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The compelling story of how Jacqueline Alnes fell under the spell of "fruit-only" diet influencers as she battled a mystery illness highlights how modern life makes us all vulnerable

Researchers have uncovered a novel function of the hippocampus in decision making, showing that specific brain cells, known as 'time cells,' are stimulated by odors to facilitate rapid 'go, no-go' decisions.

The development of a new theory is typically associated with the greats of physics. You might think of Isaac Newton or Albert Einstein, for example. Many Nobel Prizes have already been awarded for new theories.

Camouflage refers to the ability to reduce the signal captured by detectors, thereby improving survival rates. However, the combination of detectors operating in multiple spectral bands poses a significant challenge, nec...

For the first time, scientists discovered a powerful 'black hole wind' that blew through a nearby galaxy for hundreds of days, crushing star formation and reshaping the galaxy. Something similar may already have happened...

A type of distant planet long thought to have water oceans on its surface may be too hot for liquid water, and magma oceans might be more likely

The universe is expanding faster and faster, but not all scientists agree that dark energy is the cause. Perhaps, instead, our universe keeps colliding with and absorbing smaller 'baby universes,' a new theoretical study...

Scientists argue that adding a Category 6 to the hurricane scale will be needed as the climate changes.

Researchers revealed that evaluating parental traits for neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders offers a more precise prediction for these conditions in children than genetic testing alone. The study found that chi...

10 shoes from around the world give insight into what people used to wear.

Hybrid working has its benefits, but employees will be happier and more productive with more face-to-face contact, says evolutionary psychologist Robin Dunbar

In 1858, two ornithologists set out to find the great auk. Gísli Pálsson's intriguing account of their failed quest argues it may have shaped modern ideas about extinction and conservation

These stunning images are finalists in the World of Fungi category in the International Garden Photographer of the Year contest

Feedback is excited to learn that the wrinkly rodents may be the keepers of anti-ageing intelligence

A group of more than a dozen orcas has disappeared after being trapped in freezing Japanese waters for about a day - it isn't known if they escaped or have died

An international research group has discovered a new state of matter characterized by the existence of a quantum phenomenon called chiral current. These currents are generated on an atomic scale by a cooperative movement...

The number of unprovoked shark attacks spiked slightly last year, while the number of fatal bites doubled compared with the previous year. However, the statistics are not as concerning as they initially sound, experts sa...

In this adapted extract from The Naked Neanderthal: A New Understanding of the Human Creature, Ludovic Slimak examines how we should view our ancient relatives, the Neanderthals.

"When two populations are close to one another but they are very distinct -- maybe they can have a different language and different traditions, they are in neighboring territories -- they are going to exchange their wome...

Information technology plays a pivotal role in contemporary society, influencing aspects such as social communication, audio-visual entertainment in daily life, and the integration of cloud computing and the Internet of ...

Reliable quantum gates are the fundamental component of quantum information processing. However, achieving high-dimensional unitary transformations in a scalable and compact manner with ultrahigh fidelities remains a gre...

Close measurements of Mimas's orbit suggest there could be an ocean 30 kilometres deep beneath the small moon's icy exterior