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Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have enhanced "super-resolution" machine learning techniques to study phase transitions. They identified key features of how large arrays of interacting particles behave at ...

A giant tortoise in the Galápagos Islands that was thought to have gone extinct over a century ago just came out of hiding.

A huge burial mound holding the corpses of at least 30 warriors in Syria could be the oldest war memorial ever discovered, dating back at least 4,300 years at the now submerged site of Tell Banat.

Adolescents with higher levels of Omega 3 fatty acids in their blood had a decreased risk of developing psychosis as they entered into early adulthood. At the age of 24, those with psychosis had lower levels of DHA than ...

White lies that are selfish in nature elicit increased activity in both the ventral and rostral medial prefrontal cortex.

The tiny teeth of the 'wandering meatloaf' mollusk have a mineral never before seen in an animal.

New findings demonstrate that expanding research into different ancestries yields more and better results, as well as ultimately benefiting global patient care.

Between 1991 and 2018, more than a third of all deaths in which heat played a role were attributable to human-induced global warming, according to a new article.

In a study of 11 medical-mystery patients, an international team of researchers has discovered a new and unique form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Unlike most cases of ALS, the disease began attacking these pat...

Sometimes when I ask myself why I've made a certain choice, I realize I don't actually know. To what extent we are ruled by things we aren't conscious of? - Paul, 43, London Why did you buy your car? Why did you fall in ...

Batteries and fuel cells often rely on a process known as ion diffusion to function. In ion diffusion, ionized atoms move through solid materials, similar to the process of water being absorbed by rice when cooked. Just ...

Here's why mosquitoes buzz around our heads ... and our feet.

The study shows that the drug profoundly lowers the usual brain's usual barriers, bolstering evidence that it could be an effective tool for treating anxiety and depression.

A detector in Italy has observed what seem to be hints of strange dark matter particles for more than 20 years - but a similar detector in Spain is throwing doubt on the results

It is hard to know where people are directing their attention during video calls, but eye-tracking software could help

(MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen) Researchers have developed a new concept to explain the phenomenon known as Green Sahara. They demonstrate that a permanent vegetation cover in the...

(Kanazawa University) Researchers at Kanazawa University report in the Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters how high-speed atomic force microscopy can be used for studying DNA wrapping processes. The technique enables v...

(Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology) In the deep waters that underlie the productive zones of the ocean, there is a constant rain of organic material called 'marine snow.' Marine snow behaves similarly to real ...

(Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences ) To realize tritium self-sustaining cycle through tritium breeding blanket has been one of the core technologies of future fusion reactor. Therefore the...

(Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ)) ICIQ scientists from the Lloret-Fillol group have, for the first time, isolated and fully characterised an elusive intermediate in the Water Oxidation Reaction.The pap...

(University of Freiburg) Researchers use the abundant chemical element manganese as active material.

(University of Queensland) University of Queensland scientists working to unlock the mysteries Australia's deadly stonefish have made a discovery which could change how sting victims are treated in the future.