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Scientists have shed new light on the effects that high-intensity interval training (HIIT) has on human skeletal muscle, according to a new study in men.

A team of researchers has identified the molecular and cellular mechanisms that regulate selective autophagy in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. While the function of these processes is increasingly understood in m...

Inducing Type 1 diabetes in mice significantly reduced enamel and dentin microhardness.

In a recent exhibit, the artist wove fantasy and physics to illustrate the temporal funk of living through a pandemic. Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, when New York City went into lockdown, artist Luca Buvoli found himse...

Auroras don't just exist on Earth. Here's what we know about auroras on other planets in the solar system.

Study reveals how acute stress influences the brain's control over immune response, impacting recovery from COVID-19 and influenza.

Jamestown, founded in 1607, was the first successful permanent English settlement in what would become the United States.

Study evaluates whether problems in facial processing and recognition in Alzheimer's disease are a result of memory impairment or visual processing deficits.

An increase in a woman's symptoms of depression from the preconception to the postpartum period raises the risk of behavioral and emotional problems in her children.

Space, the final frontier. The starship Enterprise pursues its mission to explore the galaxy, when all communication channels are suddenly cut off by an impenetrable nebula. In many episodes of the iconic TV series, the ...

Whether you call our planet the Earth, the world or a terrestrial body, all of these names have an origin story deep in history.

Mothers who reported stress during pregnancy reported their child experienced behavioral problems between the ages of 7 and 8. However, behavioral problems were reduced if the child had older siblings.

The Omni-Roach robot moves like a cockroach to scale bumps, dodge pillars and wobble through bendy bars, and may become a Mars explorer in the future

Study reveals the underlying mechanisms that strengthen and facilitate the formation of new relational memories during sleep.

A new study identifies sex-specific circuits of muscle signaling to other tissues and that the organs and processes muscle impacts are markedly different between males and females. This new discovery provides insight int...

Archaeologists have unearthed a trove of artifacts at the necropolis of Saqqara near Cairo, including 250 complete mummies in painted sarcophagi and more than 100 bronze statues of ancient Egyptian gods.

New research shows that the mental workload of intensive care unit nurses can successfully be evaluated using eye-movement tracking glasses.

Analyses of global climate models consistently show that clouds constitute the biggest source of uncertainty and instability in predictions. New research on the Frontera supercomputer seeks to better incorporate clouds i...

In the desert of New Mexico, a centrifuge taller than the Statue of Liberty is being tested as an energy-efficient way to send satellites to space

Examining a city's magnetic footprint can be used to monitor the health of that city, including a possible early warning system for trouble with pollution and as a tool for optimizing energy conservation.

Archaeologists have unearthed penis graffiti and an explicit insult carved into a stone at a Roman fort in the UK. A translation of the phrase names one of the soldiers as a "shitter."

An analysis of zinc isotopes in ancient shark teeth suggests megalodon and great whites ate the same foods, potentially contributing to megalodon's mysterious extinction