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A family of hikers who mysteriously died two months ago along a hiking trail in California died from hyperthermia and probable dehydration, the Mariposa County Sheriff revealed.

The dorsomedial prefrontal cortex plays a critical role in mapping out personal actions and outcomes as well as responding to the actions of others.

The dimmest supernova ever spotted is at least 100 times fainter than a normal explosion of its type, and astronomers aren't sure why

Children who would normally have died because they lack an important immune organ can now survive thanks to a special thigh implant that produces immune cells

A new study reports human brain size decreased in size approximately 3,000 years ago, and the brain shrinkage parallels the expansion of collective intelligence in human societies.

Walmart is recalling nearly 4,000 bottles from this line of aromatherapy spray products.

Mirtazapine, an antidepressant commonly prescribed to treat dementia-associated agitation, is no more effective than a placebo and may increase mortality risks, researchers report.

Most of us control light all the time without even thinking about it, usually in mundane ways: we don a pair of sunglasses and put on sunscreen, and close--or open--our window blinds.

Studying rats in a virtual reality maze, researchers discover certain hippocampal neurons play a vital role in a specific mechanism of navigation.

For some elephants, survival meant ditching their tusks. Now they are slowly getting them back.

Age-related declines in bilateral movement coordination are linked to differences in alpha and beta neural activity, a new study reports.

Specialized home workout ideas for you to try in the comfort of your own home.

When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down experiments at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory early last year, Shambhu Ghimire's research group was forced to find another way to study an intriguing ...

It's tough to be the biggest planet in the solar system, and this fall Jupiter is taking a beating.

Astronomers recently identified an unusual star that most likely formed from the hypernova remains of one of the universe's first stars.

In July 2020, 300 researchers from 34 different countries attended the CECAM virtual workshop, 'Quantum Battles in Attoscience'. EPJ D presents three community papers which emerged from the in-depth panel discussions hel...

Topology in optics and photonics has been a hot topic since 1890 where singularities in electromagnetic fields have been considered. The recent award of the Nobel prize for topology developments in condensed matter physi...

Ahh, coffee. Is there anything more delicious, more satisfying? It's always there when you need it, be it first thing in the morning or for a mid-afternoon pick-me-up. According to the Sustainable Coffee Challenge, globa...

The human heart is an organ that pumps blood throughout the body via the circulatory system.

The technology used to create deepfake videos has been applied to fashion models, and can put them in a pose they never actually stood in

Discover what separates alligators and crocodiles and how you can tell them apart.

Han and Leia. George and Amal. Kermit and Miss Piggy. Gomez and Morticia. History's greatest couples rely on communication to make them so strong their power cannot be denied.