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Higher global temperatures mean the intertropical convergence zone could shift south -- throwing off precipitation trends for a major swath of humanity, according to new research.

By combining data from the Subaru Telescope and James Webb Space Telescope, researchers have discovered distant quasars that are obscured by dust but which may shed light on Little Red Dots.

Learn facts about sleep, during which the body rests, recuperates and performs essential repairs.

Emotions help guide our behavior, but when they persist too long or arrive at the wrong time, they can cause serious mental health issues. In a landmark study, researchers mapped brainwide activity patterns triggered by ...

A research team led by physicists Ming Yi and Emilia Morosan from Rice University has developed a new material with unique electronic properties that could enable more powerful and energy-efficient electronic devices.

Strontium titanate was once used as a diamond substitute in jewelry before less fragile alternatives emerged in the 1970s. Now, researchers have explored some of its more unusual properties, which might someday be useful...

A research team led by Associate Prof. Wang Anting from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) proposed a method for multidimensional manipulation of polarizatio...

A study of more than 100 genomes from people who lived in ancient China has unmasked a "ghost" in their midst.

Tiny bone fragments from Alaska suggest birds started breeding and nesting in the Arctic 30 million years earlier than previously thought

A cocktail of FDA-approved cancer drugs, trametinib and rapamycin, boosts the lifespan of lab mice by 30% and might help humans age better, new study finds.

Researchers from the Max-Planck-Institut fuer Kernphysik present new experimental and theoretical results for the bound electron g-factor in lithium-like tin, which has a much higher nuclear charge than any previous meas...

Scientists at University College Cork (UCC) in Ireland have developed a powerful new tool for finding the next generation of materials needed for large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computing.

Alterations to a single gene in the plague bacterium's genome have shed light on a method the germ has used to survive and spread through the ages.

A major collection of more than 50 bird fossils found in northern Alaska suggest some ancient ancestors of modern birds learned to either adapt to the harsh Arctic winter, or migrate south during the Mesozoic -- the age ...

The world's largest drone "mothership" is getting ready for deployment in June. It's designed to carry and launch up to 100 drones in a swarm, including kamikaze drones.

Researchers at Helmholtz Munich and the Technical University of Munich have developed a new microscope that significantly improves how bioluminescent signals in living cells can be observed.

A new computational model has mapped the brain's vesicle cycle in unprecedented detail, providing fresh insight into how nerve cells communicate. Researchers collaborated to simulate how vesicles--tiny sacs that release ...

Despite modern lighting and lifestyle, human sleep patterns remain deeply influenced by seasonal changes in sunlight. New research reveals that our circadian rhythms track daylight shifts across seasons, impacting mood, ...

A new study of Japanese undergraduates finds that students' perceptions of their own athletic ability are shaped by a mix of personality traits, childhood environment, and social feedback. Those who rated themselves as m...

A new wearable device has been developed to noninvasively monitor the brain's glymphatic system, which helps clear waste and may play a role in neurological conditions like Alzheimer's. Traditionally only measurable via ...

Muons are elementary particles that resemble electrons, but they are heavier and decay very rapidly (i.e., in just a few microseconds). Studying muons can help to test and refine the standard of particle physics, while a...

A long-term study of 23,000 adults from Finland and the UK has found that overweight individuals who lost just 6.5% of their body weight in early midlife and maintained the loss enjoyed significant health benefits over d...