A genetic mutation tied to keeping the brain healthy at high altitudes may point to a way to repair nerve damage, experiments in mice show.
Levels of six RNA molecules in the blood ID’d older adults likely to survive two more years. Whether it will work for other ...
People quickly normalize extreme weather. Simple visuals highlighting abrupt change could help climate change break through our mental blind spots.
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AI-generated meal plans for fictional teens cut an entire meal’s worth of calories and carbs while overemphasizing protein and fats, a new study reports.
The Amazon molly reproduces without sex. A genomic copy-and-paste trick called gene conversion may explain how it avoids evolutionary meltdown.
People are increasingly using AI auto-complete features when writing. Unbeknownst to them, that feature may change how they think.
Submerged bees breathe and use strategies that don’t require oxygen, lab tests show. In nature, that trick could help the ...
An experiment mimicking conditions on the Saturn moon suggests that cell-like bubbles don’t form in methane lakes, puncturing hopes for alien life.
Superluminous supernovas are the brightest stellar explosions in the universe. Astronomers may have found a mechanism that can trigger these events.
He often writes about psychology, anthropology, archaeology and mental health issues. Bruce has a master's degree ...