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Blue Zones were proposed as regions with some of the oldest people in the world, though recent studies cast some doubt on the idea. Do these regions still hold insights about longevity?

Chronic stress impairs allopregnanolone production in the basolateral amygdala, a brain area associated with mediating emotional response. The reduction of this neurosteroid results in depressive symptoms in animal model...

Research in fundamental science has revealed the existence of quark-gluon plasma (QGP)--a newly identified state of matter--as the constituent of the early universe. Known to have existed a microsecond after the Big Bang...

Even the best models for recognizing facial emotions fall short of real human judgment. Additionally, individual differences mean different people read different emotions from the same face, making it harder to ascertain...

Researchers explain how deep neural networks are able to learn complex physics.

Study reveals how neural populations in different people synchronize during social interaction and tasks of cooperation.

Adults and children as young as 4 utilize the same neural network, the multiple demand network, to help solve difficult cognitive problems. The findings demonstrate this important network for problem-solving and attentio...

The Winchcombe meteorite was collected mere hours after it fell, but researchers have found that it was already contaminated with earthly minerals, including common table salt.

The Russo-Ukrainian conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic have shown how vulnerable global supply chains can be. International events can disrupt manufacturing, delay shipping, induce panic buying and send energy costs soar...

A man developed a rare and fatal case of gangrene of the penis.

QuEra Computing, maker of the world's first and only publicly accessible neutral-atom quantum computer--Aquila--today announces its research team has uncovered a method to perform a wider set of optimization calculations...

An experimental study suggests that diesel fumes might disrupt the brain's typical pattern of activity.

Flapping-wing drones camouflaged with the bodies of taxidermy birds could help study flocks of wild birds or enable military spy missions, but they're not yet the most efficient flyers

An analysis of carbon emissions caused by gas and electric cooking and heating in 25 countries finds that the climate-friendly choice depends on where you are

Wild queen bumblebees get killed by worker bees inside commercial hives after they are lured in by vibrant colors and the promise of usurping the resident queen.

There are stark differences between metals, through which electrons flow freely, and electrical insulators, in which electrons are essentially immobile. And despite the obvious difficulties in finding a way to switch bac...

People in romantic relationships in 45 countries were asked how strongly they agreed with statements such as "just seeing my partner excites me"

Widely tunable mid- and long-wave infrared (8-12 μm) lasers are located in the atmospheric window range and the human eye safety range. They are widely applied in the field of Lidar.

A male contraceptive that immobilises sperm for 2 hours prevented pregnancy in mice and resulted in no adverse side effects

For artificial intelligence to move to the next level, it needs to understand the goals and beliefs of others - a skill once thought to be out of its reach. But new research shows emotionally smart machines are on the wa...

The U.S. military shot down three unidentified objects in a single weekend. Why are America's skies so filled with UFOs all of a sudden?

The wheat contains less of the amino acid asparagine, which produces the potentially carcinogenic compound acrylamide when cooked at high temperatures