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A massive quake struck Calama, Chile, in 2024, surprising scientists with its unusual depth and destructive power. Unlike typical deep quakes, it broke past thermal limits and triggered an intense thermal runaway rupture...

In 2020, Californias Creek Fire became so intense that it generated its own thunderstorm, a phenomenon called a pyrocumulonimbus cloud. For years, scientists struggled to replicate these explosive fire-born storms in cli...

A groundbreaking study reveals how obesity may drive Alzheimers disease through tiny messengers called extracellular vesicles released from fat tissue.

Concussions can leave lasting effects on vision, with nearly half of young patients experiencing disorders that disrupt daily life and delay return to normal activities. A new study shows that 12 weeks of targeted vision...

She won the genetic lottery, but a healthy lifestyle also contributed to her extreme lifespan. The post This Spanish Woman Lived to 117. Heres a Deep Dive Into Her Genetics and Habits. appeared first on SingularityHub.

Adolescents who regularly choose solitude over social connection show measurable differences in brain structure and function, according to a large neuroimaging study. Brain scans revealed altered activity and weaker conn...

AI tools are being used to design proteins and even viruses, leading to fears these could eventually be used to evade bioweapon controls

New research shows that psilocybin, the active compound in psychedelic mushrooms, can reduce both chronic pain and pain-related depression by modulating brain circuits rather than acting at the site of injury. In mouse s...

Salvage work on the 1715 shipwrecks brought over 1,000 coins to the surface this summer.

Scientists have created a breakthrough technology that reveals the entire network of RNA-protein interactions in human cells, offering new insights into how diseases develop. The method freezes and tags RNAs and proteins...

The number of deaths from exposure to wildfire smoke in the U.S. could rise by more than 70% in the next 25 years. The human and economic costs involved would be astronomical, researchers say.

A team of scientists from the University of Chicago, the University of California Berkeley, Argonne National Laboratory, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has developed molecular qubits that bridge the gap betwee...

Scientists are beginning to understand the sudden loss of sea ice in Antarctica - and there is growing evidence that it represents a permanent shift with potentially catastrophic consequences

Chimps' ability to metabolize fermented fruit could explain our own predilection for alcohol.

Comet Lemmon, discovered earlier this year, will make a close approach to Earth later this month, giving skywatchers the chance to see its surprising lime-green glow.

A Chinese robotics company has unveiled what it describes as a realistic robot face, with plans to make humanoid robots more approachable and relatable.

A free-floating planet has been seen devouring astonishing amounts of matter, hinting that stars and planets are more alike than we thought

Why do so many of our smartwatches and smart rings end up collecting dust? Here's what science says about long-term fitness tracking.

In the era of instant data exchange and growing risks of cyberattacks, scientists are seeking secure methods of transmitting information. One promising solution is quantum cryptography-a quantum technology that uses sing...

Differential equations are fundamental tools in physics: they are used to describe phenomena ranging from fluid dynamics to general relativity. But when these equations become stiff (i.e. they involve very different scal...

The adage goes "like mother like daughter," and in the case of Irene Joliot-Curie, truer words were never spoken. She was the daughter of two Nobel Prize laureates, Marie Curie and Pierre Curie, and was herself a...

Jane Goodall, who chronicled the social lives of chimps, has died, but she leaves a lasting legacy on how we view the natural world