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Bumble bees don't retain memories of how sweet a flower is, they only remember if one flower was sweeter than another.

Researchers have identified risk genes for adhesive capsulitis, also known as "frozen shoulder". Carriers of these genes are at a six-fold increased risk of developing frozen shoulder.

Motivation influences neural networks associated with perception and impacts our decision-making skills.

States across the U.S. are reporting rising rates of influenza-like illness, hinting that flu season is starting early this year.

Pain neurons engage in direct cross-talk with goblet cells, or mucus-containing cells within the gut. During states of inflammation, pain cells stimulate goblet cells to release more mucus. Findings suggest the nervous s...

A distant black hole shredded a star in 2018, and released a plume of plasma travelling around 50 per cent the speed of light two years later - astronomers don't know why it took so long

A lightweight alternative to free weights, exercise bands are often an underrated tool in your training arsenal, but do resistance bands build muscle?

Researchers identified a novel mechanism by which animals create and destroy serotonin. The findings could lead to new treatments for a range of mental health and eating disorders associated with serotonin.

Study reveals a hidden order in seemingly random connections between neurons.

Optical manipulation of matter by using the mechanical action of light is one of the vibrant subjects of micro and nanoscience. In 2018 the Nobel Prize in physics was awarded to Arthur Ashkin for the invention and develo...

As more data centres are being built to meet growing demand, their water use is coming under scrutiny - particularly in regions of the US affected by the ongoing megadrought

Pain-sensing neurons in the put secrete substance P, a molecule that protects against gut inflammation and tissue damage by boosting specific microbes in the gut. In people with inflammatory bowel disease, the pain-sensi...

Astronomers don't have an explanation for a black hole burping out a shredded star, but they suspect it could be more common than once thought.

In a laboratory study, human epithelial cells were treated with the lubricant before being exposed to HIV or a herpes virus, with subsequent infection rates being as low as 20 per cent

A new study has revealed that a 6,000-pound giant sunfish found dead in the Azores is the heaviest bony fish ever recorded.

Neurons that transmit pain signals in the gut lining of mice are linked to the production of mucus that may maintain a healthy microbiome

Researchers taught a synthetic neuron network to play a version of the retro arcade game "Pong" by integrating the brain cells into an electrode array controlled by a computer program.

We pit the MacBook Pro 13 vs. the Dell XPS 13 to see which student laptop refresh rules supreme.

Silicon, an element abundant in Earth's crust, is currently the most widely used semiconductor material and is important in fields like engineering, geophysics and plasma physics. But despite decades of studies, how the ...

A southern sunfish (Mola alexandrini) found dead off the coast of Faial Island in the Azores has broken the record for the world's heaviest bony fish - though there are boneless fish that weigh more

Exoskeletons have been largely confined to the realm of fiction, appearing in sci-fi or superhero movies to make characters stronger, taller, or more destructive (in James Cameron's Avatar, the somewhat terrifying AMP su...

An excavation has revealed an elaborate hall in the east of England of early Anglo-Saxon kings, which was used for feasting by monarchs and their warriors roughly 1,400 years ago.