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The remains of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket burned up in the atmosphere over the Western US on Thursday, surprising and delighting stargazers.

What might life be like then if everyone lacked an appendix? That organ may not be a useless artifact of evolution after all.

A new algorithm is allowing researchers to develop soft robots that are better able to collect useful information about their surroundings.

Researchers address the best way to approach a child when relaying negative or scary information.

Research has long revealed an association between belief in conspiracy theories and mental health disorders. A new study reports followers of the radical QAnon group are significantly more likely to suffer from mental he...

The ion channel TRPC5 acts as a molecular cold sensor in teeth. Researchers report the TRPC5 could be a new target to help treat pain from toothaches and cold sensitivity.

In the age of COVID lockdowns, video conferencing has become the norm for people connecting with family and conducting business meetings. A new study reveals video conferencing can reduce collective intelligence as the v...

Cholinesterase inhibitors such as galantamine, donepezil, and rivastigmine, appear to generate persistent cognitive benefits, and increased longevity for up to five years in Alzheimer's patients.

Within months of learning a new language, increased activity in brain areas associated with auditory processing, memory, and grammatical comprehension occurs. As language skills improve, the activity decreases.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AI Could Enable ‘Swarm Warfare’ for Tomorrow’s Fighter Jets Will Knight | Wired “Last March, [the Pentagon’s] Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) invited teams to develop A...

It could have been a fig, grapes, citron, a pomegranate or even wheat.