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A peculiar object dubbed an 'X-ray dot' could help solve the mystery of the 'little red dots' discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope.

Scientists at the University of Rochester pulled off a remarkable experiment: they transferred a longevity-related gene from the famously long-lived naked mole rat into mice, and the mice ended up healthier and lived lon...

An ancient Chinese exercise routine may be just as powerful as a daily brisk walk for lowering blood pressure - without equipment, gyms, or intense workouts. In a major clinical trial, adults with stage 1 hypertension wh...

Ultra-processed foods may be doing far more damage than many people realize. A major new European cardiology report warns that people who eat the most ultra-processed foods face significantly higher risks of heart diseas...

A new study in sheep models shows that male fetuses exposed to high levels of progesterone experience an accumulation of the SRD5A1 gene in the frontal cortex. These findings emphasize the importance of understanding how...

Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have demonstrated, for the first time, a single quantum of vibrational energy interacting with a single atomic spin, seeding a ...

Huge snakes, tiny snakes, poisonous snakes and constrictor snakes, snakes that slither, burrow or swim: New fossils and modern technology are tracing serpent origins

It's not just thinner bears that are coming ashore as the climate warms.

Newly declassified images from the Apollo 12 mission highlight strange, unidentified lights spotted by astronauts on the moon.

Minuscule silicon wafers propelled by lasers could be used to steer light sails, helping them travel beyond the solar system

A team at the University of Hong Kong has developed a new super steel that can survive the harsh conditions needed to make green hydrogen from seawater. The material uses an unexpected double-protection mechanism that re...

Scientists have uncovered a striking brain difference linked to psychopathy: people with psychopathic traits were found to have a striatum - a brain region tied to reward, motivation, and decision-making - that was about...

Scientists have uncovered a hidden stop-scratching signal in the nervous system that tells your brain when enough scratching is enough. The discovery centers on a molecule called TRPV4, which acts like part of an interna...

Scientists have uncovered strong evidence that a major Atlantic Ocean current system tied to global climate is weakening. The slowdown has been detected across a vast region of the North Atlantic over nearly two decades....

Scientists have uncovered a hidden Antarctic threat that could accelerate global sea level rise far faster than expected. Deep beneath floating ice shelves, long channels carved into the ice appear to trap warmer ocean w...