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Air taxis still seem like a far-off concept, especially in a time when a lot of people have stopped flying or using shared transportation altogether. But the technology has continued to advance nonetheless, as has the re...

People with depression and anxiety may be at greater risk of developing Alzheimer's disease earlier than those without the conditions. On average, people with depression developed Alzheimer's symptoms two years earlier, ...

Nearly five millennia ago, an artist inked an incredibly detailed painting of geese in the tomb of an Egyptian vizier and his wife.

In the rainforests of Ecuador, researchers found a rare snake that hasn't been seen in 54 years, known as a shadow snake for its dark colour and cautious nature

Using software testing techniques on computer hardware can slash development time and produce more reliable and secure computer chips

The condiment helps break down the tar in the turtles' digestive tracts.

Atheists are more likely to believe the morality of an action is based on its consequences, while theists are more inclined to endorse moral values that promote group cohesion. Both believers and non-believers share mora...

Combining microscopy with artificial intelligence, researchers were able to visualize the complex architecture of interconnected neurons in live C. elegans.

Despite her rare conditions, Skipper appears healthy and strong.

A new strain of the coronavirus in Southern California is rapidly spreading across the country and around the world as travelers apparently carry the virus with them to a growing list of global destinations, according to...

People who have had evidence of a prior infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, appear to be well protected against being reinfected with the virus, at least for a few months, according to a new study....

When the slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum runs out of food, sulfur limitation drives its development from a unicellular to a multicellular organism. Researchers now present the nutrient signaling pathways in this earl...

Scientists have identified the specialized environment, known as a niche, in the bone marrow where new bone and immune cells are produced. The study also shows that movement-induced stimulation is required for the mainte...

Politicization of the COVID-19 pandemic had a powerful influence over adherence to social distancing guidelines in the United States and why people did, or did not, comply during the lockdown days, a new study has found.

Study reveals that group normative behavior is reflected in a person's writing style. Researchers say people alter their writing style to impress their audience and this may be based on the group identity that is influen...

The moral compass of believers and atheists is calibrated differently.

Our distant ancestors may have swung below tree branches and knuckle-walked like a chimpanzee – challenging recent thinking that the earliest hominins did neither

A Diplodocus-like dinosaur is the first of its kind to be found in Asia, suggesting the land mass could have helped dinosaurs reach other regions

Novel experiences dampen previous memory representations in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex, facilitating flexible strategy encoding in mice.

Colliding dust particles on Mars probably produce static electricity, a new experiment reveals.

Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan star in Synchronic, a thrilling film about a strange drug that sends you back in time

Space Sweepers on Netflix, may be a silly but lovable piece of space opera, but this South Korean film delivers sharp truths and a sense of the ungiving, soul-grinding nature of space