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A large study tracking young people with long Covid found that 70% of those affected had recovered within two years, though 30% continued to experience symptoms. Researchers analyzed data from over 12,000 participants, d...

New research reveals that glyphosate, a widely used herbicide, can cause lasting brain inflammation and accelerate Alzheimer's-like pathology in mice. Even short-term exposure resulted in persistent inflammatory markers ...

Running massive AI models locally on smartphones or laptops may be possible after a new compression algorithm trims down their size -- meaning your data never leaves your device. The catch is that it might drain your bat...

Adult neurogenesis, the creation of new brain cells, supports verbal learning and memory. Using brain tissue from epilepsy patients, researchers discovered a direct link between fewer immature brain cells and cognitive d...

Researchers have created the first complete map of the circadian clock in the Drosophila brain, revealing it consists of at least 240 neurons--far more than previously thought. This detailed map shows similarities betwee...

New research reveals that long-term memory can form independently of short-term memory, challenging long-standing theories of memory formation. Scientists discovered this through experiments on mice, where blocking short...

A magnitude 7 earthquake struck off the coast of Petrolia, California on Thursday (Dec. 5).

Scientists at the University of California, Irvine have uncovered the atomic-scale mechanics that enhance superconductivity in an iron-based material, a finding published recently in Nature.

A new laboratory study pinpoints a way H5N1 could evolve to spread from person to person.

The strange structures could serve as early warning signs of life-threatening sinkholes, scientists say.

The flu virus currently circulating in birds and dairy cows is already better at infecting people than earlier variants, and a single mutation would allow it to bind to key human receptors

A decline in low-lying cloud cover means Earth is absorbing more solar radiation, which could explain 0.2°C of missing heat scientists have been struggling to account for

An analysis of research on most known species around the world finds climate change puts many species at risk of extinction, and the risk increases with more global warming.

A joint research team led by Yuuki Kubo and Shiji Tsuneyuki of the University of Tokyo has developed a new computational method that can efficiently determine the crystal structures of multiphase materials, powders that ...

Learning a new language isn't just about practice--it's about sleep. Researchers found that sleep enhances memory of new words and grammar by synchronizing specific brainwave patterns during NREM sleep.

Envisioning armies of electronically controllable insects is probably nightmare fuel for most people. But scientists think they could help rescue workers scour challenging and hazardous terrain. An automated cyborg cockr...

An artist's illustration of primordial black holes.

Physicists soon will be closer than ever to answering fundamental questions about the origins of the universe by learning more about its tiniest particles.

The hydrogen fuel tank of a Toyota vehicle on display.

Polarization photodetectors (pol-PDs) have widespread applications in geological remote sensing, machine vision, and biological medicine. However, commercial pol-PDs usually require bulky and complicated optical componen...

A research team has clarified the mechanism behind the generation of runaway electrons during the startup phase of a tokamak fusion reactor. The paper, "Binary Nature of Collisions Facilitates Runaway Electron Generation...

While atoms are known to wiggle very fast, dopants added to a cuprate superconductor can also cause atoms to meander very slowly. An SLAC study shows this process, called atomic relaxation, offers a new way to explore qu...