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A fossilized animal from the Ediacaran period is likely related to modern jellyfish.

Study reveals cocoa powder reduces blood pressure and arterial stiffness, only when levels of both are elevated.

Research drawing on the quantum "anti-butterfly effect" solves a longstanding experimental problem in physics and establishes a method for benchmarking the performance of quantum computers.

Cocoa only reduces blood pressure and arterial stiffness when elevated, a new study finds.

Researchers used classic fables and short stories with moral implications to test and assess human-like reasoning in artificial intelligence.

For those with heart disease risk factors, daily consumption of green tea extract can reduce blood sugar levels and improve gut health by lowering inflammation and decreasing "leaky gut". Green tea extract may prove to b...

New research in people with a cluster of heart disease risk factors has shown that consuming green tea extract for four weeks can reduce blood sugar levels and improve gut health by lowering inflammation and decreasing '...

Researchers demonstrate how mathematical modeling can be used to analyze the impact of different cancer treatments on tumor and immune cell dynamics and help predict outcomes to therapy and personalize cancer treatment.

Relapse presents a major barrier to recovery from substance use disorders -- when people begin taking drugs such as cocaine again after a period of abstinence. Sleep disruptions have long been associated with drug withdr...

The subthalamic nucleus in the brain communicates with the motor system to help the body stop an action, researchers confirm.

Bat cells have specific molecular barriers to deal with SARS-CoV-2 replication, according to a new study.

People who reported smoking or vaping prior to their hospitalization for COVID-19 were more likely than their counterparts who did not smoke or vape to experience severe complications, including death, from the SARS-CoV-...

Analyses based on locations and viral sequencing of early COVID-19 cases indicate the pandemic started in Huanan market in Wuhan, China, with live animals being sold at the market as the likely source. Genomic studies re...

A pandemic-related shortage of a mundane item -- tubes to collect blood samples from patients -- has caused headaches for health systems worldwide. But it may also have a silver lining: A lesson in how to reduce unneeded...

Using ultrasound technology for brain imaging may be less harmful and more cost-effective than other current neuroimaging methods.

In cognitively healthy people with a genetic risk for Alzheimer's, retinal changes have been associated with alterations in the entorhinal cortex, hippocampus, and lingual gyrus. Researchers say retinal changes can be us...

Russia will withdraw from the International Space Station and focus on building its own orbiting outpost as soon as 2025, Roscosmos told Putin.

White-tailed deer in the Guanacaste Conservation Area in Costa Rica have been spotted regularly chewing on sea turtle bones. The behaviour may be an attempt to boost nutrient intake

Coastal habitats offer many opportunities for nature spotting, from marine mammals like whales and dolphins, to breeding seabirds and rare wildflowers. Here's how to make the most of your trip to the beach, without harmi...

Researchers captured a rare flower-like sea pen on video in the deep sea and believe it could be a new species.

Ximena Cid found her place in STEM by embracing her identity. Now she helps others do the same. It took Ximena Cid three tries to pass her introductory physics class as an undergraduate student at the University of Calif...

A team of researchers from NYU Abu Dhabi's Advanced Microfluidics and Microdevices Laboratory (AMMLab) have developed new kind of Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) probes in true three-dimensional shapes they call 3DTIPs. AF...