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When cooled to their freezing point, most liquids become solids or crystallize. In other words, the molecules arrange themselves in a perfectly ordered fashion, which physicists call a crystal. Supercooled liquids are di...

A rumbling stomach is a normal part of digestion.

A wooden canoe found in an underwater cave in Mexico was likely used as part of a Maya ritual.

Researchers developed a deep learning model, TIGER, that accurately predicts on- and off-target activity of RNA-targeting CRISPR tools. This new approach allows the fine-tuning of gene activity in human cells.

Regular physical exercise, especially resistance training, can delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease. Using a mice model, the team demonstrated a reduction in Alzheimer's indicators, like beta-amyloid plaques, and norma...

The International Atomic Energy Agency is expected this week to approve Japan's plan to release radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the ocean

Infants tend to trust others' observations more than their own. Studying 8- and 12-month-old infants, the researchers found that younger infants prioritized an animated character's attention over their own in tracking an...

In the field of superconductivity--the phenomenon in which electrons can flow through a material with essentially zero resistance--the "holy grail" of discovery is a superconductor that can perform under everyday tempera...

The reactivation of a dormant retrovirus, HML-2, may contribute to the aggressiveness of glioblastoma, a type of brain tumor. Researchers discovered that the virus influences the stem-cell state of the tumors, thereby pr...

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have devised a photonic circuit on a chip that transforms a single incoming beam of laser light into a panoply of new beams, each with a host of di...

Researchers discovered a shared brain circuit that may link diverse lesion locations that cause epilepsy. The study, which analyzed data from over 1,500 patients with brain lesions, utilized a technique called lesion net...

The imminent approval of the world's first CRISPR treatment for sickle cell disease is just the start: soon this gene-editing tool could be used to tackle everything from cancer to high cholesterol and infertility

A new study of climate "tipping points," such as the loss of the Amazon rainforest or the collapse of the Greenland ice sheet, could come within a human lifetime, scientists have said.

A compound called "klotho", claimed to be an anti-ageing hormone, improved cognitive function in ageing macaques16

A plastic, wedge-shaped device could medical particle accelerators 100 times more efficient at generating the protons that can be used for cancer treatment

A phenomenon called cosmological time dilation means that events taking place in the early universe seem to evolve slower than those today

Scientists at the University of Bath have developed a mathematical model to explain how antiresonant hollow-core fibers guide light in a way that keeps data loss ultra-low. Until now, scientists had no complete explanati...

Transforming human stem cells into embryo-like structures was previously unthinkable. Yet seemingly overnight, multiple teams published initial results that reach towards this goal. Each team has a unique recipe for gene...

A block of rubber that can count to ten and even remember the order in which it is pressed--physicists Martin van Hecke and Lennard Kwakernaak (Leiden University and AMOLF Amsterdam) have published about this latest meta...

The mother repeatedly tried to catch the dead infant's gaze before throwing the corpse around her enclosure and eventually devouring it.

It can take up to 17 years for research findings to become part of standard medical care. Implementation scientists like Rinad Beidas are trying to close that gap

It can take up to 17 years for research findings to become part of standard medical care. Implementation scientists like Rinad Beidas are trying to close that gap