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A $9 billion class-action lawsuit has been filed against Microsoft, code-sharing site GitHub and artificial intelligence firm OpenAI for the way their tool Copilot uses people's code

Musical memories are often preserved in those with Alzheimer's disease. Researchers say listening to music can have a positive impact on emotion and behavior for those with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia.

Higher levels of glutathione in the nucleus accumbens correlated with better and more steady performance in motivation-based tasks. Findings suggest improvements in accumbal anti-oxidant function that can be acquired via...

The centre of the Milky Way is home to more than 100 young stars that shouldn't exist. Researchers may have now finally figured out how they formed

Female mice who have not been pregnant or given birth show activation in the anterior cingulate cortex when they acquire maternal behaviors after exposure to pups. The findings reveal through repeated exposure to pups, v...

The Huawei Band 7 makes a play for the budget-conscious fitness tracker wearer, with a device that's both affordable and packed full of features

The epigenetic clocks of those who indulged in unhealthy behaviors as teens were 1.7 to 3.3 years older than individuals who reported more healthy lifestyles as teens.

Breathing isn't only essential to keep us alive, it also impacts our emotions, attention, and how our brains process the world around us.

The total lunar eclipse that unfolded on Nov. 8 was the last one for the next three years, according to astronomers.

On July 5, the LHC roared to life for its third run after three years of continual improvements to the machine as well as to the experiments' detectors and analysis tools, and immediately reached a record energy of 13.6 ...

Quantum mechanics, the theory which rules the microworld of atoms and particles, certainly has the X factor. Unlike many other areas of physics, it is bizarre and counter-intuitive, which makes it dazzling and intriguing...

Deaths from liver disease and diabetes have been higher than expected in England and Wales since the coronavirus pandemic began

A new satellite image shows that the world's largest iceberg, A-76A, has entered the Drake Passage, a waterway that contains a fast-moving ocean current that will send the mighty berg on a one-way trip to its watery grav...

Two superfluids can exist at the same time in ultracold atomic clouds. Until now, their coexistence could not be observed experimentally. Now, however, physicists from Heidelberg University have demonstrated such a magne...

Men get acute kidney injury - where kidney performance suddenly declines - at a higher rate than women. An experiment with mice suggests that this could be related to having higher levels of testosterone

The age at which you are considered an adult differs around the world, but emerging research into the developing brain suggests we may have got the concept of adulthood all wrong. When do we really become a grown-up?

Scientists sequenced the DNA of an ancient watermelon and discovered that it contains the oldest plant genome in the world.

Some ancient Egyptian mothers got tattoos that were likely meant to protect them during childbirth and during the postpartum period, an analysis of their mummies reveals.

I get frustrated every time I grab a glove and realize it's for the opposite hand. But to synthetic biologists, this annoyance is a biological quirk that could help transform medicine. Think long-lasting medications that...

Scientists discuss the challenges of being caregivers in physics and some ways they've seen the field change for the better. As Russell Mammei and his three kids exited the hotel pool--sandals squeaking, swimsuits drippi...

A research group lead by Prof. Liu Enke from the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has established a physical model of Berry-curvature-dominated linear positive magnetoresistance (LPMR), provi...

The United Nations has declared that the world's population will pass 8 billion people on 15 November. Our growing numbers have a variety of implications, from health to the environment