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Researchers delved into the enigma of sleep disturbances and their relation to Parkinson's disease. Utilizing fruit flies, they found that cellular stress linked to Parkinson's was especially damaging to neurons during n...

Researchers tapped into ChatGPT-4's capabilities to generate personalized narratives from stream-of-consciousness inputs. In a study, participants found the AI-generated narratives accurate, revealing, and insightful abo...

Life-size carvings of camels have been found in the Saudi Arabian desert, but archaeologists aren't sure who created them and when.

Researchers discovered that lonely fans of "Game of Thrones" processed their favorite characters similarly to real friends in their brains. By using fMRI scans while participants considered the traits of show characters ...

Particles that are too small to be assembled into materials with conventional methods can be bound together with DNA molecules - the result is clumps of unusually strong and stiff material

The CDC recommends a newly approved RSV vaccine be given during the last trimester of pregnancy to protect newborns.

The cell signalling network in our bodies that helps cannabis get us high is also vital to many other aspects of our health, from sleep to inflammation. Now we're finally starting to understand why - and what that means ...

The endocannabinoid system that helps cannabis get us high is also vital to many other aspects of our health. Now we're finally starting to understand why - and what that means for devising new treatments

Scientists have observed the molecular motion of rubber components typically used in automobile tires--polybutadiene and carbon black--with the world's fastest time resolution.

The first time I heard about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, I thought it was a bad joke. My incredulity soon turned to horror when I realized it's real. The garbage patch, also known as the Pacific trash vortex, is a m...

The female orca was found far from her normal hunting ground with six whole sea otters in its stomach and one lodged between its oral cavity and the esophagus.

Audio recordings reveal that the African dwarf crocodile moos like a cow - and listening out for its calls could help biologists track the species in the wild

A research group led by Professor Kenji Ohmori at the Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences are using an artificial crystal of 30,000 atoms aligned in a cubic array with a spacing of 0....

On an expedition in Hawaii, a remote underwater vehicle filmed a dumbo octopus swimming with its ear-like fins near the seafloor. The pale white creature is one of the deepest-dwelling octopuses on Earth.

A woman survived a rare infection that had previously been reported in only two other humans, both of whom died from the disease.

A hypertriton is a tritium nucleus in which a neutron is replaced by a so-called Lambda hyperon. This type of hypernucleus was first discovered in the 1950s has since been the key focus of numerous studies.

Using waste plastic to produce a combination of hydrogen and graphene could make it profitable and greener to generate hydrogen as a fuel

KSP's chairman Shapol M says he is nervous but confident ahead of the launch. "The rocket is going together nicely, but we need to be careful with everything. We'll hopefully put in the engines soon. The best thing about...

Some male butterflies insert a stopper into their mate's reproductive tract - and they use bigger, more effective plugs to stop rivals from mating with females that have a better chance of survival

After you die, bacteria harvest your body for the nutrients that help push daisies.

This intriguing extract is taken from The Seventh Son by Sebastian Faulks, the latest pick for our New Scientist Book Club. It sees a billionaire entrepreneur recruiting a scientist for his new project, which will have m...

The award-winning novelist Sebastian Faulks on how he came to set his new novel The Seventh Son - the latest pick for our New Scientist Book Club - a little way into the future