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How small is too small for life? New study reveals which planets can keep...

Scientists searching for life beyond Earth have developed a new way to identify which distant planets might be able to support life. Their new tool,...

Could Your Sleep Schedule Age Your Brain Fast?

Many people think of sleep as simply a time when the body rests. In reality, sleep is an active process during which the brain...

A Future Blood Test Could Spot Multiple Sclerosis Long Before Symptoms Appear

Imagine being able to predict a serious neurological disease years before the first symptom appears. That possibility may be moving closer to reality after...

Nearly 1.2 Billion People Struggle Mental Health Crisis Worldwide

Mental health disorders have become one of the biggest health challenges facing the world today. A major new international study has found that mental health...

Why Intermittent Fasting May Not Affect a 25-Year-Old and a 65-Year-Old the Same Way

Intermittent fasting has attracted enormous attention as a weight-loss strategy. Millions of people around the world now use some form of fasting to manage...

Could Your Genes Link Heart Health to Dementia Risk?

Scientists have long known that heart health and brain health are closely connected. Conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke, and heart disease...

Scientists Discover Two Different Types of Autism Hidden Inside the Brain

Autism has long been viewed as a single condition with a wide range of symptoms and abilities. Some autistic people need significant daily support,...

Meet the giant Scorpion that ruled earth 415 million years ago

Long before dinosaurs appeared, a giant scorpion more than a meter long prowled the landscapes of what is now England and Wales. Scientists have now...

Why did the self-driving car crash? New AI tool may finally have the answer

As self-driving cars become more common on city streets, one important question remains difficult to answer: Why do they sometimes crash? Now, researchers at King's...

Scientists finally find the Milky Way’s missing black hole wind

For more than 50 years, astronomers have searched for a powerful wind blowing from the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. Now,...

How a giant deep-sea creature can survive more than five years without eating

Deep in the ocean, where food is scarce and sunlight never reaches, lives a strange giant crustacean known as the supergiant isopod. These armored creatures,...

This Tomato-Soy Drink May Calm Harmful Inflammation

Inflammation is a natural part of the body's defense system. When a person gets injured or develops an infection, the immune system creates inflammation...

Mom driving kids home from camp senses something is wrong and pulls over –...

On a Monday in July 2022, Claudia Davis DiDomenico returned to the workplace for the first time in a decade. She’d taken a fundraising job...

New Blood Test Could Spot Lung Cancer Years Before It Starts

Lung cancer remains one of the leading causes of cancer deaths worldwide. One reason it is so deadly is that it is often discovered...

Heart attack and cardiac arrest survivor had one goal: Get back and finish the...

Patrick Raycraft was happy to have a day to himself. As a photojournalist for a daily newspaper, he was always on the go, often...

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New Smartwatch Could Monitor Blood Pressure All Day Without an Inflatable Cuff

Checking blood pressure is one of the most common ways doctors assess heart and blood vessel health. High blood pressure affects millions of people around...

Scientists discover simple way to make batteries and fuel cells more efficient

Researchers in South Korea have developed a new way to improve the performance of batteries and hydrogen fuel cells without redesigning the catalysts that...

Astronomers solve mystery of strange cosmic signals with rare two-star system

Astronomers have solved one of the biggest mysteries in radio astronomy by identifying the source of a strange type of cosmic signal that has...

How heavy can a neutron star get

The physics of neutron stars are almost too fantastic to believe. Something the weight of two Suns compacted to a sphere the size of...

This low-cost printed sensor could transform smart packaging and medical devices

Magnetic field sensors are everywhere in modern life, even though most people never notice them. These tiny electronic components help detect movement, position, and distance,...