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The Geminids meteor shower peaks on Sunday, and should provide good views of shooting stars anywhere the sky is clear.

It would only seem appropriate that the final eclipse in this eccentric year of 2020 will be visible only from Patagonia -- nicknamed "the end of the world."

Scientists investigated the unexplained booming sounds known as "Seneca Guns," heard near coastal North Carolina.

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation significantly decreases post-stroke depression by increasing brain activity.

Early memory skills predict the strength of future neural connections, and the strength of early brain connections predict future memory acuity.

For COVID-19 patients with serious lung disease, targeting endothelial cells -- cells that comprise the blood vessel wall which regulate oxygen exchange between airways and the bloodstream -- may be a novel approach rest...

Researchers have shown that the coronavirus can be killed efficiently, quickly, and cheaply using ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting diodes (UV-LEDs). They believe that the UV-LED technology will soon be available for priva...

National efforts to develop a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine at 'warp speed' will likely yield a safe and effective vaccine by early 2021. However, this important milestone is only the first step in an equal...

The results of a pre-clinical study suggest how a compound derived from the thunder god vine -- an herb used in China for centuries to treat joint pain, swelling and fever -- is able to kill cancer cells and potentially ...

More than 500 years ago, the Aztecs created a "trophy tower" out of hundreds of human skulls.

Schizophrenia may, in part, be caused by immune system dysfunction, a new study reports. Treatment with Methotrexate, a drug commonly prescribed for autoimmune disorders like R.A, produced positive effects against some p...

Study reveals how the brain reacts when we encounter a person or object out of their normal context for the first time. Findings demonstrate how the memory system strives for efficiency and only encodes absolutely essent...

Researchers discovered how a group of high-frequency brain waves help us to unconsciously set expectation of the world around us and realize something is different by comparing past memories with current situations.

In the first months after their COVID-19 hospital stay, patients face a high risk of ongoing health problems, hospital readmission and death, a growing number of studies shows. But the first week and a half may be especi...

Molecular markers in the blood shown to be predictive of severe COVID-19 outcomes resulting from SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection have been identified in a study by a Chinese research team. The study results extend under...

New research reveals new insights about risk factors for depression based on data from a landmark longitudinal study focused on heart disease.

Analytical optical methods are vital to our modern society as they permit the fast and secure identification of substances within solids, liquids or gases. These methods rely on light interacting with each of these subst...

The presence of acoustic plasmons in p-type (hole-doped) cuprate superconductors has now been confirmed by Dr. Ke-Jin Zhou and his team using high-resolution RIXS (Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering), at Diamond Light S...

A hyper-sensitive instrument, deep underground in Italy, has finally succeeded at the nearly impossible task of detecting CNO neutrinos (tiny particles pointing to the presence of carbon, nitrogen and oxygen) from our su...

Electrons inhabit a strange and topsy-turvy world. These infinitesimally small particles have never ceased to amaze and mystify despite the more than a century that scientists have studied them. Now, in an even more amaz...

Electronics are increasingly being paired with optical systems, such as when accessing the internet on an electronically run computer through fiber optic cables.

To stop an out-of-control wave of covid-19, US president-elect Joe Biden will need to beef up testing and the supply chain, and convince states to mandate masks