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Spraying a stretchy and conductive polymer onto any store-bought garment turns it into a sensor for monitoring body movement during physical therapy

In a first, researchers discovered oxygen atoms on the dayside and nightside of Venus' atmosphere.

In the extract below taken from Beautiful Experiments: An Illustrated History of Experimental Science (The University of Chicago Press, 2023), Philip Ball dives into the 17th and 18th century experiments that sought to f...

One of the most startling scientific discoveries of recent decades is that physics appears to be fine-tuned for life. This means that for life to be possible, certain numbers in physics had to fall within a certain, very...

We can account for the evolution of consciousness only if we crack the philosophy, as well as the physics, of the brain.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Personalized AI Agents Are Here. Is the World Ready for Them? Kevin Roose | The New York Times “Very soon, tech companies tell us, AI ‘agents’ will be able to send emails and schedule meetin...

RIKEN researchers have brought low-energy devices based on spintronics one step closer, by measuring the dynamics of tiny magnetic vortices.

Recent neuroimaging research has delineated the distinct brain processes involved in understanding and enjoying humor. The study demonstrates the involvement of the dorsal striatum (DS) in humor comprehension and the ven...

The latest set of heart disease results seen with using Wegovy to treat obesity could help swing medical opinion in its favour

If a mile-wide asteroid is discovered hurtling toward Earth, our survival might depend on launching 1,000 spacecraft -- or one well-placed nuke.

Rather than throw its old head cases away, the gum leaf skeletonizer wears them like a hat to protect itself from predators.

The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed the most detailed image so far of the Crab Nebula, a gorgeous supernova remnant of a star that exploded 1,000 years ago.

Research delves into the potential of psychedelics like psilocybin for treating psychiatric disorders. Studies show varying effects of psilocybin on fear learning in rats and mice, dependent on sex and dosage, and its po...

A novel study finds a link between childhood physical fitness and cerebellar grey matter volume in adolescents. The research, part of the FitBrain study, shows that adolescents with better neuromuscular fitness had large...