Superconducting materials can carry electricity with zero heat loss, which is potentially revolutionary for power grids, computer systems, and more – and which makes them of great interest to ...

For now, scientists have a newly identified structure to investigate. Following proteins through these tiny channels could help answer a much larger question: when potentially har ...

Modern science reveals not only answers but also many intellectually provocative questions. These include essential riddles regarding the origin of life, the cosmological fate of the Universe, and why ...

The drugs used to induce general anesthesia differed depending on the species, but even still, consistent patterns turned up in their brain activity.

"By introducing microorganisms into the gut of germ-free mice, we have conclusively demonstrated that gut colonization of microbiota is a prerequisite for feces to float," the aut ...

A lack of good-quality sleep has long been linked to an increased risk of developing dementia, but recent research goes further – giving us an optimal amount of overnight slumber to minimize dementia ...

The researchers recruited 17 experienced recreational freedivers, all men between the ages of 27 and 55, who underwent seven months of standardized freediving training. A Japanese ...

Quantum entanglement is one of the most cognitively jarring disconnects between the quantum domain and the macroscopic world. When fundamental particles such as electrons or photons are entangled, ...

If you're looking for a boost of household happiness, then you might want to consider getting yourself a cat. The researchers wanted to see if having a cat made a difference to happiness, and whether ...

A study has found evidence that a specific brain region could be contributing to some cases of high blood pressure. And importantly, there may also be a way to reverse it. According to the 2025 study, ...

There's a rare, inherited sight condition, involving faulty copies of the CaBP4 gene, that causes poor vision from childhood. The protein made by the gene is crucial for chemical signaling in the ...

We can often understand more about the future by looking into the past – and in the case of a new study published in Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, almost 240,000 years into the history of the ...