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How does light turn into motion within a metal? A team of researchers from European XFEL, the University of Potsdam and other participating institutions has shown that ultrashort optical laser pulses can trigger extremel...

The race to build data centers in space is gaining momentum as AI drives unprecedented demand for computing power. Orbital facilities could tap into abundant solar energy and avoid many of the environmental challenges fa...

Scientists are exploring new algorithms, hardware, and computing methods to lower AIs power demands. Strategic siting of data centers and other steps to increase green energy use are also key. The post How to Tame AIs Vo...

Genes inherited from the now-extinct Denisovans are actively playing a role in the immune system of some people from Oceania.

Palaeontologists have found new evidence that the early ancestors of amphibians, reptiles and mammals did not have a larval stage with external gills like modern frogs or salamanders

An extremely unusual tectonic movement took place 15 minutes after the Tohoku earthquake in 2011, causing almost the whole of Japan to move 5 millimetres to the east

An extremely unusual tectonic movement took place 15 minutes after the Tohoku earthquake in 2011, causing almost the whole of Japan to move 5 millimetres to the east

The study reveals that these vortex-like waves are driven by a unique, circular "merry-go-round" architectural layout of neurons in the sensory cortex.

Preclinical trials showed a 70% reduction in tumor size and a 10-to-11-day delay in tumor progression, offering a highly adaptable "Lego-brick" framework for future pediatric cancer immunotherapies.

Researchers at the National Graphene Institute, in collaboration with the National University of Singapore, have shown that the magnetic behavior of electrons in graphene can be precisely controlled using electricity, re...

Camera footage in Ukraine's Chernobyl exclusion zone revealed that mammals became less active - especially at night - during the Russian occupation, highlighting the war's immediate impact on wildlife.

Experiments at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's National Ignition Facility (NIF) require breathtaking precision. Each of the 192 lasers is focused to a width of a few millimeters to enter a 3-millimeter hole ...

A new study found that psychiatric complications like depression, anxiety, and altered behavior are incredibly common among encephalitis survivors.

The human brain and Large Language Models (LLMs) organize and predict language using deeply parallel information processing principles.

A genetic marker tied to human Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) is essential for healthy cerebellar development.

Live Science spoke with Kaveh Madani, the lead investigator of a United Nations report examining AI's environmental footprint, about this technology's staggering energy use and what users can do to limit their im...

Ultrasound-based irradiation of rock formations has attracted considerable attention as a technique for enhancing heavy-oil (high-viscosity crude oil) recovery from deep underground reservoirs. However, a unified theoret...

From the sprawling Amazon to the lesser-known tropical forests, see if you can correctly rank these rainforests by their total area.

Beautifully written, this guide to distinguishing between truth, misinformation and lies, first published in 1995, remains an essential read for anyone who considers themselves a critical thinker, says Leah Crane

As the sun expands over the coming billions of years, Earth will become inhospitable to any life more complex than a microbe - but that might take longer than we thought

In a new study published in Physical Review Letters, a team from the Nägerl group, together with theory collaborator Alvise Bastianello from the CNRS and the Université Paris-Dauphine, demonstrates that highly unusual ...

A new study suggests Southern California's major fault system is more stressed than at any point in the last 1,000 years. Researchers found that the Cajon Pass, where the San Andreas and San Jacinto faults meet, coul...