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Ichthyosaurs, marine reptiles that resembled dolphins and could rival blue whales in size, coexisted with dinosaurs.

NASA's Voyager 1 space probe sent a confusing signal back to Earth, suggesting the craft doesn't know where it's located.

A new study reveals the mechanisms behind repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation's effect on the brain in the treatment of depression.

Volume decreases in cortical areas, the amygdala, and basal forebrain in Parkinson's patients correlated with worsening symptoms of the disease.

Using psychiatric medications to treat mental health disorders in children and adolescents does not increase the risk of developing substance use disorders later in life. In fact, pharmacological interventions reduce the...

A preclinical drug that inhibits the kinase enzyme Cdk5 may have the potential to treat depression, brain injuries, and disorders associated with cognitive impairment.

Researchers have built a camera-like device for understanding how vortices form in quantum liquids, where atoms pair up and start to behave like overlapping waves

Researchers have identified a mechanism that occurs within the CA3 region of the hippocampus that appears to be responsible for a common type of age-related memory loss.

Optical imaging and characterization of weakly scattering phase objects, such as isolated cells, bacteria and thin tissue sections frequently used in biological research and medical applications, have been of significant...

Cases of the rare monkeypox virus are popping up in Europe and the United States. Here's what you need to know about the virus.

Mysterious fast radio bursts release as much energy in one second as the Sun pours out in a year and are among the most puzzling phenomena in the universe. Now researchers at Princeton University, the U.S. Department of ...

Study finds no evidence of structural brain changes associated with short-term mindfulness training.

Adventurous play, especially when conducted outdoors, was associated with reduced anxiety and depression in children.

Pregnant and lactating female mice release a banana-smelling chemical in their urine that is thought to stress out males so they don't commit infanticide

A groundbreaking study has found the underlying cause and a potential treatment for infantile spasms -- intractable epilepsy common in babies and with limited treatment options.

Detecting these T cells may lead to diagnostics to better detect heart disease--and disease severity--through a blood sample. The knowledge also brings researchers closer to developing a vaccine that dampens this dangero...

A team found flaws in previous research that purported to show meditation could alter the brain's structure.

New research could lead to better treatment options for a rare but very lethal type of bacterial infection.

Most cancer patients who used medical cannabis reported a significant improvement in pain measures and a decrease in some other cancer-related symptoms. Additionally, medical cannabis use reduced the consumption of tradi...

Ghostly imprints of very tiny "nannofossils" can offer a valuable window into our planet's past -- and hint at its possible future.

The draft sequence of the virus responsible for the rapidly growing monkeypox outbreak shows it is most closely related to strains detected in the UK, Singapore and Israel in 2018 and 2019

Unlike fictional laser swords, real laser beams do not interact with each other when they cross--unless the beams meet within a suitable material allowing for nonlinear light-matter interaction. In such a case, wave mixi...