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A wild cannibalistic sexual behavior in spiders has a simple genetic explanation, new study finds.

Researchers have mapped over 830,000 brain immune cells, revealing a protective subtype of microglia that increases with Alzheimers progression. This subtype aids in clearing harmful material via the TREM2 pathway. The f...

A new celestial map not only catalogs a variety of cosmic objects but also serves as a pointer for other telescopes on Earth and in space.

Today (Aug. 12), a total solar eclipse will swoop across a narrow path of totality, while millions of people in North America and Europe will be treated to a partial eclipse. Watch it live right here.

On Aug. 12, a total solar eclipse will swoop across a narrow path of totality, while millions of people in North America and Europe will be treated to a partial eclipse. Here's where and when to watch.

On Aug. 12, a total solar eclipse will swoop across a narrow path of totality, while millions of people in North America and Europe will be treated to a partial eclipse. Here's where and when to watch.

Neanderthals passed along a gene variant to modern humans that can make some people buff, a new study finds.

A new brain-inspired device is designed to kick AI systems into gear only when they detect something unusual. Could it reduce dependence on power-guzzling data centers?

A new brain-inspired device is designed to kick AI systems into gear only when they detect something unusual. Could it reduce dependence on power-guzzling data centers?

The Japanese government incentivizes doctors to avoid prescribing antibiotics for certain ailments, but would the same approach work in the U.S.?

Bacteria-killing phage viruses souped up with DNA-destroying CRISPR appear to have helped clear up a very serious infection caused by antibiotic-resistant E. coli

New research introduces a contactless way to see how mirror-image materials respond differently to circularly polarized light, without first building them into a complete electronic device. The researchers developed a no...

Having surgery for a heart condition is thought to have triggered an immune response that put the patient into remission for his severe skin cancer, but also caused him to develop a serious allergy to bee stings

Researchers have studied a mysterious rhythmic clanging noise produced by male sperm whales.

The discovery could lead to treatments and demonstrates the power of efforts to unearth rare, beneficial genes in large populations. The post Million-Person Study Finds a Rare Gene Variant That Slashes the Risk of Diabet...

When certain atoms are irradiated with laser light, they can produce a very different kind of laser light: laser pulses with extremely high frequencies in the X-ray range. These laser pulses, which helped achieve record-...

Two leg bones found on the seabed near Taiwan have been identified as Denisovans, and their size suggests these hominins stood up to 190 centimetres tall

A total solar eclipse is set to be visible across parts of Europe, while a partial eclipse will sweep across about a quarter of the planet - heres how to catch it

Our understanding of the internal structure of protons is largely based on classical physics, but data compiled from accelerator experiments has uncovered quantum behaviour that has never been seen before

Dogs may understand our emotions more deeply than scientists realized. Brain scans show that happy human faces activate regions in dogs linked to higher-level processing and reward, suggesting that smiles carry special e...

MIT neuroscientists have found striking evidence that language and logical reasoning are powered by separate systems in the brain. Even people with severe language impairments caused by stroke were able to solve challeng...

Scientists have created an unusually corrosion-resistant stainless steel that could replace costly titanium components used to produce green hydrogen. The breakthrough could reduce structural material costs by roughly 40...