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Thousands of cannonball jellyfish washed ashore along North Carolina beaches during a red drum spawning event.

An analysis of the songs of male and female European robins adds to growing evidence that both sexes of songbirds are talented singers

While previous studies point to an overlap between perception and memory, a new study finds the two are systematically different.

In a tournament of the first world war strategy game Diplomacy, two AIs built by Facebook's parent company Meta outplayed humans

Replete with tunneling particles, electron wells, charmed quarks and zombie cats, quantum mechanics takes everything Sir Isaac Newton taught about physics and throws it out the window.

Patterns of cognitive impairments suffered by those infected with COVID-19 were similar to those of healthy people who are sleep deprived. Additionally, worse symptoms of cognitive impairment in coronavirus patients were...

During mid-to-late life, getting less than five hours of sleep a night increases the risk of developing heart disease, cancer, and diabetes.

Findings highlight the need to continue developing new disease-modifying treatments with different mechanisms of action for patients with Alzheimer's disease.

The Alienware x14 brings impressive power and eye-catching design to gaming and programming - although its battery life does suffer as a result.

Treatments for depression including ECT and antidepressants increase brain connectivity in those with clinical depression.

D-Cycloserine, an antibiotic used for the treatment of tuberculosis, increases the effectiveness of transcranial magnetic stimulation for those with major depressive disorder.

The writing system with which we learn to read may influence how we process speech, researchers report. Findings suggest the ability to write influences the way in which our brains process language.

A new identifies a specific gene that regulates neural progenitor cell proliferation in response to lithium for those with bipolar depression.

The ozone hole is the largest it's been since 2015, but overall it's still decreasing.

A fully electronic, motorized alt-az mount telescope the Unistellar eVscope 2 is as beautiful as it is functional with instant access to the cosmos.

Ecologists have started to recognise the competition between younger and older generations within the same species, with some startling conclusions about nature's requirement for mortality

Astronomers have discovered that a potentially hazardous near-Earth asteroid, 3200 Phaethon, has an unusual accelerating spin that could eventually change its trajectory through the solar system.

Fusion power generation uses the energy generated by fusion reactions in high-temperature plasma. To achieve this, it is necessary to precisely measure the fast-changing high-temperature plasma to understand and control ...

The hybrid consists of the omicron variant's spike protein attached to the original virus

People who have had covid-19 can have lingering impairments in multiple aspects of cognition, but memory appears to be less affected

The energy crisis will reach a crunch point as winter begins in Europe, with governments hoping they can cut consumption fast enough to avoid electricity shortages

When light impinges on molecules, it is absorbed and re-emitted. Advances in ultrafast laser technology have steadily improved the level of detail in studies of such light-matter interactions.