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Since 2012, Mary Jo Hoffman has taken one snap a day of the natural objects around her. She explains what lies behind two of them - and what the "art of noticing" has brought to her life

Nutrition must be as essential as maths or science at our educational institutions to solve the US obesity crisis, says Aman Majmudar

The 2023 Turing Award has been given to Avi Widgerson. The mathematician found that adding randomness into algorithms made them better at solving nondeterministic problems.

Tunable ultrafast lasers with adjustable parameters, such as wavelength, intensity, pulse width and laser states are desirable as next-generation intelligent light sources. Due to complex nonlinear effects within the ult...

Researchers identified a genetic variant that significantly lowers the risk of Alzheimer's disease by up to 70%, potentially benefiting hundreds of thousands in the U.S. The variant, found in the fibronectin gene involve...

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter photographed a mysterious, surfboard-shaped object orbiting the moon. Here's what it really was.

Scientists discovered a surprising new source for brain waves essential for deep sleep. These waves, traditionally thought to come from a different area, were also found to be generated by the hippocampus, a region cruci...

A new study suggests probiotics with vitamin D might improve cognitive function in people with schizophrenia. The study involved 70 adults who took either a placebo or the supplements daily for 12 weeks.

The research found evidence of the "incaprettamento" method of murder at 14 Neolithic sites in Europe.

These soccer-playing robots can respond faster than ones trained in a standard way because they improved their skills via an artificial intelligence-based technique called deep reinforcement learning

Our favourite sad songs seem to become less enjoyable when we try to take the emotion out of them

The skin microbiome may be a bigger cause of post-operative wound infections than bacteria contaminating hospital equipment

Several media outlets have incorrectly claimed that explosive solar flares were spotted during the April 8 total solar eclipse. But there were no flares during totality, so what did people see?

Inequality is a major obstacle to sustainability. The super-rich are an environmental horror story that we can't ignore, says Graham Lawton

It's tough turning neuroimmunology into a gripping read, but Monty Lyman's excellent book provides a delightful overview of the connection between the brain, immune system and gut microbiome

From the Book of Revelation to extinction fiction, we just love end times. A new guide by Dorian Lynskey is full of gems

Feedback finds that despite close investigation, more research is needed to "better quantify tail wagging in general"

Researchers successfully connected lab-grown brain tissues, mimicking the complex networks found in the human brain. This novel method involves linking "neural organoids" with axonal bundles, enabling the study of interr...

Erratically thrashing and whirling smalltooth sawfish are stranding on beaches -- and scientists don't know why they're behaving this way.

A new study illuminated the anxiety-reducing potential of d-limonene, a natural component of cannabis, when combined with THC. The research showcases how vaporized d-limonene can mitigate the anxiety and paranoia often i...

On April 8, just a few hours before the solar eclipse, an amateur astronomer discovered a small "sungrazer" comet in close proximity to our home star. The newfound object was photographed during totality before disintegr...

To capture the clearest and most direct images of a "Wigner crystal", a structure made entirely of electrons, researchers used a special kind of microscope and two pieces of graphene unusually free of imperfections