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How has our visual culture adapted to the digital age? All too well, according to this show at The Photographers' Gallery, London. Is the internet losing its ability to surprise?

A new study reports herpes virus utilizes ancient RNA to proliferate, mimicking the same process tumors have been found to manipulate. The findings could have implications for new treatment options and also may shed ligh...

Johns Hopkins researchers report celebrity overdoses and suicides acquire more media attention by news outlets than coverage of national hotlines to help prevent suicide.

A new study of twins in the US sheds light on both the environmental and genetic risk factors for numerous diseases.

A new study reveals men with dyslexia have altered structural connections between the thalamus and auditory cortex on the left side of the brain.

Even small amounts of cannabis use in teens can alter gray matter volume in the brain, a new study reports. Researchers report those exposed to cannabis had more gray matter volume in the amygdala and hippocampus, areas ...

A new study reports leaky capillaries in the brain may be an early sign of Alzheimer's disease as it can signal cognitive impairment prior to the buildup of proteins associated with the neurodegenerative disease.

Researchers have identified 124 genetic variants located on 99 separate regions of the genome which are linked to a person's tolerance and willingness to take risks.

Researchers have developed a novel 3D printed scaffolding that mimics natural anatomy and boost stem cell treatment for spinal cord repair. While the initial scaffolds have been designed for rat models of SCI, researcher...

Researchers report infants who are allergic to cow milk have a different composition of gut microbes than those who are not allergic to the milk. Transplanting gut microbes from those with no allergies helped to protect ...

A new study reports when we retrieve information about visual objects, the brain first focuses on the core meaning and afterwards recalls specific details.

Researchers report recalling specific positive memories from an earlier point in life was associated with fewer negative self-related thoughts and lower cortisol levels 12 months later. The study suggests recalling speci...

Gardens in wealthier areas have more pollinating insects, such as bees. This could be because gardens in richer areas tend to have a wider range of flowers

Physicists have built a ring in which pulses of light whip circles around each other and the normal rules that govern light's behavior stop applying.

A planet-forming disc of dust and gas is orbiting a pair of binary stars at an odd angle, and a second set of binary stars circle the whole system to keep it in line

Faecal transplants from healthy children prevent mice from developing allergies, and drugs could mimic this effect in humans

Topology is an emerging field within many scientific disciplines, even leading to a Nobel Physics Prize in 2016. Leiden physicist Marcello Caio and his colleagues have now discovered the existence of topological currents...

Corticosteroids are synthetic drugs that are similar to cortisol, a hormone the body naturally produces. They're used to treat a wide variety of disorders, including asthma, arthritis, skin conditions and autoimmune dise...

When you picture what the world will look like in 10, 20, or 50 years, what comes to mind? Most people probably envision a scenario that's drastically positive or negative--a utopia or, more likely, a dystopia. But what ...

Toxins called PCBs were banned in the 1980s, but they persist in the environment where they collect and concentrate in dolphin blubber - and in dolphin milk

Folding a paper crane is a slow, methodical process. So is unfolding an array of solar panels in space.

The leading theory about how the universe began is the Big Bang, which says that 14 billion years ago the universe existed as a singularity, a one-dimensional point, with a vast array of fundamental particles contained w...