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Recently FDA-approved treatments work to clear clumps of the protein amyloid beta in the brain. A drug that instead goes after tangles of th…
Researchers in the Gulf of California have documented a dramatic orca behavior never described before. In two separate encounters, one orca …
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Museum officials hope visitors will appreciate the gilded hall, conceived by Louis XIV more than 360 years ago, for its history and ornament…
NASA is preparing for future astronaut landings on the Moon with an unusually ambitious orbital rehearsal. During Artemis III in 2027, Orion…
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The Belgian Surrealist was famous for his playful subversion, like when he created a painting of a pipe and then defiantly declared it wasn’…
A giant planet had been hiding inside one of astronomy’s most closely studied planetary systems, concealed by a bright disk of cosmic dust. …
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Researchers have long known that the animals were introduced into the region's high-altitude bodies of water, but they weren't sure when it …
Researchers found that specific brain circuits help decide which jobs bees perform as they age. When those circuits were switched off, older…
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Commercial "griefbots" are becoming more popular, and many experts have questions about their psychological and ethical impacts. A new study…
Ancient fern savannahs may have transformed parts of Europe into a wildfire-prone inferno during the end-Triassic mass extinction. New fossi…
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A new exhibition in Budapest features 16 facial reconstructions based on skulls excavated from the ancient city of Aquincum. Curators don't …
Miniature brain models grown from patients’ cells revealed striking differences in how Alzheimer’s-related tissue responds to an antidepress…
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In two incidents documented in Mexico’s Gulf of California, orcas worked together to blast sunfish into smithereens after they had killed th…
Researchers discovered a proton-assisted mechanism that greatly improves how triplet energy moves between quantum dots and nearby molecules.…
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Archaeologists collaborated with members of the GunaiKurnai Aboriginal community to explore layers of ash from burned grasses dating back th…
Scientists have found a way to revive vancomycin, a powerful antibiotic that some dangerous bacteria have learned to resist. Instead of crea…
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After a restoration, the Ripon Workhouse Museum reopened to the public, showcasing the sights, sounds and rules of England’s 19th-century “s…
A single dose of psilocybin produced measurable changes in brain activity and possible changes in brain structure that lasted for up to a mo…
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The unintended event also creates an opportunity for scientists and skywatchers to witness lunar impact dynamics in real time, although the …
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The letter, now up for auction, describes good weather and bustling activity as the "Titanic" prepared to set off across the Atlantic Ocean
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Humans do have a biological preference for using one side of their body, which might prime them for using limbs on that side for complex mot…
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A team of explorers used an autonomous underwater vehicle to locate the remains of the Pan American ‘Clipper Endeavor’ about five miles off …
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The two babies hatched this year to one mother during the same breeding season—an extremely rare occurrence, according to the San Diego Zoo …
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A 45-year-old record fell at the annual sporting event, which celebrates Indigenous athleticism and culture with events including the knuckl…
