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Nazi soldiers looted numerous valuable items and tons of gold, but the chances of locating buried treasure are tiny.

Inside All About History 119: Discover the conflict between the Tudor sisters that informed the reigns of Mary I and Elizabeth I of England

Experts reveal the science behind testosterone boosters and whether testosterone supplements really work

Muscle fiber types matter when it comes to sport and exercise - experts explain why

Study reports a new digital polytherapeutic that delivers white noise could significantly improve symptoms for those with tinnitus.

Simulations suggest that Earth could theoretically host two more moons the size of the one we've got now, or several smaller moons

Scientists at Queen Mary University of London have made two discoveries about the behavior of "supercritical matter"--matter at the critical point where the differences between liquids and gases seemingly disappear.

In Einstein's theory of general relativity, gravity arises when a massive object distorts the fabric of spacetime the way a ball sinks into a piece of stretched cloth. Solving Einstein's equations by using quantities tha...

The risks of catching covid-19, or being vaccinated against it, during pregnancy have been debated throughout the pandemic, with research now overwhelmingly supporting that pregnant people get vaccinated

Simulations show that a 1000-day mission to Mars would expose astronauts to radiation doses above 1 sievert, even with metal shielding

A new method for shaping matter into complex shapes, with the use of 'twisted' light, has been demonstrated in research at the University of Strathclyde.

On August 12, the hybrid magnet of the Steady High Magnetic Field Facility (SHMFF) in Hefei, China, produced a steady field of 45.22 tesla (T), the highest steady magnetic field by a working magnet in the world.

Spiders likely sleep and dream like humans do.

While more commonly associated with promoting aggressive behaviors, testosterone can also promote social affection and prosocial behaviors in males, a new study on gerbils finds.

A pair of astronomers say that classified US government sensors detected an interstellar meteor hitting Earth in 2014. Now they want to mount a $1.6 million expedition to find fragments of it on the sea floor

An extinct volcano's underground reservoir in Mississippi has supplied CO2 to US beverage makers and food processing companies for decades. But natural contamination has exacerbated an ongoing CO2 shortage

Dementia patients with a history of cancer demonstrate better cognition at dementia diagnosis than their peers with no history of cancer.

Researchers have developed a cornea implant from the collagen protein of pig skin. The implant restored the vision of 20 people with diseased corneas. The new implant could be a viable alternative to human cornea transpl...

When Google announced its quantum computer had solved a problem beyond the capability of the most powerful supercomputer, it was a landmark for the industry. But Chinese researchers have now shown they could solve the sa...

While neuroimaging may be a standard in neuroscience and psychology research, a new study says researchers are massively underestimating how large the study sample must be for a neuroimaging study to produce reliable fin...

The nuclear codes carried by the president at all times don't launch an attack directly, but they prove the president's authority to drop the big one.

A new collection of articles explores mapping brain overexcitability that underpins the dysregulation of vigilance, sleep-wake cycles, and validating effective biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease.