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These are the signs and symptoms of poor air quality, according to the experts

The Pacific War was a major theater of World War II that was fought between the Allies and Imperial Japan, across the Pacific and Indian Oceans, Southeast Asia and Oceania.

Learn about the ATLAS experiment at CERN's Large Hadron Collider, including its purpose, design and achievements.

The Webb Telescope released its first sharp image -- a spectacular view of a star that is focused with such sharpness that it pushes the limits of the laws of physics.

Photonic integrated circuits are essential to many technologies, including fiber-optic communications, mapping systems, and biosensors.

In recent years, physicists have discovered materials that are able to switch their electrical character from a metal to an insulator, and even to a superconductor, which is a material in a friction-free state that allow...

Researchers identified the enzyme ADM-4 as an essential fusogen required for nerve repair.

A small study found people who received lithium, a drug commonly associated with the treatment of bipolar disorder, are less likely to develop dementia.

Ozone levels above the mid-southern hemisphere dropped 13 per cent after Australia's worst fires on record due to chemical reactions triggered by the smoke

New research finds that patients with ASXL1-mutant chronic myelomonocytic leukemia -- an uncommon type of cancer of the bone marrow -- have distinctive epigenetic changes that can activate harmful genes and cause the can...

MIT physicists have detected electron correlations in a 2D material called ABC trilayer graphene. Understanding how electron correlations drive electrical states can help scientists engineer exotic functional materials, ...

A new study describes how the spike protein used by the coronavirus to enter human cells can have a similar effect on the brain's immune cells as it does with the rest of the body.

A potential cornucopia of neuroactive compounds, which might yield clues to the design of future psychiatric and neurological drugs, has become more accessible to synthetic chemists.

A new report addresses the issue of exactly how bright lighting should be during the day and in the evening to support healthy body rhythms, restful sleep, and daytime alertness.

Researchers have identified a link suggesting that lithium could decrease the risk of developing dementia, which affects nearly one million people in the UK.

Scientists have long known that learning requires the flow of calcium into and out of brain cells. But researchers have now discovered that floods of calcium originating from within neurons can also boost learning. The f...

Arthritis pain can be a daily struggle, but it doesn't have to take over your life. We look at whether massage can help arthritis

Discover the secrets of how aquatic animals like fish can use their gills to breathe underwater and learn the ways that gills and lungs differ.

We asked the experts, do air purifiers help with mold and other indoor air pollutants?

Teach youngers about solar power with this cute bot, now only £13.97 at Currys.

A thin material sent nerve-like signals to an alloy fibre in an artificial eye model, causing the eye's pupil to dilate and contract in response to varying light levels, which could one day help treat certain visual impa...

We ask the experts about lymphatic drainage massage and the potential benefits for your health