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Studying animal models, researchers have identified previously unknown types of immune cells that are present in the brains of those with multiple sclerosis.

The plethora of bacteria and other tiny organisms that live in your gut, often referred to as the gut microbiome, don't just help you digest food and fight disease. As detailed in a new study, they also provide a very ac...

Researchers have investigated wave-particle interactions between energetic electrons and chorus waves evolving in the space surrounding the Earth using the scientific satellite Arase and, simultaneously, transient aurora...

(Cardiff University) Scientists put forward new explanation as to how land bridge formed between North and South America.

(University of Córdoba) Researchers at the University of Cordoba and Nova University in Portugal have replicated five medieval inks using 15th and 16th century recipes.

Researchers have developed an evolvable electrochemical transistor which has the ability to learn. The transistor is equipped with the ability for both long and short term memory. The new technology is a major step towar...

How have stars and planets developed from the clouds of dust and gas that once filled the cosmos? A novel experiment at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) has demonstrated th...

A new study adds to growing evidence that altering diet and lifestyle could help to improve symptoms of depression. The study reports, making simple dietary changes, such as eating more nutrient dense meals and cutting b...

Researchers have identified a potential new biomarker for cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer's disease. The study reports fibrinogen, a blood clotting protein, causes a series of molecular events that may trigge...

Fermilab's Liz Sexton-Kennedy talks to Symmetry about her lifelong drive to learn and how it led to her current role as Chief Information Officer for Fermilab. Liz Sexton-Kennedy first came to Fermilab as an intern durin...

The mummies spanned all ages and were buried in various types of tombs, all seeming to date back to the Ptolemaic dynasty, which lasted from 305 to 30 B.C.

To understand why many of us enjoy being scared, a team of scientists studied the people visiting a haunted house set in a dilapidated factory

Two proteins could help regenerate limbs. When applied to amputated toes, the proteins encouraged both bone and joint growth in mice

Light is more energy-efficient and a faster way of transferring data than electricity. Until now, the rapid attenuation of light signals in microchips has prevented the use of light as a source of an information signal.

Across six decades, scientists and engineers have transformed the briefest flash of laser light into ultrafast pulses that pack a powerful punch. Rebecca Pool from ESCI talks to Nobel Laureate, Professor Gerard Mourou, t...

Physicists at the Kastler Brossel Laboratory in Paris have reached a milestone in the combination of cold atoms and nanophotonics. Using fiber-addressable atoms, they have created the first wired atomic entangled state t...

US president Donald Trump says he will pull out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, which limits certain missiles

Women have a brain age 3.8 years younger than men on average, which may help explain why they are more likely to stay mentally sharp in later years

Can you imagine the Earth as one giant snowball?

Why does this dead sea creature look like the Michelin Man?

For the first time, an expedition climbed Fuji Dome in the interior of East Antarctica using a wind-blown vehicle.

(eLife ) A project to assess the reproducibility of biomedical research in Brazil has been described today in the open-access journal eLife.