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An artificial intelligence has disproved five mathematical conjectures, despite not being equipped with any information about the problems

Within the next decade, the novel coronavirus responsible for COVID-19 could become little more than a nuisance, causing no more than common cold-like coughs and sniffles. That possible future is predicted by mathematica...

Fast-spreading variants of the COVID-19-causing coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, carry mutations that enable the virus to escape some of the immune response created naturally or by vaccination. A new study has revealed key detai...

Goodall made the comments after winning the prestigious 2021 Templeton Prize.

The discomfort we feel when hearing our own voices played back to us is both a physiological and psychological response, researchers say.

Countries and US states more predisposed to collectivist behavior have more people following mask guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study.

Emotional support animals provide quantifiable benefits for people with mental health problems who are experiencing depression, anxiety, and loneliness.

It's always good when your hard work reflects well on you.

At the site of injury, nerves release a protein called CXCL12 which attracts growing nerve fibers and keeps them trapped in place. This prevents the nerve fibers from growing in the correct direction to bridge the injury...

Heart-focused anxiety raises the risk for developing other mental health disorders, a new study reports.

The brain-computer interface user was able to transfer objects with a robotic arm at twice the speed of doing it without the tactile feedback.

More than 15 months into the pandemic, the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 is nearing 600,000. But COVID-19 deaths may be underestimated by 20 percent, according to a new study.

The most populous boroughs in New York City, Queens and Brooklyn, likely served as the major hub of COVID-19 spread in the spring of 2020, a new study finds.

A weird polka-dotted blob that washed ashore in North Carolina has finally been identified.

Children show improved ability in their math skills when they are trained to practice visual working memory and reasoning tasks.

Brood X cicadas, also known as the Great Eastern Brood, are ready for their closeup.

Miniature swimming robots called microsubmarines that are powered by sunlight can degrade pollutants like explosives or dyes, removing harmful chemicals from water

Biologists have used human pluripotent stem cells to grow sesame-seed-sized heart models, called cardioids, that spontaneously self-organize to develop a hollow chamber without the need of experimental scaffolds. This ad...

Scientists have discovered that the way in which neurons are connected within regions of the brain, can be a better indicator of disease progression and treatment outcomes for people with brain disorders such as epilepsy...

New research has found that some brain activity methods used to detect incriminating memories do not work accurately in older adults.

New research shows that activation of distinct human endogenous retroviruses, which are part of our genome, impair brain development dramatically. The finding could help to advance research into therapies for neurodegene...

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