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Lisa Kaltenegger has been working on how to find life on exoplanets since the 1990s. Her new book, Alien Earths, brings her quest to vivid life

Can chimpanzees wage war? In this excerpt from "The Beast Within: Human as Animals," scientific researcher Jessica Serra looks at the dark side of our cousins' behavior.

Militocodon lydae, a mammal that looked like a chinchilla but is more closely related cows, roamed what is now Colorado after the nonavian dinosaurs went extinct.

By analyzing images made of colored dots created by quantum simulators, ETH researchers have studied a special kind of magnetism. In the future this method could also be used to solve other physics puzzles, for instance ...

Children who consistently experience insufficient sleep from infancy through early childhood are significantly more likely to develop psychosis as young adults. Analyzing data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents ...

A new study reveals the negative impacts of striving for "perfect parenting" on both parents and children. Conducted between June 15 and July 28, 2023, the survey involved over 700 parents nationwide, highlighting that 5...

Individuals on the autism spectrum are particularly susceptible to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The research demonstrates that even mild stressors, which typically wouldn't affect others, can trigger PTSD in th...

Up to 40% of prevalent mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression, and substance abuse, stem from childhood maltreatment. The study estimates that addressing childhood maltreatment could prevent over 1.8 mil...

Researchers identified a potential early Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk in young people with diabetes. The study discovered blood biomarkers and amyloid protein accumulations typical of AD in individuals diagnosed with di...

A new water loss mechanism on Venus explains how the planet lost all its water, turning the planet from a potentially habitable world into the parched hellscape we know today.

Researchers discovered a new mechanism in the brain that enhances memory formation while reducing energy consumption during sleep. The study finds that this process occurs in the entorhinal cortex, a key area for learnin...

Archaeologists discovered a previously unknown Neolithic settlement in Serbia and then fully mapped the "exceptional" site.

There are well over a million asteroids in the solar system. Most don’t cross paths with Earth, but some do and there’s a risk one of these will collide with our planet. Taking a census of nearby space rocks, then, i...

The junction composed of traditional metals and 2D semiconductors is a key component of semiconductor devices.

Researchers identified a critical role for the gene KDM5B in learning and memory. Their study demonstrates that mice with reduced function of this gene exhibit significant deficits in memory and the ability to learn.

On a recent visit to the National Roman Museum, Feedback was an onlooker to the furore that ensued when a sparrow's nest was spotted in the mouth of an ancient stone face

I always add the carbon offset option when buying a flight, but I had a sneaking suspicion I was being greenwashed. Turns out I was right, says Graham Lawton

A proposal to define the Anthropocene as a geological epoch was rejected this March, but humanity's impact on Earth is real, whether formalised or not, says Jan Zalasiewicz

From large and shell-covered to tiny and jelly-like, the developmental story of eggs offers a way to rethink the story of life, says Jules Howard in his new book Infinite Life

Artificial compounds found in things like food packaging can be a risk to our health. We can clean them up, but who will foot the vast bill?

Researchers uncovered a crucial link between glucose levels, serotonin signaling, and fertility. By studying rats and goats, the team discovered that increased glucose availability stimulates serotonergic neurons, enhanc...

Researchers introduced a groundbreaking perspective on consciousness and memory in their latest paper. They propose a novel integration of the Global Neuronal Workspace (GNW) hypothesis with the Tripartite Mechanism of M...