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Residents of Snjay Camp in New Delhi fill plastic containers with water from a tanker in June 2026. Severe heatwaves mean that some areas of India's capital experience water shortages in the summer.

Researchers claim to have broken RSA encryption using a quantum computer, but what really happened?

A climate-cooling La Niña pattern was expected to develop in the Pacific Ocean months ago, but forecasters now say it won't appear until November

Menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) has nuanced effects on brain health, influenced by factors like age, treatment duration, and past surgical history. The study found that current MHT users had higher brain age gaps and sm...

A recent study highlights a novel gene, lipin1, that regulates axon regeneration in the central nervous system, offering new hope for treating spinal cord injuries. The research shows that inhibiting lipin1 enhances lipi...

Breast self-exams used to be recommended as a part of routine breast cancer screening. Here's why the guidelines changed and what experts recommend instead.

Having a happy intimate partner can lower stress levels in older adults by reducing the production of cortisol, a stress hormone. Couples with higher relationship satisfaction experience an even stronger effect, suggesti...

A researcher who underwent dozens of brain scans discovered that the volume of her cerebral cortex was 1 per cent lower when she took hormonal contraceptives

A neuroscientist underwent dozens of brain scans over three months to better understand the neurological effects of hormonal contraceptives

Leading climate scientists ring alarm bell on key Atlantic Ocean current collapse in open letter

A draw housing six Sapphire Technology AMD graphics processing units (GPUs).

Bilingualism has been shown to delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease by up to five years. A new study reveals that bilingual individuals with Alzheimer's have larger hippocampi, a critical brain region for memory, compa...

New research reveals that mental fatigue makes rewards like unhealthy snacks more tempting. Both rats and humans who exerted cognitive effort sought out more rewards, with rats self-administering more cocaine and humans ...

The cerebellum, traditionally linked to motor functions, also plays a vital role in social and cognitive abilities, according to new research. Abnormalities in this brain region not only impair movement but are linked to...

A new NASA-led study suggests that photosynthetic microbes could thrive in hidden bubbles of meltwater below patches of ice on Mars. This could be one of the easiest places to search for extraterrestrial life "anywhere i...

NASA plans to send crewed missions to Mars over the next decade--but the 140 million-mile (225 million-kilometer) journey to the red planet could take several months to years round trip. This relatively long transit time...

A research team has made a breakthrough in significantly enhancing the commercial viability of spin wave harnessing technology. This innovation is being heralded as a next-generation technological solution to the persist...

A new study introduces "System 0," a cognitive framework where artificial intelligence (AI) enhances human thinking by processing vast data, complementing our natural intuition (System 1) and analytical thinking (System ...

A difficult-to-describe nanoscale object called the magnetic skyrmion might one day yield new microelectronic devices that can do much more--for example, massive data storage--all while consuming much less power.

Two preserved great auk specimens displayed at a museum in 1971. The last pair of great auks were killed in 1844.

In an advance that could revolutionize biomarker detection, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light have developed a novel technique called femtosecond fieldoscopy. This method enables the precis...

A new study reveals that visual clutter alters how information flows between neurons in the brain's primary visual cortex, but not the order in which it's processed. Researchers found that the efficiency of information t...