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There are a few simple things you can do to make your digital life much more secure, says cybersecurity expert Jake Moore - follow these tips to tighten up your passwords

Researchers have identified two gut bacteria that can produce serotonin, a key chemical that regulates bowel movements. In experiments with mice lacking serotonin, the microbes boosted serotonin levels, increased nerve c...

A single shot protected mice from the protein gunk implicated in Alzheimer's disease. The post These Genetically Engineered Brain Cells Devour Toxic Alzheimers Plaques appeared first on SingularityHub.

Tiny plastic particles may be quietly threatening brain health. New research suggests microplastics-now widely found in food, water, and even household dust-could trigger inflammation and damage in the brain through mult...

Teaching robots new tricks. By modeling the way dogs read human gestures, Brown University scientists have created a robot that can find objects in cluttered rooms with nearly 90% accuracy.

Scientists are exploring a surprisingly simple way to clean up diesel engines: adding tiny droplets of water to the fuel. During combustion, the water rapidly vaporizes, triggering micro-explosions that improve fuel mixi...

Scientists have uncovered evidence that our Sun may have traveled across the Milky Way as part of a massive migration of Sun-like stars billions of years ago. The journey may have carried the solar system away from the g...

Microplastics that break off polystyrene food containers might prevent immune cells from fighting infections and clearing away dead cells, as well as reducing sperm counts, a mouse study hints.

Multiferroic metals are materials that exhibit both electric polarization and magnetic order in the same crystal-a state known as multiferroicity. Because these properties coexist, they can interact through magnetoelectr...

Scientists identify seven specific types of hyperarousal, creating a new roadmap for treating the underlying tension of mental disorders.

A new study reveals how social "suggestions" act as a volume knob for pain, creating feedback loops that make negative experiences persist.

Simulations of Australopithecus hominins anatomy suggest that when they gave birth, they may have exerted tremendous pressure on their pelvic floors, putting them at risk of tearing

New research proves that stress hormones "blur" the brain's internal coordinate system, revealing how cortisol destabilizes the regions first affected by Alzheimer's

A powerful "gamma-ray burst" has been seen exploding from merging neutron stars hidden within a previously unknown mini-galaxy leftover from an ancient cosmic crash. The "collision within a collision" cou...

Srvágsvatn, also called Leitisvatn, is the largest lake in the Faroe Islands. Viewed from a certain angle, one side appears to hover above the Atlantic Ocean.

A trumpet-shaped, single-celled organism seems able to predict one thing will follow another, hinting that such associative learning emerged long before multicellular nervous systems

A trumpet-shaped, single-celled organism seems able to predict one thing will follow another, hinting that such associative learning emerged long before multicellular nervous systems

Fleeting electron-hole pairs are giving scientists a new window into optimizing light-emitting devices (LEDs). Using quantum magnetic resonance, Osaka Metropolitan University researchers have discovered how shifting inte...

Although the potential applications of quantum computing are widespread, a new feasibility study suggests quantum computers still face major hurdles in solving quantum chemistry problems. The study, published in Physical...

For decades, AI was held back by slow, expensive computers. Today, the problem is simpler, but harder to fix: finding enough reliable electricity to keep data centers running as AI spreads into everyday life.

For the first time, researchers in China have demonstrated how quantum dots can be engineered to consistently generate pairs of entangled photons. By carefully tailoring the photonic environment surrounding a single quan...

Nuclear isomers are crucial probes for studying the structure of nuclei. Unlike chemical isomers-which have the same chemical formula but different arrangements of atoms-nuclear isomers are nuclei that exist in a long-li...