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Don't duck out on our bird quiz! Do you have a bird brain or are you as sharp as a raptor?

Manuel Endres, professor of physics at Caltech, specializes in finely controlling single atoms using devices known as optical tweezers. He and his colleagues use the tweezers, made of laser light, to manipulate individua...

A groundbreaking new supercomputer model shows how magnetic fields shape the turbulent flow of charged particles in space.

Summary: Researchers have identified nine blood-based microRNAs that are elevated in teens diagnosed with depression, offering a potential biomarker for early detection. These molecules, absent in adult depression, may s...

A new study tested whether artificial intelligence can demonstrate emotional intelligence by evaluating six generative AIs, including ChatGPT, on standard emotional intelligence (EI) assessments. The AIs achieved an aver...

The unusual orbit of a possible dwarf planet, known as 2017 OF201, makes it less likely that our solar system contains a hidden ninth "Planet X"

Magnets and superconductors go together like oil and water--or so scientists have thought. But a new finding by MIT physicists is challenging this century-old assumption.

Dozens of 'wandering' black holes could be tumbling through our galaxy right now, new simulations hint. Their existence could help solve a longstanding cosmic puzzle.

By exerting unprecedented control over extremely cold atoms, researchers have put them in a state with several simultaneously quantum-entangled properties

CDC and FDA officials are investigating the outbreak after 9 patients were hospitalized amid cucumber recall.

An international research team led by the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI has measured the radius of the nucleus of muonic helium-3 with unprecedented precision. The results are an important stress test for theories and futu...

LMArena, a popular benchmark for large language models, has been accused of giving preferential treatment to AIs made by big tech firms, potentially enabling them to game their results.

A research team, led by Professor Junhee Lee from the Graduate School of Semiconductor Materials and Devices Engineering at UNIST, has demonstrated through quantum mechanical calculations that charged domain walls in fer...

Nanoparticle-infused contact lenses can transform infrared radiation into different colours of visible light, potentially enabling a new form of night vision - no batteries required

Huge colonies of penguins in Antarctica fill the air with ammonia, which boosts particles in the atmosphere that allow climate-cooling clouds to form

A new study highlights the link between gut health and post-COVID syndrome (PCS), revealing that patients with prior gastrointestinal issues are more likely to experience post-viral fatigue. Researchers analyzed samples ...

A new study reveals a fresh way to control and track the motion of skyrmions--tiny, tornado-like magnetic swirls that could power future electronics. Using electric currents in a special magnetic material called Fe₃Sn�...

Scientists at Paderborn University have made a further step forward in the field of quantum research: for the first time ever, they have demonstrated a cryogenic circuit (i.e. one that operates in extremely cold conditio...

A new study has found that as preteens increase their social media use, depressive symptoms also rise--but not the other way around. Researchers tracked nearly 12,000 youth over three years and discovered that increased ...

What if the magnon Hall effect, which processes information using magnons (spin waves) capable of current-free information transfer with magnets, could overcome its current limitation of being possible only on a 2D plane...

Researchers have developed new contact lenses that enable vision in the near-infrared range, and they could restore color perception to people with color blindness.

Researchers have identified a molecule in the brain called NEAT1 that plays a key role in light sensitivity, a common and painful symptom of migraines. NEAT1 disrupts the normal balance of nerve signaling by interfering ...