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Weight loss is not simply a test of willpower. The human brain evolved to protect body fat during times of scarcity, and it can treat a previously higher weight as the new normal, triggering stronger hunger, cravings, an...

Scientists have named a newly discovered beetle genus Luffy, inspired by the stretchy hero of the manga and anime One Piece. The insects have unusually long, slender mandibles, antennae, and mouthparts that resemble Luff...

A new study uses AI voxel mapping to highlight regional brain age acceleration in Alzheimer's disease.

Two people in Michigan have died due to Cyclospora infections, the state health department reported.

Orexin neurons dynamically scale with effort, proving necessary for sustained goal-directed motivation.

When designing microscopes, optical engineers have long faced a trade-off between speed, field of view and resolution. But improving one of these properties typically comes at the expense of another. Now, a UC Berkeley-l...

A new study reveals that implicit upright posture boosts strategic risk-taking rewards and feelings of pride.

A new study shows an AI model extracting hidden sleep study signals to predict heart disease, cognitive decline, and double mortality risk.

A new study reveals that during REM sleep, the brain turns its listening inward, suppressing external sounds while intensifying processing of heartbeats.

Relative pitch sequence of imagined melodies can be decoded from intracranial brain signals to reconstruct songs.

Jacob Tsimerman won a Fields medal last month - now he is leaving mathematics to work on AI safety

Researchers at Flinders University have discovered an unexpected way light can control tiny electronic structures inside advanced materials, a development that could help pave the way for more energy-efficient memory dev...

Ten conundrums that stumped human mathematicians for years have been cracked by OpenAI's Astra model, continuing a hot streak of AI-driven breakthroughs that are shaking up the field

Brine that feeds the gruesome-looking Blood Falls in East Antarctica may have been emplaced when sea levels were higher than they are now, a new study says.

AI chatbots can describe reality in words, but dont truly understand cause and effect in the real world. Now, a fresh kind of machine intelligence that does just that is emerging

A beach umbrella might protect you from sunburn, but when it comes to keeping you cool, it makes surprisingly little difference

Reprogramming the gut microbiome with fecal microbiota transplants could reduce the amount of time people with insomnia spend awake.

The interaction between X-rays and matter can be actively controlled, according to an international research team led by the University of Hamburg and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory that has succeeded in producing ...

Researchers found the remains of a Roman camp from 39 B.C. that was ambushed by locals in what's now Catalonia, Spain.

Buffers made of aspen trees could help protect communities from worsening wildfires.

A revived hypothesis argues that a fungus-filled world after the Chicxulub asteroid impact may have given mammals an evolutionary edge. The idea could reshape how scientists think about mass extinctions, but it is still ...

A chance find of rare rock crystal tools a century ago paved the way for a better understanding of Neanderthals today.