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Colorado researchers discovered that nearly half of tested cannabis flower products exaggerated their THC levels, while concentrates were mostly accurate. The teams statewide audit revealed potency inconsistencies that c...

In the mist-shrouded mountains of New Guinea, a Czech researcher has achieved a world-first - capturing photos, video, and data of the elusive Subalpine Woolly Rat, Mallomys istapantap. Once known only from museum specim...

Sea levels are rising faster than at any time in 4,000 years, scientists report, with Chinas major coastal cities at particular risk. The rapid increase is driven by warming oceans and melting ice, while human activities...

A new study reveals that how people think about and cope with chronic pain is more important than the pain itself in determining physical activity levels. Researchers found that individuals with higher pain resilience - ...

A growing body of research suggests testosterone replacement therapy can alleviate menopausal symptoms such as a decrease in libido, mood swings and brain fog. But some in the field are sceptical

Teenagers who sleep less or experience frequent night awakenings are significantly more likely to attempt suicide later in adolescence, according to a major longitudinal study. Researchers analyzed data from more than 8,...

Do you know where your staple fruits and vegetables were domesticated? Take Live Science's quiz to find out.

New dating has revealed that New Mexico's last dinosaurs were healthy, diverse and thriving at the end of the Cretaceous period, suggesting non-avian dinosaurs weren't in decline before being snuffed out by the a...

Researchers have discovered that problems with the brains waste-clearing system-the glymphatic system-may significantly raise the risk of developing dementia. In one of the largest studies to date, MRI data from 40,000 a...

Superconductivity and quantum computing are two fields that have seeped from theoretical circles into popular consciousness. The 2025 Nobel Prize in physics was awarded for work in superconducting quantum circuits that c...

University of Queensland researchers have created a microscopic "ocean" on a silicon chip to miniaturize the study of wave dynamics. The device, made at UQ's School of Mathematics and Physics, uses a layer of...

Scientists are finding out how coffee beans are transformed when they pass through the guts of Asian palm civets in the hope of replicating the process without using animals

Researchers have identified five distinct profiles that map to certain brain signatures. Each profile is tied to certain behaviors and cognitive issues.

A new study finds that older adults with gum disease are more likely to show signs of white matter damage in the brain - a change tied to memory decline, balance issues, and higher stroke risk. MRI scans revealed that pa...

It sounds like science fiction, but the system could help people with brain or spinal cord injuries regain lost abilities. The post One Mind, Two Bodies: Man With Brain Implant Controls Another Persons Hand-and Feels Wha...

Buried underground near the surface, frozen regions of Mars could have tiny hidden channels full of liquid water, which could be a habitable environment for microscopic organisms

Physicists at MIT have developed a new way to probe inside an atom's nucleus, using the atom's own electrons as "messengers" within a molecule.

Experts at a laboratory in Botswana managed by the Gemological Institute of America recently examined an extraordinary natural diamond with two distinct color zones.

Microbes high in Earths stratosphere produce pigments to protect them from UV light - so similar molecules could be biosignatures of life elsewhere in the galaxy

Over 100 videos of venomous snake strikes reveal three different types of attacks, with some biting down several times "to prolong the venom flow into their prey."

Solar electricity is growing rapidly, but can it really dominate the global energy system? Here is what it will take for us to power the planet on sunshine

It's still uncertain which way Melissa will track, and how quickly, but the storm is likely to bring colossal rains and life-threatening flooding to multiple islands in the Caribbean.