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An Alaskan wildlife guide captured two massive male grizzly bears in a brawl for "mating season dominance rights."

The late physicist Stephen Hawking first asked me to work with him to develop "a new quantum theory of the Big Bang" in 1998. What started out as a doctoral project evolved over some 20 years into an intense collaboratio...

An international research group has developed a new surface coating technology that is capable of significantly increasing electron emission in materials. Their breakthrough is expected to improve the production of high-...

Scientists from Jilin University, the Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, and Skoltech have synthesized lanthanum-cerium polyhydride, a material that promises to facilitate studies of near-...

A new study sheds light on the potential role of diet in preventing dementia. The analysis explored the relationship between gut health and Alzheimer's disease, uncovering a strong link between specific types of gut bact...

The discovery of 62 'irregular' moons orbiting Saturn brings the planet's total to 145 -- and hints at a chaotic past.

In the midst of a Psychedelic Renaissance, researchers examined where people using psychedelics obtain their information. The study reveals users typically consult diverse sources outside mainstream health and medical sy...

Modern dog breeds, which are genetically farther from wolves, have relatively larger brain sizes compared to ancient breeds. The increase in brain size is not related to the specific roles or life history characteristics...

Transmission towers emit electromagnetic fields that can disrupt honeybees' ability to pollinate nearby plants, which could reduce biodiversity in these areas

A team of scientists from the Department of Energy's Ames National Laboratory have developed a way to collect terahertz imaging data on materials under extreme magnetic and cryogenic conditions. They accomplished their w...

Comparing the properties of qubits in different quantum computers is challenging, but AI can tell them apart even when the state of the qubits is 98 per cent similar

Researchers discovered a promising new avenue for treating glioblastoma, a deadly brain cancer. The study found that these tumors restructure connections in surrounding brain tissue, leading to cognitive decline. The tea...

Meeting the world's energy demands is reaching a critical point. Powering the technological age has caused issues globally. It is increasingly important to create superconductors that can operate at ambient pressure and ...

An enormous balloon spotted circling the Southern Hemisphere is actually SuperBIT, a NASA telescope that is capturing Hubble-quality data from the upper reaches of the atmosphere.

Researchers found compelling molecular evidence suggesting that bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, traditionally viewed as distinct conditions, may have more similarities than previously thought. By examining thousands ...

Researchers in Maryland discovered the grave of a teenager who may have been one of the first European colonists to come to the New World.

A huge drop in sea levels trapped extremely salty water in the Indian Ocean, which then gushed into the Atlantic when currents changed 15,000 years ago.

Researchers used artificial intelligence to analyze speech in Parkinson's disease patients, revealing distinct patterns. The AI found Parkinson's patients used more verbs but fewer nouns and fillers in their speech, even...

NOAA researchers have predicted that an ocean-heating event known as El Niño is probably going to arrive in the next few months and persist into 2024.

Based on reported sightings, some scientists say the iconic creature probably survived until the late 1980s or 1990s, but others are skeptical.

The rover spotted a tiny Martian rock that looks eerily like a fossilized book on the surface of the Red Planet.

New findings from a team of researchers at MIT and elsewhere could help pave the way for new kinds of devices that efficiently bridge the gap between matter and light. These might include computer chips that eliminate in...