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We investigate whether the rowing machine is a good workout, and compare it to other ways of getting fit.

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new process that makes use of existing industry standard techniques for making III-nitride semiconductor materials, but results in layered materials that ...

Researchers performed genome-wide analysis studies (GWAS) to identify genetic elements associated with various diseases. To address inequities in previous GWAS, the team included 180,000 Japanese people and 220 health-re...

More than half of the species in five mammal groups went extinct in Africa about 34 million years ago, scientists recently discovered.

China has test fired a huge new solid rocket motor, creating more propulsion options for the country's growing space activities.

Older adults who studied to learn a new language showed similar improvements in critical cognitive skills as those who used brain training apps to stay sharp.

Artificial intelligence sheds new light on how the brain processes language. Researchers report the human brain may use next word prediction to drive language processing.

FDA-approved iron oxide nanoparticles, delivered in a mouth rinse, can suppress the growth of dental plaque and kill bacteria responsible for tooth decay, according to a new study. The nanoparticles act as enzymes to act...

Brain cells called astrocytes play a key role in helping neurons develop and function properly, but there's still a lot scientists don't understand about how astrocytes perform these important jobs. Now, a team of scient...

Watermelons are good for you, provide many health benefits and are packed with nutrients. They are also deliciously refreshing, low in calories and fat-free.

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Autoantibodies may sometimes be involved in the psychiatric effects of COVID-19.

The black spruce is a common species in North American boreal forests and it needs wildfires to survive, but the blazes are now so frequent that the spruces are struggling

The COP26 climate summit will be held in Glasgow from 31 October to 12 November and will include more than 100 heads of state, who will hash out timetables to limit carbon emissions and address other issues such as adapt...

Oxytocin is a hormone that plays a large role in social interactions and social bonding.

El Salvador recently became the first country in the world to make bitcoin legal tender, but traders have been exploiting the state issued bitcoin "wallet app" to make a quick profit

The Breakthrough Listen project detected radio waves that seemed to be the best candidate yet for an alien signal, but it turns out it was just human technology

Human music often has a natural rhythm to it, and the roots of that rhythm might stretch back to the ancestors we shared with indris, a type of lemur

Researchers have uncovered 478 ceremonial sites that were probably built by the Olmec and the Maya thousands of years ago

Contrary to widely held gender stereotypes, women are not more emotional than men, researchers say.

Ancient people came up with a number of creative ways to store leftovers.

A team mapping the seafloor in the northern Red Sea unexpectedly spotted a purpleback flying squid near a previously unknown shipwreck.