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Supporting any future settlement on the moon would require considerable amounts of energy. Russia and China think a nuclear power plant is the best option, and they have plans to build one by the mid-2030s. Lunar explora...

Researchers provided new insights into brain development, revealing that different brain regions share a similar organizational structure in early stages rather than being pre-specialized. This finding, supported by adva...

In particle colliders that reveal the hidden secrets of the tiniest constituents of our universe, minute particles leave behind extremely faint electrical traces when they are generated in enormous collisions. Some detec...

The origins of Mars's moons Phobos and Deimos have long been an enigma, but they may have been formed when a comet-like icy object slammed into the Red Planet

A long-awaited Pentagon report says there is "no verifiable evidence" of the U.S. government encountering or concealing evidence of alien life.

The particle accelerators that enable high-energy physics and serve many fields of science, such as materials, medical, and fusion research, are driven by superconducting magnets that are, to put it simply, quite finicky...

A middle-aged man in the U.S. developed a parasitic infection in his brain after eating undercooked bacon.

Antarctic sea ice cover remains far below average levels for the third year in a row, but researchers are uncertain whether this is a permanent shift driven by climate change or part of natural fluctuations

Cicadas are the soundtrack of summer, but their pee is more special than their music. Rather than sprinkling droplets, they emit jets of urine from their small frames. For years, Georgia Tech researchers have wanted to u...

Newborns whose mothers speak two languages appear to have distinct brain responses to speech compared with those born to monolingual mothers, supporting the idea that language acquisition begins in the uterus

Researchers have made a significant breakthrough in controlling the polarization of light, a crucial property for various applications such as augmented reality, data storage, and encryption.

Archaeologists in southern Germany have unearthed the skeletons of 1,000 plague victims from eight pits, forming what could be the largest mass grave ever excavated in Europe.

Modern Indians inherited genes from what is now Tajikistan and a diverse set of DNA from Neanderthals and Denisovans, new research reveals.

Bolstered by impressive clinical trials, some companies are offering ketamine therapy as an employee health benefit - but what risks are posed by the drug's newfound popularity?

Researchers think a sacred language inscribed in cuneiform on the tablet suggest the Hittite king visited or lived where the tablet was found in Turkey.

Electromagnetic waves in the terahertz frequency range offer many advantages for communications and advanced applications in scanning and imaging, but realizing their potential poses challenges. Researchers at Tohoku Uni...

Researchers from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), the Universidad Autónoma de México (UNAM), and the Centro Internacional de Física de Bogotá are working on a project to build a new synchrotron in the...

Unlike most other animals, the cave-dwelling Mexican tetra doesn't get a fatty liver when it is malnourished - and its secrets could lead to medical benefits for other species

Researchers developed a blood test capable of detecting 24-hour sleep deprivation with high accuracy, offering promising applications for enhancing safety in various contexts. The test, which combines specific markers in...

Electronic states that resemble molecules and are promising for use in future quantum computers have been created in superconducting circuits by physicists at RIKEN.

Researchers identified GluK2 as the key protein that enables mammals to sense cold temperatures. This discovery, building on earlier work with the C. elegans worm, provides crucial insight into the molecular mechanisms o...

Physicists use theoretical models to study physical quantities, such as the mass of nuclei, where they do not have experimental data. However, using a single imperfect theoretical model can lead to misleading results. To...