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Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China(USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have developed an ultra-cold atom quantum simulator to study the relationship between the non-equilibrium ...

Pharmacogenomic, or PGx, tests predict how your genes might affect your response to medications. But they have their limitations.

Archaeologists in Kazakhstan have discovered a hexagonal pyramid that served as a burial site in the Bronze Age.

Creating mice with partial rat brains helps scientists better understand whether synthesising embryos from human and pig cells to grow organs such as kidneys could accidentally lead to pigs with human-like brains

The heart of a genetically modified pig has been transplanted into a man with heart disease, the second such surgery of its kind

Using a comparison to vinyl record collectors, researchers delve into the concept of matching--a behavior where decisions are based on reward expectations--observed from pigeons to humans. In a recent study, the team fou...

A landslide in northern Spain has helped unearth two Iron Age gold necklaces that were likely buried in a hoard about 2,500 years ago.

Jellyfish, despite lacking centralized brains, can learn similarly to more advanced organisms, a new study reveals. Scientists trained Caribbean box jellyfish to dodge obstacles, showcasing the animal's capability for as...

The discovery of seemingly home-grown carbon dioxide suggests Europa's ice-covered ocean could be habitable.

A team of astronomers has used a tricky technique to study an ancient galaxy previously lost in the glare of a blazing quasar.

Researchers have shed light on the vital role of the locus coeruleus in regulating REM sleep and its effects on cognitive processes. Located deep in the brain, this nucleus manages noradrenaline, influencing memory, emot...

Receiving a blood transfusion from someone who later develops a brain haemorrhage may very slightly raise someone's risk of developing a brain bleed, too

Trigonelline (TG), a compound in coffee and certain vegetables, is believed to improve cognitive decline in aging. Researchers administered TG to aging mice, noting enhancements in spatial learning and memory.

A quantum machine can drastically speed up certain kinds of computation, but only if two or more quantum bits in the machine are entangled--that is, capable of displaying related behavior despite being separated.

Analysis of the microscopic structure of an ancient shard of Roman glass has revealed how photonic crystals form, and might enable them to be grown.

It's tempting to believe that we can simply rely on personal experience to develop our understanding of the world. But that's a mistake. The world is large, and we can experience only very little of it personally. To see...

Over the past decade, there has been remarkable advancement in state-of-the-art technologies, leading to a profound alteration in the way individuals interact and exchange information, resulting in the emergence of a "hy...

A man with a condition that has rotated his head backwards can identify upright and inverted faces with similar accuracy, suggesting that facial processing skills are based on experience and evolutionary factors

As one of the biologically simplest kinds of animal, we might have thought jellyfish can't learn, but it turns out they can

The Vikram lander and Pragyan rover, which together make up India's Chandrayaan-3 moon mission, went to sleep two weeks ago to survive the freezing lunar night

Black holes are regions in space characterized by extremely strong gravity, which prevents all matter and electromagnetic waves from escaping it. These fascinating cosmic bodies have been the focus of countless research ...

Glass, despite its apparent transparency and rigidity, is a complex and intriguing material. When a liquid is cooled to form a glass, its dynamics slows down significantly, resulting in its unique properties.