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Study reveals sexual orientation develops over a longer duration than previously believed. The findings suggest sexual orientation can develop into the late 20s.

Current deep learning models are able to create images strongly enough to activated specific neurons in the visual cortex. However, researchers say more accurate artificial neural network models should be developed to he...

A cluster of epigenetic marks in an enhancer at IGF2 could enhance dopamine synthesis associated with psychosis in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The findings may help in devising more effective treatments and scree...

An intense new HBO miniseries about the world's worst nuclear accident turns the Chernobyl Soviet scientists into unlikely heroes in its portrayal of a world superpower approaching meltdown

A 28-year-old man in Oklahoma experienced a stroke after simply cracking his neck, according to news reports.

Researchers propose Leonardo da Vinci's dyslexia may have contributed to his creativity and artistic skills.

Clioquinol, an anti-parasitic medication, overcomes the effect of mutations in the LRRK2 gene associated with Parkinson's disease by restoring the acidity of lysosomes and clearing out protein aggregates.

Twenty years ago, entertainment was dominated by a handful of producers and monolithic broadcasters, a near-impossible market to break into. Today, the industry is almost entirely dematerialized, while storytellers and s...

The Great Whirl forms annually and lasts for months.

A group of scientists at the Department of Energy's Fermilab has figured out how to use quantum computing to simulate the fundamental interactions that hold together our universe.

Enough cobalt for hundreds of thousands of electric car batteries could be collected by dangling plastic balls from disused oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico

People with one copy of a sickle cell gene are thought to have no health issues, but other gene variants may place carriers at a higher risk of sudden collapse

The man had climbed over a railing at the Steaming Bluff overlook to get closer to the edge of the cliff.

The private conversation was recorded nearly 70 years ago.

There's a lot more "sex" going on between the oral and genital herpes viruses than scientists previously thought, according to a new study.

We'll have to deflect a space rock someday. It's just a question of when.

Exceptional preservation led to the discovery of a new millipede suborder.

The fort was the "nexus of freedom and slavery resistance."

A category 5 storm uprooted artifacts from a 19th century freed slave community, tangled up in rootballs of large toppled over trees.

Retinas need oxygen to function, but climate change is creating low-oxygen zones in the sea, which will drastically weaken vision in marine animals

This is the first evidence of Denisovans living on the Tibetan Plateau.

(University of Freiburg) Researchers show how the immune system distinguishes between self molecules and non-self molecules such as those from pathogens.