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Colorectal cancer may carry a unique microbial fingerprint, setting it apart from other cancers and opening a new frontier in diagnosis and treatment. By analyzing DNA from over 9,000 patients, researchers discovered tha...

High in a South American rainforest canopy, scientists have discovered a bizarre new termite species that looks strikingly like a miniature sperm whale. Named Cryptotermes mobydicki, this tiny insect has an elongated hea...

NASA's Artemis II rocket has taken off in a historic launch on Florida's Space Coast, sending humans back to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.

Genetically engineering tobacco plants could enable a more sustainable production method for psychedelic drugs, which are increasingly in demand for research and medical uses

A joint research team between the Center for Quantum Information and Quantum Biology (QIQB) at The University of Osaka and Fixstars Corporation has demonstrated one of the world's largest classical simulations of ite...

Photographer Lalo de Almeida has been documenting the industrialisation taking place in the Amazon rainforest after the Brazilian government relaxed environmental controls

No matter where you get your food from, a good chunk of your diet is ultimately reliant on fossil fuels. We already need to change this to tackle climate change, but the Iran war and resulting oil shortage is showing the...

Ducks with corkscrew penises, fish changing sex - what do we really know about sex and reproduction on Earth? Less than we think, reveals a mind-boggling new book. Elle Hunt explores

A psychedelic experience set author Michael Pollan on a quest to understand consciousness in his new book A World Appears. He tells Olivia Goldhill what he learned - and how it changed him

Feedback is delighted to discover a study analysing the use of humour at scientific conferences - but disappointed to find a distinct lack of it

A new study reveals that dark web users are three times more likely to have a criminal record than surface web users. The research highlights low self-control and peer influence as the primary drivers behind who accesses...

NASA's Artemis II flight around the moon will expose astronauts to space weather. Space scientist Patricia Reiff tells Live Science how solar flares and radiation will impact the lunar mission.

Researchers have developed a humanoid robotic hand with 18 degrees of freedom and embedded soft optical sensors. The system allows robots to track complex finger postures in real time, enabling precision tasks like playi...

Researchers developed a non-invasive hair-follicle test to determine a person's internal clock. Analyzing 17 genes, the study reveals how age, gender, and especially lifestyle synchronize our biological rhythms.

In a shift that is reshaping entire ecosystems, the open oceans are letting less light in. We don't fully understand the consequences yet, but there is still hope, says oceanographer Tim Smyth

Researchers identified the AHR protein as a "molecular brake" that stops nerve regrowth after injury. Inhibiting AHR shifts neurons from a stress-management state to a regenerative state, offering a new path for ...

Hidden features uncovered in X-ray signals are set to overturn a key scientific theory and fundamentally change how X-rays are interpreted across fields of physics, chemistry, biology and materials science, new research ...

Researchers have engineered a novel nitazene-based opioid, DFNZ, that provides potent pain relief without causing respiratory depression or addiction. The "superagonist" drug could revolutionize treatment for chr...

Superconductivity-the ability of a material to conduct electricity without any energy loss to heat-enables highly efficient, ultra-fast electronics essential for advanced technologies such as magnetic resonance imaging (...

A major study reveals that MS causes permanent brain damage by breaking down the DNA of "CUX2" neurons in the gray matter. This discovery marks a shift in MS research toward protecting neuronal DNA from inflammat...

The direction in which the electromagnetic field of circularly polarized light rotates can be easily reversed by applying a voltage, RIKEN researchers have demonstrated. This could enable a new generation of optical devi...

The third right arm of male octopuses has a specialised role in mating, and the creatures take extra care to avoid damaging it or losing it to a predator