Astronomers can use telescopes to find specific molecules in the atmospheres of neighboring planets, in nebulae – clouds of interstellar dust and gas – hundreds or thousands of light-years away, or in

New research published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences suggests that individuals who experienced psychological abuse in childhood tend to experience lower relationship satisfacti

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Scientists have mapped in unprecedented detail the structure of Vibrio bacteria, which can cause life-threatening infections linked to antibiotic resistance. The King’s College London team behind the

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Filtering a protein out of a pregnant person’s blood may help ease a dangerous complication of pregnancy. In a study of 16 women with early preeclampsia, pulling a particular protein from their blood

Scientists have captured the most detailed structural images to date of a specific type of protein’s DNA repair process, a finding that could reveal ways to inhibit the effects of BRCA1 and BRCA2 muta

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Whenever I think “gamma ray observatory”, impressive orbiting platforms come to mind like NASA’s massive 17 metric ton Compton Gamma Ray Observatory launched in 1991 or maybe some of its more modest b

New research from the University of Colorado Boulder points to a little-known brain circuit that may determine whether short-term pain fades away or becomes a long-lasting problem. The findings sugges

For the first time, researchers have directly visualized the quantum behavior that drives superconductivity, a state in which paired electrons allow electricity to flow with zero resistance at very lo

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AI spending has reached unprecedented levels as Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Meta prepare to deploy between $635 billion and $700 billion in capital expenditures for 2026. This represents a 67% to 7

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has announced an ambitious plan to build the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm off the Izu island chain. Aiming for completion by 2035, the project is desig

Mount Sinai Study Uses Baby Teeth and Brain Imaging to Reveal How Early-Life Metal Exposures Shape Brain Development and Behavior New research highlights critical windows in infancy when environmental

Researchers took immune cells from four groups of people to provide the most detailed picture of the impact of obesity. The study included: Collecting blood from patients who were living with obesity

A major new study published in Nature Health has found a strong connection between environmental exposure to agricultural pesticides and an increased risk of cancer. By combining environmental monitor

Analysis in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine establishes a framework for further research into how federal, state, and local sanctuary and anti-sanctuary policies impact immigrants’ health

Humans share a surprisingly strange ancestor with all other vertebrates. New research suggests that far back in evolutionary history, one of our earliest relatives had a single eye, much like a tiny c

A collaboration of scientists at the University of Manchester and the University of Birmingham have explored a more effective and less toxic way of delivering genetic material into cells, a challenge

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By speaking to Shropshire farmers during the consultation, Mayne said that they have "had the opportunity to identify what's right with it - but also what's wrong with it and to be able to kind of ste

"We hope to see a range of different marine life, stuff that you would normally find in your inter-tidal so your crabs, your starfish, your sea snails, loads of different types of seaweed but we are a

Elon Musk’s fight with OpenAI is not just another Silicon Valley lawsuit. At the center of it is a simple question: did OpenAI break the promise it was built on? Musk says OpenAI was created as a no

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Two studies conducted in Canada found that subliminally priming memories of a frustrated need for autonomy increases the likelihood that people will endorse a bogus conspiracy theory, be angered by it

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New Curtin University-led research has used a radio telescope that spans the Earth to snap images that measure the immense power of jets from black holes, confirming scientists’ theories of how black

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At the bottom of some mezcal bottles sits one of the most recognizable curiosities in the world of spirits: a pale, curled "worm" preserved in alcohol. It has helped give mezcal an air of mystery for