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In quantum physics, a vacuum is not empty, but rather steeped in tiny fluctuations of the electromagnetic field. Until recently it was impossible to study those vacuum fluctuations directly. Researchers at ETH Zurich hav...

(Springer) In quantum mechanics, measuring both the position and speed of a particle at the same time is not possible. To identify a particle's characteristics, physicists introduced the notion of quasi-distribution of p...

(University of Konstanz) The protein complex NAC in the cell helps to prevent the aggregration of proteins associated with several neurodegenerative diseases.

Yesterday, Earthlings first laid eyes on an actual image of a black hole -- turning what lived only in our collective imaginations into concrete reality.

Spiderman is one of the most popular superheroes of all time. It's a bit surprising given that one of the more common phobias is arachnophobia--a debilitating fear of spiders. Perhaps more fantastical is that young Peter...

These particles would be much tinier than electrons.

The first privately funded lunar lander, SpaceIL's Beresheet spacecraft, suffered an engine failure and crashed as it was attempting to land on the moon

A new study looks at Leonardo da Vinci's contribution to neuroscience and the advancement of modern sciences.

The formation of prefrontal cortex dendritic spine formation sustains the remission of depressive related symptoms and behaviors following ketamine treatment by restoring lost spines.

Astronaut twin brothers Scott and Mark Kelly took part in a unique space travel experiment and it turns out that space changes your urine but not your faeces

The prevalence of 4-year-old children being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder in New Jersey increased by 43% within a four-year span. Researchers determine the prevalence rate of ASD is one in 35, according to a ne...

Study reports the anterior cingulate cortex of rats contain mirror neurons that respond to pain experienced by and observations of others.

Obesity and a higher body mass index negatively impacts the progression of Multiple Sclerosis. Ceramides are more abundant in the blood of those who are overweight. The ceramides enter inside the nucleus of monocytes, ca...

In quantum mechanics, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle prevents an external observer from measuring both the position and speed (referred to as momentum) of a particle at the same time. They can only know with a high...

In an international research collaboration between Tsinghua University in Beijing and Sorbonne University in Paris, scientists found that four hydrocarbon molecules, known for their internal ring structure, have a lower ...

Neurons in the amygdala derive object values based on observations and use the values to simulate a social partner's decision making.

Optogenetic stimulation of parvalbumin cells resulted in a reduction of local blood flow and volume. The findings could shed new light on the neurobiological underpinnings of Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia.

A fossil of a Jurassic fly suggests that pollinating insects may have been flying around on Earth long before the first flowers had begun to bloom

An entirely new lineage of the mysterious human relatives called Denisovans has been discovered.

Solid and liquid intertwine at the atomic level.

A re-examination of a particle discovered in 2015 has scientists debating its true identity. Syracuse professor Tomasz Skwarnicki has been a physicist for 30 years. He and his collaborators have measured rare processes a...

Researchers in China successfully used CRISPR gene editing to produce five monkey clones from the fibroblasts of a donor monkey with disease phenotypes.