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In the past, many discoveries have been made because better, more accurate measurement methods have become available, making it possible to obtain data from previously unexplored phenomena. For example, high-resolution m...

Electrical engineers at Duke University have devised a new method for solving difficult design problems with many potential solutions in a large design space using machine learning. Dubbed the "neural-adjoint method," th...

A new study reveals how anxiety affects the decision-making process in the brain, resulting in selecting more pessimistic choices.

The MeCP2 gene influences ketamine's behavioral effect and strengthens synapses, leading to an improvement in the drug's antidepressant effect over time.

Information about asteroids, where they come from and whether one might hit Earth.

Experimental facilities around the globe are facing a challenge: their instruments are becoming increasingly powerful, leading to a steady increase in the volume and complexity of the scientific data they collect. At the...

Farnesol, a naturally occurring compound found in berries and other fruits, prevents the loss of dopamine-producing neurons and reverses Parkinson's associated damage to the brain in mouse models.

Scientists from the Faculty of Physics of the University of Warsaw have demonstrated exciton-polariton lasing and parametric scattering of exciton-polaritons in a system of coupled optical microcavities. The results have...

Using advanced imaging technology, scientists have provided an unprecedented understanding of the BRCA1-BARD1 protein complex, which is often mutated in patients with breast or ovarian cancer. Their paper identifies aspe...

In an attempt to find out why the long-term outcomes are poorer for patients with lobular breast cancer -- which affects some 40,000 women a year -- researchers began looking at the role of the protein MDC1 in tumor cell...

Iceland may be the last exposed remnant of a nearly Texas-size continent -- called Icelandia -- that sank beneath the North Atlantic Ocean about 10 million years ago

By Allison Kubo More cold war science in case you enjoyed our last cold war science article: the atomic-powered-nuclear-weapon-silo-ice-sculpture. In 1958, the Central Intelligence Agency started project Corona, a top-se...

MicroCT of infected human lung tissue, along with histology and immunohistochemistry, was used to construct images of TB granulomas, airways and vasculature.

A new animal welfare law in the UK is a step in the right direction, but it should include invertebrates too, say Alexandra Schnell and Nicola Clayton

Our organs and cells die without enough oxygen, but in some instances, hypoxia may actually hasten the healing process - and even help people to lose weight

The culture wars in the UK are heating up, but as most people haven't yet picked a side, there's still room to find common understanding, writes Graham Lawton

An octopus with many arms, plus a strange sign in New South Wales and an ear tag that's the lightest thing since sliced bread, in Feedback's weird weekly round-up

The Time of Coronavirus by Aly Song, captures the awful drama of the pandemic, showing volunteers disinfecting Qintai Grand Theatre in Wuhan, China. The image is one of the finalists in this year's Wellcome Photography C...

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Jeanette Winterson's latest non-fiction book is a smart take on AI, intelligence and our binary world. Her thought-provoking essays offer a refreshingly optimistic take on AI's future

Driverless cars were supposed to be relieving us of the stresses of driving by now - but safety issues and technological shortcomings are keeping the brakes firmly on

Fossils from northwestern Canada may represent ancient sponges dating to 890 million years ago, making them the oldest known examples of animal life.