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Small outbreaks of the very rare, vaccine-derived poliovirus remain.

The MAGIC telescope's first observation of a gamma-ray burst gave astronomers surprising new insight into the phenomenon. Elena Moretti was filling out paperwork in her room at the astronomer dormitories at the Canary Is...

Toys advertised as teaching STEM aren't always proven, but these recommendations have science to back them up.

Genetic risk score for bipolar disorder is associated with an increased risk of developing bipolar symptoms. The genetic risk factor for schizophrenia is linked to an increased risk of those with depression developing ps...

People distort probability to compensate for perceptual and cognitive limitations.

Researchers temporarily switched off the neural pathway between the ventral tegmental area and nucleus accumbens in primate models, negatively impacting motivation, but not learning.

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Information can successfully be transmitted through noisy channels using quantum mechanics, according to new research from The University of Queensland and Griffith University.

The ancient Japanese art of paper folding, known as origami, can be used to create mechanical, binary switches.

Tropical storm Laura is now a hurricane, and it's expected to grow even stronger as it whirls toward Louisiana and Texas.

Adult neurons in fruitfly brains produce extra copies of their genomes to help prevent cell death caused by DNA damage.

When UC Santa Barbara materials scientist Omar Saleh and graduate student Ian Morgan sought to understand the mechanical behaviors of disordered proteins in the lab, they expected that after being stretched, one particul...

Translumbosacaral neuromodulation therapy (TNT), a magnetic stimulation technology commonly used for neuropathy, can improve fecal incontinence in the short term.

Blood transfusions lead to improved outcomes in mouse models of ischemic stroke. Researchers believe the findings could be used for the treatment of stroke in humans.

SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, can infect human neural progenitor cells and brain organoids. The findings back previous research, finding coronavirus can infect the human brain.

Soft drink consumption during early adolescence predicted more aggressive behavior later in teen years. Aggressive behavior at 13 also predicted increased soft drink consumption at age 16. Soft drink consumption at 13 pr...

Ever wondered what a black hole is made of, or what would happen if you fell into one? Let our new video series Science with Sam explain everything.

The US Food and Drug Administration has granted an emergency authorisation to use donated blood plasma from covid-19 survivors to treat the disease, but the evidence that it works is lacking

Months into the COVID-19 pandemic, wearing a mask while out in public has become the recommended practice. However, many still question the effectiveness of this.

All that protected this jar of gold was a nail and a good hiding spot.

"You have to work harder to get the job done faster," explains Gianmaria Falasco, a researcher at the University of Luxembourg as he sums up the results of his latest work with Massimiliano Esposito. This will come as no...

An international team of physicists from Bielefeld University, Uppsala University, the University of Strasbourg, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, ETH Zurich, a...