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Recent research published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior reveals that artificial intelligence can generate erotic images of women that viewers find more aesthetically pleasing and sexually attractive than actual photographs of human...

Science Focus

Empathy is typically considered to be a good thing. We teach our children to be empathic because we want them to understand how others are feeling and to help them if needed.  Research also shows empathy to be positive, demonstrating...

Universe Today

But here’s the thing about these defects. They can’t just go away. They’re stuck.

The Guardian

Evidence is piling up that GLP-1 drugs can treat addiction. We must learn from the way that obesity has been stigmatised In the years since so-called weight-loss jabs entered widespread use, there have been reports that these drugs may not...

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Regular physical activity provides evidence of being an effective way to relieve symptoms of anxiety and depression in people who struggle with chronic insomnia. A recent review of multiple independent studies suggests that exercise also...

SciTech Daily

A rare childhood disease with no approved treatment may have an unexpected new therapeutic candidate. Sildenafil, the active ingredient also sold under the brand name Viagra, may help reduce symptoms in people with Leigh syndrome....

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A clinical trial suggests that a wake-promoting drug may help early-morning shift workers overcome the biological challenges of working during hours when the brain expects sleep. Before sunrise, millions of people are already at work. For...

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A large, decades-long study of more than 130,000 participants suggests that moderate consumption of caffeinated coffee or tea may support long-term cognitive health. Researchers from Mass General Brigham, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public...

Popular Science

As if soaring above the brilliant blue ocean isn’t spectacular enough, the New England Aquarium’s aerial survey team recently experienced two back-two-back sightings of blue whales—a little déjà blue, per the aquarium’s clever social media...

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Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder often struggle to automatically track where other people are looking. A recent study published in the Journal of Attention Disorders revealed that this difficulty stems from challenges...

Scientific American

‘Cryosleep’ remains the preserve of science fiction, but researchers are getting closer to restoring brain function after deep freezing

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A recent study published in Behaviour Research and Therapy suggests that a self-guided digital mental imagery program can successfully lower anxiety levels in university students. The intervention helps individuals vividly imagine...

SciTech Daily

A seemingly small planetary neighbor may play a larger role in Earth’s climate than previously thought. Mars is only about half the size of Earth and has roughly one tenth of its mass, making it relatively small compared with many planets....

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Unusual potassium isotope signatures in Chang’e-6 lunar samples point to extreme conditions created by the impact that formed the South Pole–Aitken Basin. Since the Moon formed, asteroid impacts have been the main external force shaping...

NPR Science

The driest place in North America is covered with an explosion of wildflowers right now. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with ecologist Tiffany Pereira about Death Valley's superbloom.

NPR Science

Armadillos are making North Carolina their home. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with wildlife biologist Colleen Olfenbuttel about how Texas' state mammal has gotten a foothold in the Tar Heel State.

Scientific American

Snakes are key members of their ecosystems. Here’s what would happen if they suddenly vanished just like in the Oscar-nominated film Zootopia 2

Scientific American

In the Oscar-nominated film Bugonia, Emma Stone’s character is accused of being an alien. But would we know extraterrestrial life if we saw it on Earth?

Scientific American

Viruses develop tricks to attack bacteria without the help of gravity

SciTech Daily

A mysterious bow shock around the white dwarf RXJ0528+2838 is challenging astronomers’ understanding of how dead stars interact with their surroundings. Gas and dust streaming away from stars can sometimes collide with surrounding material...

The Guardian

Colossal Biosciences’ CEO says its work follows a ‘moral obligation’ while critics say it’s ‘tech bro’ hype that could undermine conservation Can and should we resurrect animal species that have been extinct for thousands of years? Such...

PsyPost

A recent study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology suggests that people consistently overestimate how much their political peers will judge them for changing their minds on polarizing issues. This inflated fear of...

Wired Science

The secret to this acrobatic skill lies in an extremely flexible part of the spine that allows cats to twist in the air and land safely.

Universe Today

On 2 July 2025, NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope detected a gamma-ray burst lasting over seven hours, nearly twice the duration of anything previously recorded. Not only was it the longest ever seen, it repeated, firing off multiple...

SciTech Daily

A twisted pair of photonic crystals integrated with MEMS can dynamically control the handedness of light on a chip. Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a chip scale...

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Scientists studying particle collisions at CERN have captured new evidence of how quarks move through the early universe’s primordial plasma. In the first instants after the Big Bang, the universe was not filled with atoms, stars, or even...

