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People who were taught the "rules" of a type of IQ test in which you guess the next in a series of shapes got a significantly higher score - throwing into question the validity of these tests

Physicists from Trinity College Dublin have proposed a thermometer based on quantum entanglement that can accurately measure temperatures a billion times colder than those in outer space.

This x-ray map is much more than a beautiful desktop background.By Allison KuboOn June 19, the eRosita instrument aboard the Russian-German "Spectrum-Roentgen-Gamma" (SRG) mission finished cataloging more that 1 million ...

Neuroimaging study reveals social learning is represented in the anterior cingulate cortex, while direct learning is represented in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex. The two areas both interact with the striatum, which...

Twin study reveals how we adapt to aging may be genetically influenced. Individual differences in blood DNA methylation are partly heritable later in life and longitudinally across a decade, researchers report.

Sleep disturbances may be an outcome of Alzheimer's in those with a genetic predisposition, but not a cause of dementia. Those with genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's tend to have shorter sleep durations and are more l...

Researchers identify three populations of neurons in layer 6 of the cortex that contribute to alertness.

Concussions could have lasting implications on sleep, a new study reports. People who experienced concussion reported sleep disturbances, daytime drowsiness, and fatigue that were persistent months after their injury.

Fish were not thought to be able to smell while on land because their olfactory systems evolved to work underwater, but the walking catfish can

Though 2020 QG survived its recent encounter with Earth, the rock's path through space was altered significantly.

Vaccine skeptics have lower trust in doctors and are more likely to use alternative medicine. Researchers say vaccine recommendations given by authorities or as a result of social pressure cause defiance in those who are...

Light can partake in peculiar phenomena at the nanoscale. Exploring these phenomena can unlock sophisticated applications and provide useful insights into the interactions between light waves and other materials.

Researchers test machine learning algorithms to determine the metal workload and affective states of the human brain.

Recent trauma suffered during adulthood has a greater impact on aspects of cognitive functioning that trauma suffered during childhood. However, experiencing the death of a parent or parental divorce during childhood was...

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Loggerhead turtles carrying thermometers through the waters near a hurricane can log how the storm affects water temperatures, helping make better forecasts

An astonishing fossil shows a 5-metre-long ichthyosaur swallowed a 4-metre-long prey animal, but was injured and died before it could digest its massive meal

Greenland lost 15 per cent more ice in 2019 than the previous record, set in 2012. The loss of its ice sheet may already be unstoppable

A mask with fabric electrodes can monitor eye movements and heartbeat, which could be useful for studying people's responses to things that they view

An ichthyosaur devoured a thalattosaur about 240 million years ago.

Researchers scanned the mummified corpses of a cat, a snake and a bird, revealing the grim details of their deaths

Tardigrades can survive extreme temperatures and the vacuum of space - a supercomputer simulation of the behaviour of 750,000 atoms in and around its DNA help explain why