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Thirteen years after landing on Mars, NASAs Curiosity rover is running smarter and more efficiently than ever. With new autonomy and multitasking capabilities, its maximizing the output from its long-lasting nuclear powe...

Researchers have built the first microwave brain chip capable of processing both ultrafast data and wireless communication signals at once. By harnessing analog, nonlinear microwave physics instead of conventional digita...

Researchers have developed a computational framework that maps how the striosomal compartment of the striatum governs everyday decision-making. By integrating biology, decision theory, and mathematical modeling, the stud...

For the first time in 35 years, scientists have analysed a new type of all-carbon molecule at room temperature, without the extreme conditions usually required to stabilise this type of molecule

Scientists in Japan have used genetic engineering to make a species of fruit fly perform a courtship ritual it had never done before. By turning on the fruitless gene in insulin-producing neurons, they rewired the brains...

Scientists have, for the first time, decoded inner speech-silent thoughts of words-on command using brain-computer interface technology, achieving up to 74% accuracy. By recording neural activity from participants with s...

In sub-Saharan African youths diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, 65 per cent do not have antibodies or genetic risks associated with the disease, suggesting they have a novel non-autoimmune subtype of the disorder

With help from AI, astronomers have spotted a never-before-seen kind of supernova that seems to have been blowing up just as it was trying to gobble down a black hole.

A decade-long investigation has revealed that natural lithium in the brain helps shield against Alzheimers disease by maintaining healthy function across all major brain cell types. Researchers found that lithium loss is...

The recent discovery of a potential gas giant circling the nearby star Alpha Centauri A has led to speculation that it may be orbited in turn by a habitable moon that could support life, just like in the "Avatar"...

A brain-computer interface has enabled people with paralysis to turn their thoughts directly into words, requiring less effort than older techniques where a physical attempt at speech had to be made

For a century, quantum theory has passed every experimental test, but physicists cant agree on how to use it to paint a picture of our reality or even whether that is possible

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Researchers have unveiled the fossils of a juvenile ancient whale that hunted off ancient Australia with large forward-facing eyes and razor-sharp teeth.

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In everyday life, continuously doing work on a system is found to heat it up. Rubbing your hands together warms them. Hammering a piece of metal makes it hot. Even without knowing the equations, we learn from experience:...

Children seem to be less likely to be obese if they live at high altitude, which may be due to its effect on metabolism and appetite

The first-of-its-kind treatment using donated cells lasted for at least three months and produced insulin. The post In a First, Diabetic Man Receives Insulin-Producing Cells His Body Wont Reject-No Needles or Pills appea...

Whether you're navigating remote trails, photographing the stars or bird watching after dark, these headlamps offer dependable performance when it counts.

While clearing debris from the devastating floods in Texas in July, volunteers uncovered 15 large dinosaur footprints thought to belong to a formidable prehistoric predator.

New research reveals that microbes play a crucial role in shaping a newborns brain both before and after birth. Using a mouse model, scientists showed that the absence of maternal microbes during pregnancy led to fewer n...

The ability to move electron-hole pairs-called excitons-in desired directions is important for generating electricity and creating fuels. This happens naturally in photosynthesis, making it a source of inspiration to res...