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Researchers have identified a potential mechanism that explains how turbulent plasma can produce the vast, ordered magnetic fields observed across the universe Cosmic magnetic fields are everywhere, but their origin has remained one of...

PsyPost

When people watch violent video game characters, the race of those digital avatars can shape the viewers’ racial biases in real life. A recent experiment published in the International Journal of Psychology found that seeing a Black...

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A study of 13-year-olds in Portugal found that children exposed to selected adverse experiences by 10 years of age tend to show increased allostatic burden in adolescence. Additional adverse experiences by age 13 further amplify this...

SciTech Daily

Scientists discovered that mitochondria inside plant cells can pull oxygen away from chloroplasts, revealing a hidden mechanism that may help plants adapt to stress. A team of scientists at the University of Helsinki has discovered a...

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Scientists studying stranded pygmy sperm whales have uncovered three previously unknown genotypes of Helicobacter bacteria living in the animals’ stomach tissues. Pygmy sperm whales (Kogia breviceps) rank among the ocean’s most mysterious...

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Deep beneath the ocean’s surface, mineral-rich hydrothermal vents may have hosted a critical chemical reaction that helped spark life on Earth. Researchers at the University of Alberta report that they may have identified a missing piece...

Universe Today

The spacecraft changed the binary system’s orbit, confirming that a kinetic impactor can be an effective planetary defense technique for deflecting a near-Earth object.

PsyPost

People with aggressive personality traits often engage in digital abuse against their romantic partners, with specific behaviors differing based on a person’s gender and psychological profile. This digital abuse ranges from constantly...

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A recent study published in the journal GeroScience suggests that a person’s overall physical and mental reserve can predict their risk of experiencing memory and thinking problems later in life. Scientists found that older adults with a...

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A recent study published in the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology suggests that mothers and fathers are equally skilled at making their preschool children laugh using similar playful strategies. However, this shared laughter tends...

Universe Today

Every time you flip a light switch, or check the time, or feel the sodium ions wiggling in your brain — don’t think about that one too much—you’re assuming something fundamental. You’re assuming the universe is a finished product. A...

SciTech Daily

An ancient Chinese eclipse record helped scientists refine Earth’s rotation data and confirm rising solar activity after a prolonged quiet phase. An international team combined historical geography with modern astronomical modeling to...

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New geological evidence suggests that the slow wobble of Earth’s axis may have triggered rapid climate swings during the Late Cretaceous greenhouse world. When audiences watched The Day After Tomorrow, they saw a dramatic Hollywood...

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Live bacteria from the digestive system can travel directly into the brain when the intestinal barrier is weakened. This discovery offers a potential new explanation for how digestive health influences neurological conditions like...

Universe Today

Every planet with a magnetic field has a radiation belt, a region of space where charged particles get trapped and flung around at extraordinary speeds. Earth has two of them, and they've been puzzling scientists for decades. Now, a...

SciTech Daily

Ancient DNA preserved in seabed sediments suggests Doggerland hosted temperate forests far earlier than expected. Forests covered parts of Doggerland, the now-submerged landmass beneath the North Sea, thousands of years earlier than...

Scientific American

In a French criminal trial, conventional DNA analysis couldn’t distinguish between twin brothers, but emerging scientific methods could help in such cases

Discover Magazine (Pay Wall)

Learn more about the evolution of domesticated dogs from wolf to pug. 

Singularity Hub

Robotics How Pokémon Go Is Giving Delivery Robots an Inch-Perfect View of the WorldWill Douglas Heaven | MIT Technology Review ($) “Niantic Spatial is using that vast and unparalleled trove of crowdsourced data—images of urban landmarks...

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A recent study published in Applied Cognitive Psychology provides evidence that the types of false memories people form depend on how believable an event is and how often they are told it occurred. The findings suggest that highly...

Popular Science

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is shining a light on a new member of a famous feathered family—that of the world’s oldest known breeding bird, a Laysan albatross called Wisdom.   The agency posted a video on social media...

Scientific American

After decades of debate, researchers say that they have found the clearest evidence yet for this rare form of carbon

SciTech Daily

A triple drug approach that blocks the KRAS pathway at three points eliminated pancreatic tumors and prevented resistance in mouse models. Existing treatments for pancreatic cancer often stop working within a few months because tumors...

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Weizmann Institute study finds genetics may account for about 50 percent of human lifespan, more than double previous estimates. What determines how long people live, and how much of their lifespan is influenced by genetics? For many...