A strange new kind of superconductivity has been uncovered in uranium ditelluride (UTe2), where electricity flows with zero resistance—but only under extremely strong magnetic fields that should ...

Scientists have uncovered a powerful new clue in the mystery of brain aging: a single protein called FTL1. In aging mice, higher levels of this protein weakened connections between brain cells and led ...

Evolutionary Adaptations to Dietary Alcohol This research is part of a broader five-year National Science Foundation project aimed at collecting genetic data from hummingbirds and sunbirds to ...

Scientists in Australia have demonstrated a prototype quantum battery that could revolutionize energy storage. By harnessing quantum effects, it can absorb energy in a rapid “super absorption” event, ...

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On the shores of the west coast of Australia lies a window to our past: the stromatolites and microbial mats of Gathaagudu ...

A remarkable new discovery is shedding light on one of the greatest survival stories in Earth's history, and answering a ...

Adaptogens are popular plant and fungi compounds, but the science on their effectiveness and safety is still evolving.

For someone who had not paid much attention to this plant in the past, the abilities of this low-to-the-ground greenery was a ...

A leading theory posits that life originated in prebiotic volcanic hot springs where the right mixture of elements, water, ...

Stromatolites—and their close relatives, microbial mats—could be mistaken for what seems like a bunch of old dark rocks. But ...

The University of Cincinnati has enrolled the first patients in a new clinical trial that will test the effectiveness of an ...