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Here's what we know (and don't know) about China's mysterious space plane, which just landed after nine months in orbit on a secret mission.

The composition and volume of gut bacteria in toddlers at the age of 3.5 can predict their body mass index (BMI) at age 5, regardless of prematurity at birth, a new study reports. Findings indicate alterations in gut mic...

Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news over the past few days, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Summer treats can often lead to the dreaded 'brain freeze'. Researchers say this sudden pain is the brain's reaction to a rapid cooling inside the head. It triggers an increase in blood flow to warm the area back up, and...

Researchers have developed a non-invasive method to identify hand gestures through brain imaging. The technique utilizes magnetoencephalography (MEG) and could contribute to the evolution of brain-computer interfaces.

Exercise appears to amplify the brain's response to food cues, a new study reports. The researchers observed that running increased the reactivity of certain brain regions linked to attention, anticipation of reward, and...

Injecting gene-edited heart cells into rats with damaged hearts kept more of them alive and had them exercising for longer - and tests in humans could start in 2025

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ChatGPT Is Already Obsolete Matteo Wong | The Atlantic “Language-only models such as the original ChatGPT are now giving way to machines that can also process images, audio, and even sensory dat...

An inscription on an 1,100-year-old breastplate found in a ruined fortress in Bulgaria may contain one of the earliest known examples of Cyrillic text, researchers claim.

The last accepted sighting of the South Island kōkako was in 1967, and it was declared extinct in 2007 - but a potential sighting that same year led to its reclassification, and a charitable trust set up to find it has ...