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Researchers discovered that some comb jellies can fuse their bodies together when injured. The unique adaptation, which involves merging their nervous systems and stomachs, has never been seen in any other species.

Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun jointly received the 2024 Nobel prize in medicine for discovering microRNAs.

There has long been hope that AI could help accelerate scientific progress. Now, companies are betting the latest generation of chatbots could make useful research assistants. Most efforts to accelerate scientific progre...

The 2024 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine has gone to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their work on discovering microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation

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Two more people in the US have tested positive for a bird flu virus called H5N1, highlighting the need for expanded influenza surveillance to prevent a potential pandemic

In the coming weeks, NASA's Europa Clipper will take off on a long journey to Jupiter's moon Europa. The icy moon could potentially host alien life -- and there's only one way to find out.

A new study has shown that conscious thought relies on synchronized brain rhythms to maintain communication between sensory and cognitive brain regions. Under general anesthesia, this rhythm-based communication breaks do...

Digital technology has transformed how we document and recall life experiences, from capturing every moment with photos to tracking our health data on smart devices. This increased density of digital records offers poten...

Observations of preschool children in classrooms and playgrounds have uncovered new social phases in human movement. Employing ultra-wideband radio frequency identification (UWB-RFID) technology allows for the precise tr...

In a breakthrough study, researchers have imaged a network of pathways in the human brain believed to clear waste proteins that can lead to Alzheimer's and dementia. Using advanced MRI techniques, they revealed perivascu...

Despite rapid advancements in medicine, a new study indicates that human life expectancy is approaching a biological ceiling, with gains in longevity slowing since the 1990s. Researchers argue that medical progress is pr...

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Live Science spoke with Nobel laureate Dr. Drew Weissman and engineer Daeyeon Lee about a new RNA research center they're helping to launch.

Some cats chatter, oftentimes when they see prey. But why?

While the 20th century saw rapid rises in average life expectancy at birth, more recent years have seen a slowdown, suggesting we may be reaching the limit of human lifespan

A pair of ctenophores, or comb jellies, can fuse their bodies together, merging their digestive and nervous systems, without any issues with immune rejection

Daniele Oriti's pursuit of a theory of quantum gravity has led him to the startling conclusion that the laws of nature don't exist independently of us - a perspective shift that could yield fresh breakthroughs

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Researchers from Tohoku University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have unveiled a new AI tool for high-quality optical spectra with the same accuracy as quantum simulations, but working a million tim...

State officials have warned Florida residents to prepare for "largest evacuation that we have seen" since 2017's Hurricane Irma.