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Can a fertility diet maximize your chances of getting pregnant? We dive into the science

The dose of nicotine from a single cigarette blocks estrogen production in the brain, causing behavioral changes. Findings may shed new light on why quitting smoking may be more difficult for women than men.

Children born to parents who are under 20, or those born to mothers over 35 and fathers over 45 are at increased risk of being diagnosed with bipolar disorder later in life. Older men, researchers report, are at greater ...

Post-mortem analysis of the brains of those with Parkinson's disease revealed more than 200 genes with different epigenetic markers compared to healthy brains, but the affected genes were almost entirely different betwee...

Researchers interested in musical characteristics associated with sleep music and the effects of musical structure on sleep are working together using neuroscience, AI, and sleep medicine to create "super lullaby" sounds...

The state of Alaska has cancelled the snow crab harvest for the first time due to a dramatic 90 per cent decline in population. Here's what we know about why so many crabs have disappeared

Smaller life expectancy deficits associated with the COVID-19 pandemic were found in countries with more fully vaccinated people, researchers report.

Symptomatic depression increases the risk of developing dementia by 51%, but those being treated for depression had a significantly lower risk of being diagnosed with depression later in life.

The GM2A protein reduces neural firing and induces a loss of neurite integrity.

A gamma ray burst about 2.4 billion light years away is being called "the BOAT" - the brightest of all time - and is so powerful it has even affected Earth's atmosphere

Online activities like gaming, social media and video calls have unique "nutritional" values that will influence our mood, concentration and energy levels. This is how to optimise yours

The Bose Sport earbuds offer a comfortable and secure fit with a great sound -- there's just one thing missing

In England, 15.8 per cent of children aged 12 to 15 from Gypsy or Roma ethnic groups have received at least one vaccine dose, compared with 83.5 per cent of their counterparts in Chinese ethnic groups

The global distribution of plants has been heavily influenced by the European empires that spread alien species across the world from the 15th century onwards

The Republicans used to favor big government, while Democrats were committed to curbing federal power. So why did the party switch occur?

Cycles may be 1.6 days longer in people who self-identify as Asian compared with their white non-Hispanic counterparts

An unnamed astronaut onbaord the ISS recently captured a peculiar image of Earth with two unrelated blue blobs of light shining in the planet's atmosphere.

Plastic waste is clogging up our rivers and oceans and causing long-lasting environmental damage that is only just starting to come into focus. But a new approach that combines biological and chemical processes could gre...

Of all the conspiracy theories that litter the Internet, the flat Earth conspiracy is quite possibly the most curious. Here's a look at what flat-earthers believe and why.

An international team of scientists including experts from the University of Adelaide has designed a quantum thermometer to measure the ultra-cold temperatures of space and time predicted by Einstein and the laws of quan...

Artificial intelligence model predictions from historical data on how AI research would develop over five years matched reality with more than 99 per cent accuracy - soon they will be asked what comes next

From bees hunting for a mate to a giant sea star procreating, these incredible images are some of the winners in the prestigious wildlife photography competition