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Imagine holding one of our most precise quantum devices at a fixed position outside a black hole. A Josephson junction-two superconductors separated by an ultrathin barrier-can turn a voltage into a quantum oscillation w...

Restricting daily eating to an 8 to 9 hour window yields cognitive improvements in spatial planning and problem-solving for older, overweight women beyond the benefits of caloric reduction alone.

Many molecules exist in two mirror-image forms-like left and right hands-that look identical but can behave very differently, especially in biological systems and pharmaceuticals. Distinguishing between these enantiomers...

How to watch "Air Jaws: Red, White and Breach" online, as Jeff Kurr, Alison Towner and Andy Casagrande aim to capture breaching great white sharks on film.

The Delta Aquariids peak on July 30-31, kicking off "meteor season," though bright moonlight will likely limit views.

NASA has unearthed the historic photos its Viking 1 lander sent home just after landing on Mars in July, 1976.

Giant sequoias are built to withstand ordinary fires, but recent extreme wildfires killed thousands of trees that had survived for centuries or even millennia. A new analysis of about 26,400 sequoias found that trees in ...

Popular AI-powered food apps may make calorie counting easier, but they may also leave out a surprisingly large part of the meal. Four apps underestimated calories and fat by about one-third when tested against carefully...

Redheads are rare and the trait carries an increased risk of melanoma. Does that mean ginger locks might one day go extinct?

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Scientists discovered that damaged fat cells can become inflamed, lose their ability to store lipids, and eventually vanish, disrupting the bodys metabolism. The findings show that diabetes can result not only from exces...

Scientists have identified a possible tipping point that helps determine whether Alzheimers-related brain changes lead to dementia. The key may lie in how the brains immune cells respond to plaques and tau, offering a pr...

The Backrooms began as a single eerie image of empty yellow rooms, but internet users transformed it into a vast fictional world that feels disturbingly real. Through videos, games, maps, survival guides and social media...

Researchers say a tiny one-eyed ancestor that lived nearly 600 million years ago may have shaped the evolution of every vertebrate eye, including our own. They also found that its ancient median eye lives on today as the...