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Joseph Dituri, who recently broke the record for the longest time spent living underwater, tells Live Science what he has learned during his time beneath the waves.

An equation developed to describe the motion of undulating animals and robots looks like the famous Schrödinger equation from quantum mechanics

Researchers have identified a brain circuit that causes mice to show signs of being afraid when high up, with a similar mechanism expected to also occur in people

June 10, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Researchers discovered children's ability to process emotional cues is largely established by the time they start school. Analyzing brain scans from children aged five to 15, the study revealed that such brain activity b...

A new study sheds light on gender differences in risk-taking behavior. The research reveals women are more averse to risk than men due to heightened sensitivity to potential losses. Conversely, men, exhibiting greater op...

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Google DeepMind's Game-Playing AI Just Found Another Way to Make Code Faster Will Douglas Heaven | MIT Technology Review “Last year the company used a version of its game-playing AI AlphaZero to...

Researchers discovered sequence variants in the gene ABCC9 that influence voice pitch. Utilizing speech recordings from nearly 13,000 Icelanders and corresponding genomic data, the scientists identified common ABCC9 vari...

Researchers identified specific brain network connections associated with anosognosia, a condition where patients are unaware of their neurological or psychiatric deficits. Using a technique called lesion network mapping...

Recent neuroscience studies underscore the profound impact of sleep and sleep disorders on memory. Sleep plays a crucial role in memory consolidation, selectively preserving relevant memories while discarding non-essenti...

People who are genetically predisposed to have higher levels of Fusicatenibacter bacteria scored better on verbal and mathematical tests, while those with more Oxalobacter scored lower

From Krakatoa to the Tonga blast, here are some of the biggest volcanic eruptions in recorded history.

An analysis of over 800 hours of footage from busy pedestrian areas in Japan found that pairs of people that share stronger social bonds are less likely to physically bump into other people walking