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Intermittingly inhaling a high dose of carbon dioxide seems to remove the proteins amyloid and tau, which are implicated in Alzheimer's disease, from the brain by boosting its glymphatic system

A naturally occurring compound found in foods such as wheat germ, mushrooms, and aged cheese may help older adults build stronger protection after vaccination. In a small pilot trial, researchers gave spermidine suppleme...

Dying Sun-like stars may not fade away quietly. As blobs of gas erupt unevenly from their swollen surfaces, each burst gives the star a tiny push in the opposite direction. Thousands of these random kicks could eventuall...

Scientists have developed a fully human antibody that halted the growth and spread of aggressive prostate cancer in preclinical research. Although more testing is needed, the drugs unusual mechanism could open the door t...

Cambridge University researchers say orbital solar power, asteroid mining, and space-based manufacturing could soon make business sense. The post Rocket Launch Costs Have Fallen 96% Since 1960. They Arent Done Yet. appea...

Cambridge University researchers say launch costs fell from $87,000 to $3,868 per kilogram between 1960 and 2025-or roughly 96%-and could hit $273 by 2040. The post Spaceflight Nears Its Steamship Era appeared first on S...

Expanding BCI technology beyond motor paralysis to psychiatric conditions like depression, anxiety, PTSD, and OCD requires shifting from static motor cortical decoding to dynamic, multi-region network tracking.

A new study proposes a new framework for how the human brain processes information at ultra-low energy costs.

A new study reveals that non-human primates share a fundamental intuition for geometry with humans.

A new study demonstrates how the brain balances localized autonomy and inter-regional synchronization during time tracking.

A new study reveals how cooperation emerges and persists without complex social structures or genetic kinship.

Semiannual daylight saving time transitions significantly impact the risk of developing retinal vascular disease.

Astronomers may have found an unexpected origin for the mysterious "little red dots" that appear to be so common in James Webb Space Telescope surveys of the early universe.

A new study explains why spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1) damages specific brain regions despite widespread expression of the mutant ATAXIN-1 (ATXN1) protein.

Mathematicians have been trying to prove the Jacobian conjecture for nearly a century, but now the Claude Fable 5 AI has apparently found a counterexample that disproves it

Dont just hit the beach. Research is revealing how to have a holiday that leaves you mentally restored and refreshed - with long-lasting effect

Neither matter nor force, paraparticles would be something else entirely. Fresh hints that they exist are raising hopes that they could explain reality at its deepest level

It's long been debated what started the devastating 1789 smallpox outbreak among Indigenous Australians. Now, a new modeling study has the likely answer.

Low cloud cover has been expanding since 1979, reflecting more sunlight into space, but scientists expect that trend to reverse and accelerate global warming

Biologists Niloofar Alaei Kakhki and Morteza Monfared tell Live Science how beetle larvae could be repurposed from pet food to a cleaner for museums and laboratories.

Stylized masks like this one adorned pre-Inca mummies in Peru hundreds of years ago.

Scientists have discovered a hidden warning sign of skin damage that appears before collagen fibers visibly thin, break, or lose their connections. Using advanced light-based techniques, the team found that collagens car...