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Astronomers discover one of the longest filaments of the cosmic web. And it may help solve the puzzle of the universe's missing matter.

A new visual illusion sheds light on redundancy masking and how we perceive our visual environment. The findings provide new insight into human consciousness.

(Fundação de Amparo Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) Developed at an Engineering Research Center supported by FAPESP, the novel spectroelectrochemical cell can be used to study the behavior of electrolytes and catalys...

Here's how to catch the great conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter, something that hasn't happened this spectacularly in nearly 800 years.

A new method for visualizing breath that is exhaled while someone is speaking or singing could provide important new insights into how diseases such as COVID-19 spread and the effectiveness of face masks.

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted how our small genetic differences can have a tremendous effect on how our bodies respond to disease. Researchers have created 3D maps of how enhancer sequences and genes interact in ...

Results from community-based COVID-19 testing site found that one in four kids tested positive, with minorities impacted at a higher rate.

A new study poses a hypothetical question: What if air quality improvements in New York City during the spring COVID-19 shutdown were sustained for five years without the economic and health costs of the pandemic? Cumula...

As colleges and universities consider strategies for the spring semester to keep COVID-19 cases down, a study in epidemic modeling may help shed light on what mitigation strategies may be most effective, both in terms of...

Did the biblical "Star of Bethlehem" come back in 2020? It wouldn't be crazy to think so. But it's not the only possibility.

Hand-eye coordination is impaired by 20% when blood alcohol levels are as low as 0.015%.

One goal laid out in the new policy is the testing of a fission power system on the moon by the mid- to late 2020s --

Gene expression patterns in four regions of the prefrontal cortex are distinctly different in those who have been diagnosed with PTSD compared to those who have not. Major differences were seen in interneurons, which inh...

People living in the Mediterranean may have been sampling South and East Asian cuisines as much as thousands of years earlier than previously thought

Microscopy is an essential tool in multiple research fields and industries, such as biology, medicine, materials science, and quality control, to name a few. Although many microscopy techniques exist, each has pros and c...

A wolf pup mummy, perfectly preserved in permafrost for 57,000 years, is finally giving up some of its secrets.

The current COVID-19 pandemic has caused a surge of interest in the study of infectious disease transmission, and how control measures could change the course of the pandemic. New research examines the history of recorde...

The difference in blood pressure between a person's arms is linked to a higher risk of heart attack, stroke, and ultimately death.

Jaffa's 4,000-year-old history is buried beneath its streets.

In order to improve their understanding of how CTCL develops in hopes of developing new therapies, a team of scientists conducted a series of studies. They demonstrate that decreased expression of the protein SATB1 contr...

A mathematical model that can help project the contagiousness and spread of infectious diseases like the seasonal flu may not be the best way to predict the continuing spread of the novel coronavirus, especially during l...

Clinical trials underway are testing whether drugs that target the androgen receptor -- successful in controlling prostate cancer -- could also work against the coronavirus.