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A groundbreaking vaccine developed by Japanese researchers is potentially capable of preventing or modifying the course of Alzheimer's disease. This novel vaccine targets senescence-associated glycoprotein (SAGP), expres...

Giant viruses are much more diverse in shape and size than scientists previously thought, according to a new study.

Personal music selection significantly improves the motivation, emotional response, and satisfaction of gym-goers. Participants choosing their own music were found to be more motivated compared to those for whom the fitn...

In an eye-opening study, researcher revealed GPT-3, a popular artificial intelligence language model, performs comparably to college undergraduates in solving reasoning problems that typically appear on intelligence test...

Researchers shed new light on how genetics may influence the development of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The study, the largest ever to focus on families with multiple children diagnosed with autism, has revealed seve...

Researchers have made a novel discovery regarding rhythmic brain signals known as theta oscillations. These neural dances, primarily observed in the hippocampus, were previously thought to be driven mostly by external ev...

Technological advancements like autonomous driving and computer vision are driving a surge in demand for computational power. Optical computing, with its high throughput, energy efficiency, and low latency, has garnered ...

Scientists in Antarctica did the unimaginable: They grew a bounty of watermelons while living on the ice-cold continent.

While artificial intelligence can now generate jokes, a new study suggests it lacks understanding of what makes them funny. In a recent experiment, AI models and humans were tested on tasks involving New Yorker magazine'...

Researchers studied the effects of COVID-19 pandemic stressors on mental health, revealing gender-specific responses. Anxiety levels in men increased alongside job-related worries, while in women, anxiety rose with conce...

A research team led by Prof. Yossi Paltiel at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem with groups from HUJI, Weizmann and IST Austria has published a new study that reveals the influence of nuclear spin on biological processe...

A comprehensive study found that one in two individuals globally will experience a mental health disorder in their lifetime. Analyzing data from over 150,000 adults across 29 countries, the researchers found that 50% of ...

The $499 million mission will be the first test in orbit of a nuclear spacecraft, NASA announced.

Researchers discovered age-related alterations in the coordination between neuronal activity and brain oxygenation. By utilizing infrared light and electrical activity measurements, they studied the imperfect timings of ...

Male nightingales respond to each other's songs by whistling back at the same pitch when competing for territory, and they even copy the pitch of artificial whistle sounds

Last week, a group of South Korean physicists made a startling claim. In two papers uploaded to the arXiv preprint server, they say they have created a material that "opens a new era for humankind."

Quantum memory that depends on quantum-band integration is a key building block used to develop quantum networks that are compatible with fiber communication infrastructures. Quantum engineers and IT specialists have yet...

Researchers created a facial approximation of a 45,000-year-old individual who is believed to be the oldest anatomically modern human ever to be genetically sequenced.

The UK's plan to issue new oil and gas licences will make a minimal impact on North Sea production levels - but it will dent the country's reputation as a climate leader

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have uncovered the physics behind how foams sp

It isn't just your refrigerator that has magnets on it. The Earth, the stars, galaxies, and the space between galaxies are all magnetized, too. The more places scientists have looked for magnetic fields across the univer...

Many substances change their properties when they are cooled below a certain critical temperature. Such a phase transition occurs, for example, when water freezes. However, in certain metals there are phase transitions t...