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Study reveals the different ways the brain parses information through interactions of waves of neural activity.

A puzzling process called magnetic reconnection triggers explosive phenomena throughout the universe, creating solar flares and space storms that can take down mobile phone service and electrical power grids. Now scienti...

Pancreatic cancer has a significantly poor prognosis; therefore, the development of effective treatments is an unmet clinical need. The major drawback in this field was the lack of useful model animals, which delayed the...

Hypertension, a very common condition worldwide, can lead to arteriosclerosis through alterations in the structure of blood vessel walls known as 'vascular remodeling.' In a recent study, an international team of scienti...

A new study sheds light on the movement of neurons throughout the brain during fetal development. Researchers also found the two hemispheres of the human cortex separated earlier in development than previously thought.

Federal funding for biomedical research has a 'ripple effect' of stimulating new studies even beyond the original purposes of a grant and may provide unexpected benefits, a new study suggests.

Researchers studying the effect of the monoclonal antibody Leronlimab on long COVID-19 may have found a surprising clue to the baffling syndrome, one that contradicts their initial hypothesis. An abnormally suppressed im...

'Prehistoric Planet,' a five-part documentary series, transports viewers into the mesmerizing world of the Cretaceous period.

The discovery of a unique ratio of metabolites in blood samples taken from early-stage Alzheimer's patients could be a critical new biomarker for early detection of the neurodegenerative disease.

New findings reveal phagocytes do not fully mature until after birth, contradicting previous assumptions that they mature during embryonic development.

A way of distinguishing between natural carbon dioxide emissions and those from burning fossil fuels could help cities and countries monitor their progress in cutting emissions

A new analysis helps to unravel the mystery of the Australian dingo's origins by showing that it is probably descended from a wild dog rather than a domestic breed

Physicists at the University of California, Irvine have demonstrated the use of a hydrogen molecule as a quantum sensor in a terahertz laser-equipped scanning tunneling microscope, a technique that can measure the chemic...

Solar eclipses are some of nature's most dramatic celestial performances. Here's a look at the science behind the eclipse.

Pregnancy rates were the same regardless of vaccination status for people undergoing fresh embryo transfer IVF treatment

Scientists at Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) in Korea have fabricated a flexible material that lights up brightly when stretched and/or when an electric field is applied. The results were pub...

Water, unexpectedly, has the potential to withstand a massive stretching force or tension due to its internal cohesive force. Under extreme tension, the hydrostatic pressure of the water would display as absolute negativ...

Over the past 15 years, public health authorities have downgraded recommendations for the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test as a screening tool to reduce the overdiagnosis and overtreatment of men with low-grade prost...

In a study that included tests of three types of human cancer cells, researchers report that ST6Gal-I--mediated sialylation of the epidermal growth factor receptor modulates cell mechanics and enhances invasion by the ca...

New evidence shows that cancer is not as heritable or purely genetic as once thought, and taking a multi-omics approach may lead to a better understanding of how to prevent and treat it.

Hubble telescope snaps images of an 'angel's wings' in the constellation Leo

Dodos went extinct more than a century ago, and they are an enduring reminder of human-caused extinction.