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A novel study leverages a vast dataset to uncover brain imaging biomarkers that predict mental illness in adolescents. Utilizing resting-state functional connectivity analysis, the researchers discovered a brain connecti...

Favouring insiders over outsiders now fuels conflict, argues David R. Samson in his new book. His cure for modern tribalism - create small camps of trusted people, echoing our evolutionary past

A newly-formed island off the coast of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean was spotted in satellite images after it emerged during an underwater volcanic eruption at the end of October.

Our ability to manipulate the genes of living organisms has expanded dramatically in recent years. Now, researchers are a step closer to building genomes from scratch after unveiling a strain of yeast with more than 50 p...

A Milky Way doppleganger discovered in the early universe suggests some key physical ingredient is missing from cosmological models.

Cannabis is more popular in North America than anywhere else and its use continues to grow - but, somewhat surprisingly, not among adolescents

New Jersey health officials are looking for a potential source of the unusual surge in Legionnaires' disease seen in two counties.

Apple's heavy-duty fitness tracker is just $679 at Best Buy.

Dark matter may come in multiple particles and weights, similar to the ordinary elements on the periodic table, a new theory suggests.

Deep within every piece of magnetic material, electrons dance to the invisible tune of quantum mechanics. Their spins, akin to tiny atomic tops, dictate the magnetic behavior of the material they inhabit. This microscopi...

There's now an FDA-approved vaccine for chikungunya, a mosquito-spread virus that can cause fever, severe joint pain, and rarely, death.

A new study using UK Biobank data highlights the deadly risks of social isolation, revealing that never being visited by friends or family is linked to a 39% increased risk of death. Analyzing social interactions of over...

For photovoltaic power generation, pn junction is the core unit. The electric field in the junction can separate and transport the electron and the hole to negative and positive electrodes, respectively. Once the pn junc...

Einstein's fascination with light, considered quirky at the time, would lead him down the path to a brand new theory of physics.

The theory of relativity is at once simple and elegant but also maddeningly nonintuitive. There's no need to get into the full guts and glory of that theory here, but there is one feature of Einstein's work that takes ce...

Researchers found three species of skink in Australia they feared could be extinct, including the Lyon's grassland striped skink.

Research reveals an unusual correlation between pain sensitivity and political openness. Pain-sensitive individuals tend to endorse values and show support for politicians typically associated with the opposing political...

Divers often struggle to communicate because radio waves can't travel far through water, but a way to send the waves up and across the surface before dropping back down again could change that

Climate change and rising sea levels could cause similar floods along the West Coast each year without El Niño by the 2030s, NASA warns.

A U.S. national study highlights the amplified trauma experienced by students victimized due to bias, such as ethnicity or sexuality. The study analyzed responses from over 2,200 bullied students and found significant ad...

A white dwarf spotted by the Gaia telescope was predicted to smash into our solar system in 29,000 years. But we'll be safe after all.

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