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Researchers have identified the brain circuitry that links deep sleep with the release of growth hormone, revealing how the two regulate each other. The newly discovered feedback loop helps explain why poor sleep can int...

Researchers have identified a previously overlooked mechanism of brain cell death that appears to play a major role in Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia. The finding could lead to new treatments aimed a...

The collective cultural mood surrounding a psychedelic experience shapes its psychological aftermath. Participants whose most intense trips occurred on the Fourth of July reported a long-term decrease in support for part...

Scientists have uncovered a hidden weakness beneath the Pacific Ocean that helps explain why Japans catastrophic 2011 earthquake and tsunami became so devastating. By drilling deeper into the seafloor than ever before, r...

A stunning fossil discovery shows that ancient bees used the empty tooth sockets of mammal bones as tiny nests after owls scattered the bones across a cave floor 20,000 years ago. It's the first known evidence of bee...

Quantum mechanics has journeyed from a strange and controversial idea to the foundation of some of humanitys most advanced technologies. Now researchers are pushing its boundaries even further, with potential breakthroug...

Why haven't we found evidence of advanced aliens? It could be that they've outsourced cosmic exploration to superintelligent AI, a new paper suggests.

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory celebrates the 4th of July with a dazzling array of red, white and blue space phenomena.

Humans have fought countless wars over the millennia. Has there ever been a time when we weren't fighting?

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a spectacular red, white, and blue view of one of the Milky Way's oldest star clusters to celebrate the nation's 250th anniversary. Hidden within the ancient cluster...

Hubble has captured a spectacular view of LH 95, where about 2,500 young stars are still on their journey to becoming full-fledged stars. Scientists discovered these growing stars can keep pulling in gas and dust for mil...