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The study sheds light on one way these pesky particles may be detrimental to brain health. The post The Brain on Microplastics: A Study in Mice Finds the Brain’s Immune Cells Gorging on Plastic appeared first on Singul...

For the first time that we know of, mice with two fathers have survived to adulthood, but the methods used would be "unthinkable" to try in people

Once a year, the Large Hadron Collider smashes lead ions. But how do scientists get a heavy metal into a particle accelerator?

A new study reveals that young adults show the strongest empathic responses to others in physical or social pain, compared to adolescents and older adults. Researchers measured brain activity while participants viewed pa...

The microbial ecosystems in our mouths may impact cognitive function as we age, with pathogenic bacteria linked to cognitive decline. Researchers found that beneficial bacteria, such as Neisseria, are associated with imp...

People with schizophrenia experience impaired contrast perception, affecting their ability to differentiate light intensity and recognize shapes and textures. This deficit may stem from disruptions in glutamate neurotran...

Researchers have successfully engineered bi-paternal mice, born from two male parents, that survived to adulthood using embryonic stem cell techniques. By modifying 20 key imprinting genes, they overcame the developmenta...

A study of over 1,000 young adults reveals that both recent and heavy lifetime cannabis use reduce brain activity in regions critical for working memory, including the prefrontal cortex and anterior insula. This reduced ...

Chinese AI lab DeepSeek has released a new image generator, Janus-Pro-7B, which the company says is better than competitors.

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 aircraft broke the sound barrier during three test runs, a step toward the possible return of supersonic commercial flights

A Franco-German research team, including members from the University of Freiburg, shows that supramolecular chemistry enables efficient spin communication through hydrogen bonds. The work is published in the journal Natu...

Space-time may hide a bizarre new kind of black hole that causes Einstein's theory of gravity to fail - and could solve the mystery of dark energy

Researchers from Kyushu University, Japan have revealed how a special type of force within an atom's nucleus, known as the three-nucleon force, impacts nuclear stability. The study, published in Physics Letters B, provid...

Physicists have verified a connection between two counterintuitive quantum properties, which may help us understand how quantum objects stay inextricably connected through entanglement

There's a solid consensus among scientists on the question, according to a new survey. The post Does Extraterrestrial Life Exist? Here’s What Scientists Really Think appeared first on SingularityHub.

An artificial intelligence model has created a new protein that researchers say would have taken 500 million years to evolve in nature -- if nature were capable of producing such a thing.

One of the key goals within the field of quantum computing is to achieve what is known as a quantum advantage. This term essentially describes the point after which a quantum computer can outperform a classical computer ...

How did woolly mammoths survive the last ice age? And how thick was the ice over New York City? Test your knowledge by taking our quiz.

People with aphantasia still generate brain activity when attempting to visualize, but that image may be getting lost in translation, a new study suggests.

This 2022 satellite photo shows the summit of "one of the world's most dangerous volcanoes," Mount Vesuvius, peering up through a strange gap in the clouds.

The new AI model from China's DeepSeek performs on a level with leading US models without requiring as much computing power - but despite a huge drop in their stock, it's not game over for US tech companies

The new AI model from China's DeepSeek performs on a level with leading US models without requiring as much computing power - but despite a huge drop in their stock, it's not game over for US tech companies