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Researchers are testing whether increasing UV radiation is altering chemistry of tree leaves, increasing the likelihood and severity of wildfires

A DNA analysis of two people who lived in Britain in the seventh century reveals they had recent African ancestry.

Scientists have discovered a specialized group of spinal cord interneurons that help regulate breathing when the body faces challenges like high carbon dioxide levels. Blocking these neurons impaired the bodys ability to...

A new study shows that cats with dementia exhibit brain changes strikingly similar to those seen in Alzheimers disease, including the toxic build-up of amyloid-beta in synapses. These changes disrupt connections between ...

Researchers have used lab models to study how rogue waves form, but these don't always transfer over to the natural world.

A large-scale study has found that unusually strong coordination between brain activity and the stomachs slow, rhythmic waves may signal greater mental distress. Using fMRI and electrogastrography on more than 240 people...

The study adds to growing of evidence that GLP-1 drugs could offer broad health benefits and potentially help people live longer, healthier lives. The post Ozempic Shaves Three Years Off Peoples Biological Age in Study a...

An extinct group of humans that were once widespread in Asia dont have an official species name part of the reason is archaeological, and part is a legal question

The textbooks say our ancestors lost the ability to make vitamin C because we didn't need it, but the loss may have protected us from some parasites

Astronomers using the James Webb telescope have zoomed in on a 'Little Red Dot' that existed just 500 million years after the Big Bang, and found that it may contain the earliest known black hole in the universe....

An astrophysicist has made a daring proposal to send a nano-sized spacecraft to the heart of a black hole.

Typically, individuals work less effectively in bigger teams, but weaver ants buck this trend by increasing their power output when they pull together

The web is awash with bots that scrape data without permission. Now content creators are poisoning the well of artificial intelligence but similar technology can also be used to spread misinformation

Connect with nature, even after the sun sets, with one of these best bat detectors and listen to the clicking of their echolocation at twilight

A research team from the Yunnan Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has shed new light on the magnetic reconnection process driven by rapidly expanding plasma, using magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) numerical simul...

Men typically lose Y chromosomes from their cells as they get older, which could be affecting their heart health

Plan a route, grab some snacks, and fuel up. Engineers and scientists have been sending massive magnets from U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national labs on cross-country road trips.

THC levels in cannabis have soared in recent years, raising the risk of psychosis-especially in young, frequent users. Studies reveal a strong connection between cannabis-induced psychosis and schizophrenia, making early...

Researchers caution that the Amazon rainforest could disappear in the next hundred years, due to the combined effects of climate change and deforestation, and a new model predicts how that could transpire.

Medical imaging methods such as ultrasound and MRI are often affected by background noise, which can introduce blurring and obscure fine anatomical details in the images. For clinicians who depend on medical images, back...

The Meta CEO believes that AI with the capacity to improve itself is the first step towards a technology that will transform humanity.

Six of Earth's neighboring planets - Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune - will briefly appear in the sky on the same night, starting Sunday (Aug. 17).