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Scientists have discovered that over half a mile of DNA could hold over 360,000 terabytes of data.

New images taken with the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii confirm that the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has gotten brighter and greener since its close flyby of the sun in October.

Researchers used AI to pinpoint a little-known monkeypox protein that provokes strong protective antibodies. When the team tested this protein as a vaccine ingredient in mice, it produced a potent immune response. The di...

A California woman was scheduled to have a large cyst removed but, in the lead-up to the procedure, learned she had a rare ectopic pregnancy.

James Webb finds a hot planet that is tidally locked with its parent star, is coated with a thick atmosphere of volatile chemicals.

Researchers have developed an AI-driven brain model that can track fear as it unfolds in real-world situations, offering a major shift from traditional lab-based approaches. Classic fear studies often rely on static imag...

New research shows that blood from older animals can speed up Alzheimers-related changes in the brain, while young blood may slow them down. In a long-term experiment, mice engineered to develop Alzheimers symptoms recei...

Archaeologists have identified a 16th-century gallows structure and nearly a dozen mass burial pits in Grenoble, France.

The winners of the inaugural Global Space Awards were recently announced at a star-studded ceremony at London's Natural History Museum. The event championed innovation and sustainability, while also celebrating the l...

Efforts to lower the levels of CO2 in the atmosphere may come too late to prevent long-term changes to the Arctic

A thick layer of more than 12 miles of rock may explain why Bermuda seems to float above the surrounding ocean.

A new study reveals an unknown species of whiplash squid burying itself upside down in the deep sea - a first-of-its-kind behavior for cephalopods.

There are two small moons in orbit around Mars today, but both may be remnants of a much larger moon that had enough of a gravitational pull to drive tides in the Red Planet's lost lakes and seas

Since 1978, China has planted more than 66 billion trees along its 2,800-mile-long northern border, and it wants to plant 34 billion more over the next 25 years to complete its "Great Green Wall."

The microscopic processes taking place in superconductors are difficult to observe directly. Researchers at the RPTU University of Kaiserslautern-Landau have therefore implemented a quantum simulation of the Josephson ef...

A black hole 30 million times the mass of the sun has produced winds one-fifth the speed of light, stunning scientists.

Water is all around us, yet its surface layer-home to chemical reactions that shape life on Earth-is surprisingly hard to study. Experiments at SLAC's X-ray laser are bringing it into focus.

New research shows that crops are far more vulnerable when too much rainfall originates from land rather than the ocean. Land-sourced moisture leads to weaker, less reliable rainfall, heightening drought risk. The U.S. M...

Emerging evidence hints that daily multivitamins might quietly help certain older adults keep their blood pressure in check-especially those with poorer diets and normal readings at the start. While the overall results s...

Researchers have discovered how to design and place single-photon sources at the atomic scale inside ultrathin 2D materials, lighting the path for future quantum innovations.

A sweeping review of more than 2,500 studies reveals that despite booming public enthusiasm, cannabis has strong scientific support for only a few medical uses, leaving most popular claims-like relief for chronic pain, a...

Controlling qubits with quantum superpositions allows them to dramatically violate a fundamental limit and encode information for about five times longer during quantum computations