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Difficulty digesting large meals may limit where these temperature-sensitive snakes can call home - and that might be a good thing in places where they're invasive.

Potentially the largest known source of niobium discovered in central Australia formed 830 million years ago, and we can thank the breakup of the ancient supercontinent Rodinia.

A new study reveals that Alzheimers disease involves more than just plaques and tangles; it also stems from disrupted communication between brain cells. Using advanced imaging and computational modeling, scientists mappe...

Think you know a lot about Ötzi the Iceman? Don't get left in the cold - take our quiz!

Researchers studying clonal raider ants have uncovered how each sensory neuron manages to express just one odorant receptor gene from a library of hundreds. Unlike fruit flies or mammals, ants employ a unique system of t...

For decades, scientists have puzzled over why smoking makes Crohns disease worse but seems to protect people from ulcerative colitis. Now, researchers at RIKEN have discovered that smoking creates metabolites like hydroq...

From the wreck of the royal Danish-Norwegian flagship Gribshunden, archaeologists have uncovered a rare glimpse into the naval power of the late Middle Ages. This warship, lost in 1495, carried an arsenal of small guns d...

Using the quantum states of particles of light as currency could make for unforgeable transactions, and a new experiment has added a way to save some of that quantum money for future use, too

Egg-eating worms living on Chesapeake Bay blue crabs may hold the key to smarter fishery management. Once thought to be a threat, these parasites actually serve as natural biomarkers that reveal when and how often female...

Researchers discovered that gephyrin, a key protein at inhibitory synapses, forms organized filaments that act as the structural basis for postsynaptic densities. This finding overturns previous assumptions that proteins...

You might brush twice a day but still struggle with stinky breath. Why is that?

The rate that our heart or liver ages may differ from that of our immune or hormonal systems, and now it seems that a single blood test could break that down

Astronomers are using radio pulses from space to find missing baryonic matter and learn about supermassive black holes, stellar formation and galaxy evolution.

A perspective paper published this week argued that brain organoids could soon gain consciousness, and we should consider stricter regulations around them.

Data from more than 18,000 people suggests that where excess fat is stored in the body influences its effects on brain structure, activity and health

A battle between immune cell family members hints at why chronic inflammation occurs with age. The post Scientists Say a Newly Discovered Immune Cell May Drive Inflammation as We Age appeared first on SingularityHub.

Researchers studying fruit flies discovered that nerve cells sensing limb motion are turned off when the insect moves, allowing the brain to switch between stabilizing posture and enabling dynamic action. This neural cir...

A new study shows that both mothers and fathers significantly shape their adolescent childrens social anxiety, but in different ways. Warmth, affection, and acceptance from either parent reduce anxiety, while rejection, ...

In a collaboration showing the power of innovation and teamwork, physicists and engineers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a mobile muon detector that promises to enhance monitori...

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, together with international collaborators, have developed a new electron microscopy method that has enabled the first-ever imaging of vibrations, or phonons, in specif...

In quantum mechanics, particles such as electrons act like waves and can even interfere with themselves-a striking and counterintuitive feature that defies our classical view of reality. We know this kind of interference...

For the first time, researchers have mathematically proven that a quantum computer can solve a particular task faster than an ordinary computer, in a way that can never be beaten