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Female selfie posting was associated with intimidatory self-presentation strategies and linked to higher levels of aggression.

Prof. Jiazhong Hu at Tsinghua University and Prof. Xuzong Chen at Peking University, utilizing a new theory named non-adiabatic linear response proposed by Prof. Hui Zhai at Tsinghua University, experimentally demonstrat...

To hide from predators, the larvae of some crustaceans camouflage their dark eyes with photonic glass that reflects light of the same colour as the water they inhabit

The deadly Marburg virus has been detected in Equatorial Guinea and neighbouring Cameroon, and the World Health Organization is deploying teams to trace the spread of the disease

US president Joe Biden has spoken publicly for the first time about the objects recently shot out of the sky above North America. In a press conference, he outlined how the country would deal with potential spy balloons ...

A superb compact notebook, the Lenovo Slim 7i Pro X pairs powerful internals with a consistently slick design.

An AI model of gene regulation in the brain identified thousands of mutations associated with neocortical development and the facilitation of mathematical abilities.

People in the US who purchased a gun during the pandemic were more likely to support extreme political beliefs and engage in violent behaviour than people who bought a gun before March 2020

A baby with a rare inherited disorder became the first child in the U.K. to receive a new gene therapy for the condition.

People with type 2 diabetes who took the drug pioglitazone were less likely to develop dementia later in life.

Leaves from the Permian period curled up at night, fossils of symmetrical insect bites show.

A modelling study suggests that the proportion of pneumonia-causing bacteria cases that are resistant to antibiotics have increased amid the covid-19 pandemic

Late last year, a Virginia-based startup called Contraline started the initial clinical trial of its male birth control, a hydrogel that's injected directly into mens' vas deferens (the tube that carries sperm from the t...

In traditional vision systems, the optical information is captured by a frame-based digital camera, and then the digital signal is processed afterwards using machine-learning algorithms. In this scenario, a large amount ...

Location bias may explain how psychedelic medications work. Researchers found that engaging serotonin 2A receptors inside neurons promotes the growth of new connections, but engaging the same receptor on the outside of a...

Researchers report a greater concentration of alpha-synuclein aggregates was found in stool samples from Parkinson's patients who suffered isolated REM-sleep behavior disorder.

US president Joe Biden has spoken publicly for the first time about the objects recently shot out of the sky above North America. In a press conference, he outlined how the country would deal with potential spy balloons ...

Silicon, the standard semiconducting material used in a host of applications--computer central processing units (CPUs), semiconductor chips, detectors, and solar cells--is an abundant, naturally occurring material. Howev...

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has photographed clear signs of ripples locked into a Martian rock, a sign of an ancient lake on the Red Planet's surface.

A modelling study suggests that the proportion of cases involving pneumonia-causing bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics has increased amid the covid-19 pandemic

Strong interactions between particles in physical systems can result in various highly correlated ground states. These states and the strong correlations underpinning them have been extensively explored in recent years.

These unusual phobias may sound bizarre, but they are real conditions that bring great distress to those who live with them.