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A dead white humpback whale was recently found on a remote beach in Australia. However, experts say the animal is not an albino.

They are reportedly the most common cause of muscle or bone pain in adolescents. But it's unclear what "growing pains" are - or if they are even related to growth

The process is called lithospheric drip, and scientists have only recently begun wrapping their heads around it.

Researchers identified a new mechanism by which auditory sensitivity is regulated. The mechanism can temporarily reduce sensitivity in the auditory system to protect itself from loud sounds that can cause hearing damage.

Scientists have discovered a pathway to the regeneration of insulin in pancreatic stem cells, a major breakthrough toward new therapies to treat Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. Using the pancreas stem cells of a type 1 diabe...

Researchers have successfully tested a device that may one day use the chemical biomarkers in sweat to detect changes in a person's health.

Researchers experimenting with OpenAI's text-to-image tool, DALL-E 2, noticed that it seems to covertly be adding words such as "black" and "female" to image prompts, seemingly in an effort to diversify its output

Nearly six percent of children who presented to the emergency department (ED) with COVID-19 reported symptoms of long COVID 90-days later, according to a study conducted in eight countries. Initial hospitalization of 48 ...

A team of medical researchers want to improve our immune defenses against cancer. They have recently shown in human cells what was previously only possible in mouse models. Their findings have raised the chances of a hig...

A mother's ability to recognize positive emotions on the faces of other adults predicts her sensitivity and responsiveness to her child four months later.

Researchers found a positive correlation between glioblastoma cell proliferation and lactate metabolic indicators. Based on this observation, the researchers developed a biomimetic formulation using targeted delivery age...

Study reveals the lateral habenula plays a critical role in the priming of aggression in male mice.

Study compares two forms of cognitive training used to help those with mild cognitive impairment to improve memory and learning.

Researchers suggest that when in a group, ants behave in a similar fashion to networks of neurons in the brain.

A new AI algorithm used fMRI data to identify novel brain patterns linked to mental health disorders.

Brain scans revealed a "map" of this universal language network.

Quantum mechanics explains why the electrons can keep spinning indefinitely.

The polarization of light underpins a variety of recent technological innovations, including 3D cinema and LCDs. In LCDs, tiny electronically controllable liquid crystal elements are sandwiched between polarizers. If, in...

A seashell held to your ear may sound like the ocean, but so does cupping your hand or holding a bowl at the same spot. Here's why.

A research team led by Prof. Dou Xiankang from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences realized continuous wind detection at spatial and temporal resolutions of 3 m and...

Cubic boron arsenide (c-BAs), a semiconductor with ultrahigh thermal conductivity comparable to diamond, has attracted wide attention since 2018, with many people wondering whether it is suitable for transistors.

In a review paper recently published in the Journal of Nuclear Materials, Prof. Haug Qunying from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with collaborators, has intr...