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From its humble origin(s), life has infected the entire planet with endless beautiful forms. The genesis of life is the oldest biological event, so old that no clear evidence was left behind other than the existence of l...

A recent study reports a surprising correlation between daily affective empathy and alcohol consumption. The study found that on days when people experienced higher levels of affective empathy (empathy based on shared em...

A new study uncovers a new link between sleep apnea and brain volume in Alzheimer's susceptible regions. The study found that people with Alzheimer's disease-linked amyloid plaques and severe sleep apnea were more likely...

Researchers made a startling discovery about intelligence and decision-making speed. Their findings indicate that those with higher IQs are quicker when solving simple tasks, but take more time to resolve complex problem...

A new analysis of Kepler data shows that one-third of small stars called M dwarfs may have the potential to host life.

The silver used to make an ancient Egyptian queen's bracelets came from Greece, a new analysis finds, offering insight into the Old Kingdom's trade networks.

Some compounding pharmacies are using unauthorized active ingredients to make copycat versions of Ozempic and Wegovy.

The researchers identified autoantibodies against the synaptic protein neurexin 1α in about 2% of patients with schizophrenia.

Terahertz (THz) emission spectroscopy has emerged as a valuable technique for investigating static physical properties as well as ultrafast dynamics occurring in novel material systems that may remain hidden to other pro...

The thorium isotope with the mass number 229 (229Th) is highly exciting in many respects--for fundamental physics as well as for future applications, for example in the sense of a nuclear clock.

Using a new experimental paradigm in mice, the study showed that the CA1 region plays an essential role in individual recognition.

A sensor around a millimetre in size has been tested to monitor a honeybee flying around some flowers. It could also work for medical monitoring inside a person's body

The research reveals that a higher proportion of MDD patients than previously believed may have an immune component to their condition.

Within superconductors little tornadoes of electrons, known as quantum vortices, can occur which have important implications in superconducting applications such as quantum sensors. Now a new kind of superconducting vort...

The newly described extinct species is closely related to the largest marsupial to ever roam the Earth.

Confused by sunscreen terminology? Here is everything you need to know to understand sunscreen labels.

Scientists are discovering and resurrecting ancient viruses trapped in permafrost and frozen remains. Here are 8 'zombie' viruses that scientists have pulled from the permafrost.

Paleontologists have uncovered a graveyard of ancient elephant relatives.

A new search for extraterrestrial life has scientists looking inward -- toward the center of our galaxy.

A survey of bacteria and archaea living in 99 coral reefs across the Pacific Ocean found these ecosystems may contain more microbes than current estimates for the whole planet - suggesting everywhere else on Earth does t...

The extremely rare kaleidoscopic circles have a surprising Earth-based origin.

Darmstadt physicists have developed a technique that could overcome one of the biggest hurdles in building a practically-relevant quantum computer. They make use of an optical effect here discovered by British photo pion...