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An ISS astronaut got a perfect view of the gold prospecting pits in the Peruvian Amazon.

A Russian "space truck" has met its fiery doom on its way home to Earth.

How often a person takes a daytime nap, or whether they sleep during the daytime at all, is regulated by their genes, a new study reports.

Upcoming flu outbreaks will be less predictable than those of the past.

Exposure to energy drinks increases heart rate and impacts cardiovascular function, researchers report. Energy drinks may have a significant impact on human cardiomyocytes.

An innovative partnership takes aim at medicine down to the individual level by applying state-of-the-art computation to medical care.

A preliminary study hints that the virus may infect astrocytes, triggering downstream effects.

Study identifies specific neurons that help activate sensory processing in nearby nerve cells. The findings suggest ways the brain integrates signals essential for tactile perception and learning.

Verbal IQ, overall IQ, and brain volume are lower in children with type 1 diabetes than in their peers without the disorder. Researchers believe the cognitive and brain development differences are associated with hypergl...

Archaeological work ahead of the construction of a controversial road tunnel beside Stonehenge has led to the discovery of ancient graves, including one with the remains of a baby dating back more than 4,500 years.

Following a Mediterranean-style diet was linked to better memory and overall cognitive skills for adults in their late seventies.

A new series of studies review the roles neuroplasticity and neurogenesis play in alcohol addiction and recovery.

The study tested several methods for improving mask fit.

Older adults can be more focused, less mentally restless, and not as impeded by anxiety than those in younger generations.

An 18,000-year-old conch shell originally found in the Pyrenees mountains in 1931 may have been used as a musical instrument by Magdalenian people

Observing a virtual version of yourself delivering a speech well can improve your public speaking skills - but only if you're male, and not already very good at public speaking

Chemical bonds within the eye-lens protein gamma-B crystallin hold the protein together and are therefore important for the function of the protein within the lens. Contrary to previous assumptions, some of these bonds, ...

A team of researchers has found a way to measure key characteristics of proteins that bind to RNA in cells--a discovery that could improve our understanding of how gene function is disturbed in cancer, neurodegenerative ...

People who eat a Mediterranean-style diet -- particularly one rich in green leafy vegetables and low in meat -- are more likely to stay mentally sharp in later life, a study shows. Closely adhering to a Mediterranean die...

Scientists have now calculated: If all Germans over the age of 50 were to take vitamin D supplements, up to 30,000 cancer deaths per year could possibly be avoided and more than 300,000 years of life could be gained - in...

Can long-term stress lead to heart attacks? Most people would probably answer in the affirmative, but the scientific evidence of this is scarce. A new study reveals that the levels of the stress hormone cortisol were inc...

Researchers have developed a new antibiotic that can help in the fight against resistant bacteria, and they hope it will reach the patients.