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A 2021 satellite image shows destructive lava flows burning through a residential area in the Canary Islands as molten rock spilled into the sea and unleashed surprising levels of volcanic gas.

Medieval alchemists dreamed of transmuting lead into gold. Today, we know that lead and gold are different elements, and no amount of chemistry can turn one into the other.

We have long taken it for granted that gravity is one of the basic forces of nature--one of the invisible threads that keeps the universe stitched together. But suppose that this is not true. Suppose the law of gravity i...

A new study has mapped how the brain retrieves words during speech, identifying two distinct but overlapping networks in the prefrontal cortex. Researchers used high-resolution electrocorticography in 48 patients to reve...

A new study reveals how social rank influences addiction vulnerability by altering dopamine pathways in the brain. Low-ranking male mice showed stronger reward signals and weaker control circuits, making them more prone ...

An abrupt change in Antarctica has caused the continent to gain ice. But this increase, documented in NASA satellite data, is a temporary anomaly rather than an indication that global warming has reversed, scientists say...

Seismic data collected by NASA suggests the amount of water hidden in the red planet's crust would cover its surface in a global ocean. The post Mars May Be Hiding an Ocean of Liquid Water Under Its Surface appeared firs...

An international study of 6,000 proteins across 56,000 people found that while protein levels differ significantly between males and females, most of these differences are not caused by genetics. Only about 100 proteins ...

A newly identified biomarker--an enlarged salience network in the brain--could dramatically change how depression is detected and treated. This network, responsible for regulating attention and switching between mental s...

A new memorandum has firmed up China and Russia's intent to lead the construction of a new lunar base to be completed by 2036, as NASA talks about scaling back its own lunar ambitions.

A lunchbox-sized radar system could help the FBI detect moving or stationary people by peering through walls via radio waves

New research confirms that the wrinkles on your fingers after water exposure always form in the same pattern. The consistency stems from the fixed position of blood vessels under the skin, which constrict after prolonged...

Claims that spruce trees synchronize their responses to a solar eclipse were widely reported recently -- but many researchers are sceptical of the results.

Researchers at the University of Turku in Finland have developed a simple method to explore a complex area of quantum science. The discovery makes research in this field cheaper and more accessible, which could significa...

Growing evidence suggests a source of nutrition might be right under our noses. But how important are such aeronutrients - and can we harness them to better treat deficiencies?

A decade-long study of over 1,500 older adults reveals that socially enriched networks--marked by diverse and active relationships, are strongly linked to better health outcomes later in life. In contrast, those with res...

A little-known cellular structure called the Nageotte nodule--first described over 100 years ago--has been identified as a key feature of diabetic neuropathy in new research. These nodules, made of decayed sensory neuron...

Butterflies' flight trajectories often appear random or chaotic, and compared with other hovering insects, their bodies follow seemingly mysterious, jagged, jerking motions.

A decade-long study of snowsport instructors reveals that trading a stable nine-to-five job for a passion-fueled career can lead to deep fulfillment--but also demands sacrifices. While participants reported personal grow...

A new study finds that Nobel Prize winners who moved more frequently or worked in multiple locations began their groundbreaking research years earlier than peers who stayed in one place. By exposing themselves to new ide...

A new study shows that providing hearing aids and personalized audiology care helps older adults maintain social connections, reducing feelings of loneliness over time. Participants who received hearing interventions ret...

Time crystals represent a new phase of matter proposed by Frank Wilczek, the Nobel laureate of Physics in 2004; they can break original time-translation symmetry and create new time oscillations spontaneously.