Tones, oddball sounds and words can spark brain cell responses, hinting at nuanced processing without consciousness.

Daraxonrasib, which nearly doubled patients' survival time, fights the disease in a new way. It bear-hugs a cancer protein that drives cell growth.

The debate could reopen in 2030 when NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft gets the closest view of the icy moon’s surface.

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The new test may catch active tuberculosis in those with low access to health care or who have trouble making the phlegm ...

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The South Pacific blast may have consumed its own methane — but using this idea against the greenhouse gas is controversial.

A global model suggests that climate change could make hailstones larger and more damaging in many regions, especially at mid ...

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Andes hantavirus causes deadly lung failure, but its method of attack differs from other respiratory illnesses. The details ...

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James Riordon is a freelance science writer who covers physics, math and astronomy, and coauthor of the book Ghost Particle – ...