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We have known for years that the gut microbiome can alter brain function, but now research in mice is suggesting that the opposite is also true - that the brain modifies gut bacteria

A researcher believes he has found hidden messages on a 3,300-year-old ancient Egyptian obelisk that is now in Paris.

Scientists found a compound that appears to counter common mutations behind POLG-related diseases, rare conditions that harm mitochondrial DNA.

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Fibromyalgia causes debilitating pain. Healthy gut bacteria soothed symptoms in a small trial. The post Patients Say Healthy Gut Bacteria Relieved Their Chronic Pain in a Puzzling Disease appeared first on SingularityHub...

A recent update caused ChatGPT to turn into a sycophant, with the chatbot excessively complimenting and flattering its users with reassurances -- even when they said they'd harmed animals or stopped taking their medicati...

Vesta, thought to be the second-largest asteroid in the solar system, could be a piece of an ancient, unknown planet, a new study hints.

University of Zurich researchers secretly unleashed an army of manipulative chatbots on the r/changemyview subreddit -- and they were more persuasive than humans at getting people to change their minds.

A unique Bronze Age cemetery in China has revealed a high frequency of injuries suggestive of intense, violent interactions.

Cicadas can be turned into living speakers and made to play music such as Pachelbel's Canon

A test of AI model performance across the industry is being gamed by technology giants, making objective scientific comparison impossible, researchers have claimed

By adding a sound-mediated way to control light to the toolkit of light-based chips, University of Twente researchers have pushed the boundaries of the technology. This opens up the possibility of making atomic clocks sm...

Greenland sharks show no signs of retinal degeneration despite living for up to 400 years, and scientists have identified genetic adaptations that may explain how

New genetic research confirms what the oral traditions of the Picuris Pueblo people of New Mexico have long described -- that they're related to the Indigenous people of Chaco Canyon.

A chemical that is mainly found in dark chocolate seems to slow our rate of biological ageing, but it isn't clear if eating chocolate is good for us overall

A theoretical study by RIKEN physicists, published in Physics Letters B, has accurately determined the interaction between a charmonium and a proton or neutron for the first time.

Geologists have found that an ancient meteorite hit Scotland 200 million years later than previously thought, which has massive implications for the geological history of the region and some of the U.K.'s earliest land l...

May's new science fiction novels include a hot tip from our culture editor, as well as war on an alien planet from Bora Chung

The dinosaurs were not in decline before the asteroid hit, a new study finds. Instead, poor fossilization conditions and unexposed late Cretaceous rock layers mean they're either not preserved or hard to find.

In the context of quantum physics, the term "duality" refers to transformations that link apparently distinct physical theories, often unveiling hidden symmetries. Some recent studies have been aimed at understanding and...

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Researchers have discovered a way to make tiny robots act like a material, mirroring embryonic tissue cells to adjust their structure on command.