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Children’s Fitness May Shape Brain Function More Than You Think

Parents often notice that some children seem able to stay focused and think carefully before acting, while others react quickly without stopping to think....

Your Fingertip May Reveal Hidden Signs of Stress and Anxiety

Your fingertip may reveal more about stress and emotional health than scientists once realized. An international team of researchers has found that tiny changes in...

Long-Term DNA Tracking May Treat Blood Cancer Better

Doctors have long struggled to predict which people with chronic blood cancers will remain healthy for many years and which will develop life-threatening complications. A...

Built to Move: The Benefits of Walkable Communities

Physical activity is one of the best things you can do for your health, but getting enough of it might not be just about...

Scientists Turn to Algae to Give Everyday Ketchup a Protein Boost

Ketchup may one day offer more than its familiar sweet and tangy flavor. Scientists have developed a protein-enriched version of the popular condiment using extracts...

Mysterious Magnetic Star May Have Revealed a 90-Year-Old Quantum Secret

Scientists may have found the strongest evidence yet for one of the strangest predictions in quantum physics—a theory first proposed nearly 90 years ago. By...

New X-Ray Technique Could Help Stop Future Computer Chips from Overheating

Anyone who has used a laptop that becomes too hot to touch knows that heat is one of the biggest challenges in modern electronics. The...

Just Four Questions Could Reveal How Good You Are at Protecting Your Personal Data

Most people say they care about privacy, but their everyday behavior does not always match their concerns. Now, researchers have developed a simple four-question...

A Simple Heat Treatment Could Make 3D-Printed Metal Parts Tougher for Rockets and Electric...

Scientists have found a way to improve the performance of 3D-printed aluminum bronze, a metal that could be useful for cooling powerful electronic components...

Mysterious ‘Little Red Dots’ May Be Giant Stars That Gave Birth to the Universe’s...

One of the biggest mysteries revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope may finally have a promising explanation. Astronomers believe that the strange objects known...

Hidden Thyroid Problem May Make Sleep Apnea Worse

Poor sleep can affect almost every part of the body, including the hormones that keep us healthy. Researchers are increasingly finding that sleep disorders...

Could a Home Garden Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes?

Type 2 diabetes is one of the fastest-growing health problems around the world. More than 500 million people are living with the disease, and...

Heart Attack Couldn’t Keep Mom from Her Son’s Marine Ceremony

Rikki Crider isn’t the type to barge in on her neighbors. Yet there she was, in their kitchen, after letting herself in through their...

Popular Weight Loss Drugs May Lower Bone Fracture Risk in Type 2 Diabetes

GLP-1 medicines have become widely known for helping people with type 2 diabetes control blood sugar and lose weight. Now, a large study from UCLA...

Even a Little Exercise May Prevent Stroke in People with Irregular Heartbeat

Regular physical activity is well known to strengthen the heart, but many people with atrial fibrillation worry that exercise could be unsafe. New research suggests...

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This Tiny Diamond Defect Could Make Quantum Computers More Practical

Researchers have discovered a new type of defect inside diamonds that could solve one of the biggest challenges facing quantum technology. The newly identified structure...

Young Stars Reshape Galaxies Long Before They Explode, Astronomers Discover

Young stars do much more than simply light up the night sky. According to new research, they begin changing the future of their entire galaxies...

New method could slash the energy needed for future computer memory

As artificial intelligence becomes more powerful and widely used, the amount of data being created every day is growing at an extraordinary pace. Every AI...

Hidden black hole blast revealed years later by a powerful radio glow

Astronomers have uncovered remarkable new evidence of a rare "missing-link" black hole after detecting a powerful burst of radio waves that continued growing brighter...

Can pumping groundwater really flip Earth’s poles

Recently, a government minister in the Northern Territory, pitching a plan to make Darwin "the data center capital of the globe," suggested it might...