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It's the leading cause of death in the United States, but what are the top heart disease risk factors?

Researchers are beginning to understand some of the potential causes of long COVID and are investigating treatments for the complex condition.

Military interest in balloon surveillance had been increasing even before a Chinese-launched balloon wandered across the continental US

Fructose produced by the brain can lead to inflammation and ultimately Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports.

The unusual skeleton of a holy woman buried in a crouched position in medieval times has been identified.

Quantum dots are semiconductor particles measuring just a few nanometers across, which are now widely studied for their intriguing electrical and optical properties. Through new research published in The European Physica...

Giraffes don't go into heat, don't have a breeding season and don't make mating calls. So how do giraffes know when it's the right time for love?

What makes people experience dramatic shifts in their moods?

Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill used chiral phonons to convert wasted heat into spin information--without needing magnetic materials. The finding could...

Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a silent threat that is responsible for many incidents of toxic exposure, but the indispensable role of H2S has also been recognized in cellular signaling and protection and in regulating numero...

All-optical logic gates are essential elements for the optical processing of information, since they overcome the fundamental difficulties of their electronic counterparts, in particular the limited data transfer speed a...

Vaginal microbiome transplants are helping treat bacterial vaginosis and shedding light on the importance of this intimate ecosystem in women's health

Imagine going for an MRI scan of your knee. This scan measures the density of water molecules present in your knee, at a resolution of about one cubic millimeter--which is great for determining whether, for example, a me...

Geoengineering the planet to reverse the worst effects of climate change is a controversial idea that has been largely rejected by the scientific establishment. But what if we did it out in space instead? Despite growing...

A new paper in The European Physical Journal H (EPJ H) describes the JADE experiment at DESY in Hamburg, in which high-energy electron-positron collisions led to the discovery of the particle that holds quarks together t...

New analysis shows that atoms will encounter high frictional forces in the presence of blackbody radiation at lower temperatures. Accounting for this effect could help researchers to improve the accuracy of high-precisio...

Florence was a flourishing center for fundamental physics research throughout most of the twentieth century. Roberto Casalbuoni, Daniele Dominici and Massimo Mazzoni--all physicists currently working there--have reviewed...

Narcissistic individuals tend to brag about their exploits, but it's not because their self-esteem is inflated, new research suggests.

Four mysterious objects including a spy balloon, and some unidentified beyond being cylindrical or octagonal, have been shot down by fighter jets over North America in just over a week. Here's what we know about them all

The ways in which particles, such as sand or liquid droplets, behave during various mechanical processes is well studied. Typically, in situations where space is constrained, jams can occur, and understanding this can be...

A team led by Professor Andrea Morello at UNSW Sydney has just demonstrated the operation of a new type of quantum bit, called "flip-flop" qubit, which combines the exquisite quantum properties of single atoms with easy ...

After being captured and released by researchers, seven species of Australian marsupial, including bandicoots and bettongs, learned to flee more quickly the second time