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Using NASA’s exoplanet-hunting spacecraft, TESS, astronomers and citizen scientists have discovered a record-breaking system of three tightly bound stars that could fit between the sun and Mercury.
A recent study by researchers from Waseda University offers promising insights into the effects of light-intensity exercise on children’s brain function. The research, published in Scientific Reports, found that even short bursts of simple exercises can increase blood flow to…
In less than a day, Hurricane Milton has rapidly intensified over the southern Gulf of Mexico, exploding from a small Category 1 hurricane into a Category 5 storm. Unfortunately, the hurricane is likely to strengthen further as it tracks eastward…
On Monday, the Nobel Committee announced that two US researchers, Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun, will receive the prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of a previously unknown mechanism for controlling the activity of genes. They discovered the…
The companies behind the streaming industry, including smart TV and streaming stick manufacturers and streaming service providers, have developed a “surveillance system” that has “long undermined privacy and consumer protection,” according to a report from the Center for Digital Democracy…
The Federal Communications Commission gave Starlink and T-Mobile emergency authority to provide satellite-to-phone coverage in areas hit by Hurricane Helene. “SpaceX and T-Mobile have been given emergency special temporary authority by the FCC to enable Starlink satellites with direct-to-cell capability…
The legal saga over Martin Shkreli’s infamous 5,000 percent price hike of a life-saving anti-parasitic drug has ended with a flat denial from the highest court in the land. On Monday, the Supreme Court rejected Shkreli’s petition to appeal an…
Last year, special counsel Jack Smith asked X (formerly Twitter) to hand over Donald Trump’s direct messages from his presidency without telling Trump. Refusing to comply, X spent the past year arguing that the gag order was an unconstitutional prior…
Reliable rumors have suggested that M4 Macs are right around the corner, and now Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman is forecasting a specific launch date: November 1, following a late-October announcement that mirrors last year’s Halloween-themed reveal for the first M3 Macs.…
The Alien franchise is about uncaring monsters, unfeeling corporations, and horrific, claustrophobic terror. Given this setting, it almost made sense, what happened to the original Alien: Isolation. The game was released to positive reviews, is now considered one of the best…
Two years ago, a NASA spacecraft smashed into a small asteroid millions of miles from Earth to test a technique that could one day prove useful to deflect an object off a collision course with Earth. The European Space Agency…
Chinese government hackers penetrated the networks of several large US-based Internet service providers and may have gained access to systems used for court-authorized wiretaps of communications networks, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday. “People familiar with the matter” told the…
Mice given semaglutide, the key ingredient in drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, lost weight, but they also voluntarily ran less on a wheel.
Live Science spoke with Nobel laureate Dr. Drew Weissman and engineer Daeyeon Lee about a new RNA research center they’re helping to launch.
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In the coming weeks, NASA’s Europa Clipper will take off on a long journey to Jupiter’s moon Europa. The icy moon could potentially host alien life — and there’s only one way to find out.
The sacrifices could be an early form of a Scythian burial tradition that lasted for hundreds of years.
Pathological narcissism has long been linked to emotional dysregulation. Now, a study published in Personality and Mental Health reveals that individuals with narcissistic vulnerability struggle to regulate their emotions, and this difficulty may stem from an impaired ability to understand…
A study conducted in Italy suggests that extended thinking (i.e., worry, rumination, and thinking about desires) may mediate the relationship between psychological distress and problematic social network use. According to this model, distress predisposes individuals to engage in extended thinking,…
In Granbury, Texas, residents can hear the sound of money being made at all hours of the day, but it’s not making them rich. Instead, neighbors in the town southwest of Fort Worth say that the persistent low hum emanating…
Months ago, 13-year-old Willis “Blue Scuti” Gibson became the first person to “beat” NES Tetris, crashing the game after a 1,511-line, 57-level performance. Over the weekend, 16-year-old Michael “dopgplayingtetris” Artiaga became the first to reach an even more impressive plateau…
A species of comb jelly can fuse its body with another jelly after injury. Some of the pair’s body functions then synchronize.
A clinical trial found blood pressure readings were higher with the arm on the lap or along the side, compared with supported at heart height.
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Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun jointly received the 2024 Nobel prize in medicine for discovering microRNAs.
Human life expectancy in high-income countries is no longer climbing at the rate it did in the 20th century, a new study suggests.
Researchers discovered that some comb jellies can fuse their bodies together when injured. The unique adaptation, which involves merging their nervous systems and stomachs, has never been seen in any other species.
A satellitephoto of Hurricane Milton taken above the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday (Oct. 6).
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Some cats chatter, oftentimes when they see prey. But why?
A new study published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior found that higher perceived power in romantic relationships increases individuals’ interest in alternative partners, and this effect is driven by their perception of having higher mate value than their partner.…
A recent study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology highlights the potential synergy between meditation and psychedelics. Meditators who received a combination of DMT and harmine reported greater mystical experiences, non-dual awareness, emotional breakthroughs, and lasting increases in well-being compared…
Jason Allen—a synthetic media artist whose Midjourney-generated work “Théâtre D’opéra Spatial” went viral and incited backlash after winning a state fair art competition—is not giving up his fight with the US Copyright Office. Last fall, the Copyright Office refused to…
Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun found a new principle of gene regulation essential for all multicellular organisms.
Stone Age (noun, “STONE age”) The Stone Age is the earliest of three periods in human history before written records. It started around 3.3 million years ago. That’s when people first made stone tools. It’s also a time when people…
In Star Wars, pilots enter a dimension — hyperspace — to travel between different worlds. To merge onto this cosmic highway, the ships are equipped with special engines called hyperdrives. Once inside hyperspace, these speedsters zoom faster than light. With…
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Nabta Playa in Egypt is an ancient stone circle that researchers suspect was used to determine the summer solstice, which signaled rain was on the way.
A study published in the Journal of Marriage and Family has found that political identity is increasingly influencing the number of children young adults desire to have. Spanning three decades, the research found that young Republicans consistently expressed a stronger…
A recent study, published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, challenges previous assumptions about the automatic nature of the relationship between memory and attention. The researchers found that while eye movements are attracted to information retrieved…
As remote working remains common for many people, so does sitting in video calls. On many videoconferencing platforms users can set virtual backgrounds. But could this choice have varying effects on how tired people feel after a video call? Researchers investigated…
Sharks easily consumed large, spiky sea urchins – sometimes in just a few gulps.
A recent study published in Biological Psychiatry sheds new light on the neurological differences between different types of insomnia. The research suggests that structural brain connectivity – how different regions of the brain are wired together – differs across four…
Ancient human genomes reconstructed from remains at a southern African rock shelter show remarkable genetic continuity over time.
A recent study published in Scientific Reports has provided new insights into how partisan content spreads on social media during election campaigns. Focusing on Twitter activity during four consecutive national elections in Spain, the study suggests that positive messages about…
Maggie Aderin-Pocock tells us about the power of the James Webb Space Telescope and how she inspires disadvantaged students to enter STEM.
How to watch the Draconid meteor shower peak on Oct. 8 and 9 in the tail of a cosmic dragon.
A study involving tens of thousands of participants from 54 countries found that higher levels of compatibility between religious and scientific beliefs tend to be associated with better well-being. In some regions, pro-science beliefs were also stronger. The research was…
When satellites first started peering down on the craggy, glaciated Antarctic Peninsula about 40 years ago, they saw only a few tiny patches of vegetation covering a total of about 8,000 square feet—less than a football field. But since then,…
