle, various interactions occur between the pulses. These physical phenomena are complicated, and their mat...

Here's a look back at the fascinating things archaeologists uncovered this year.

Here are the most intriguing medical cases made headlines in 2018

What is the punk turtle's secret power? Or the US Navy's newest secret weapon? Find out how well you've been paying attention with our fun festive quiz

Dreaming can bring extraordinary ideas - if you can remember them. The 3rd article of our 12 Days of Culture explores the weird world of hypnagogic dreaming

Can you tell a guillotine calibrator from a combustion-powered clock? A Victorian roller skate from a laser roulette wheel? Take our antiques quiz to find out

(National Institutes of Natural Sciences) Alzheimer's disease is caused by aggregates of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides. This aggregation is accelerated at a cell membrane surface. The research group at ExCELLS revealed the r...