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Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disease that makes it difficult for people to regulate their voluntary movements. Parkinson's disease affects about 500,000 Americans and causes symptoms…
overview The Los Angeles-area fires are a worst-case scenario, caused by high winds after months of no rain. Fire experts, past reports, and risk assessments all…
La Niña increases the risk of drought in certain regions, as occurred in California in 2022 David McNew/Getty Images A weak La Niña weather pattern has…
An intelligent approach? Feedback always falls on deaf ears when I see publications with self-aggrandizing titles. So we noticed one social media post with interest. rebecca…
Artist’s impression of space junk orbiting Earth Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library/Alamy The growing threat of space debris should be addressed with a new global agreement to…
saber-toothed tiger skull (Smilodon)steve morton Predators have evolved saber teeth many times throughout the history of life. And now we have a better understanding of why…
The bright and dark part of Mercury's north pole seen from the BepiColombo spacecraftESA/BepiColombo/MTM These images illustrate the pockmarked surface of Mercury and are a preview…
Quantum computers could use heat to eliminate errorsChalmers University of Technology, Lovisa Håkansson A small cooling device can automatically reset malfunctioning components in a quantum computer.…
Are you familiar with uterine fibroids? It’s not surprising if you’re not, as they are not widely discussed. However, they can affect 70-80% of women by…
American paleontologists have discovered the fossilized remains of a new species of sauropod dinosaur that lived in the northern hemisphere (Laurasian supercontinent) during the Carnian period…
High-resolution UAV-based aerial survey of the massive Bronze Age fortress Domanissis Gora in Georgia, South Caucasus, reveals the extent of a large external fortification system and…
Scientists of University of Bergen: The surprising diversity of behavior within the rosette-shaped colony has been revealed. Salpingoeca Rosetta is a rare species of choanoflagellates -…
Paleontologists have discovered two new three-dimensionally preserved aculiferous mollusks from the Silurian period, showing that the earliest molluscs were more complex and adaptable than previously known.…
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the return of offshore wind power is expected to keep fire danger high across the region through Friday morning.…
Eric Porth, director of the California Water Resources Institute, mentioned that having more water tanks in the Palisades area could have been beneficial. However, he noted…
The breeding season for emperor penguins is fraught with danger.Stefan Christmann/naturepl.com A rover silently explores a forbidding icy landscape. Suddenly it buzzed to life and spotted…
Physicians as a whole are a very smart group, but they can be resistant to change. The most famous example is probably the 19th century surgeon…
December 2024 Starship rocket preparing for seventh flightspace x SpaceX's next Starship test flight will be its most ambitious yet, and for the first time will…
Palisades fire spreads through Los Angeles homes Ethan Swope/Associated Press/Alamy Fast-moving wildfires in the Los Angeles area are getting out of control long after California’s normal…
During sleep, your brain eliminates toxins that have accumulated throughout the day. Robert Reeder/Getty Images Sleeping pills may help you doze off, but the sleep you…
Digital model of an ancient mollusk punk ferox and emo swirl, Created from X-ray scans of fossilsSutton et al. Nature (2025) Two prehistoric marine mollusk fossils…
Drinking coffee in the morning may be more strongly associated with a lower risk of death than drinking coffee later in the day, according to a…
It’s relatively easy to contaminate the output of an AI chatbotNicolas Maeterlinck/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images Artificial intelligence chatbots already have a problem with misinformation, and…
New Glenn on the launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida blue origin Blue Origin, the space company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is scheduled to…
Meteorologists typically only name weather systems that are likely to have widespread and significant impacts. Think hurricanes and the massive winter “nor’easters” that hit the Atlantic…
Using observations from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers found that at a time when the Universe was half its current age, a single galaxy behind…
Archaeologists say they have extracted various starch granules from stone tools found at an early Middle Pleistocene site in Israel. These include acorns, grass grains, water…
A self-collapsing, self-interacting dark matter subhalo is a unique spur observed in GD-1, a stellar stream within the Milky Way’s galactic halo, according to a new…
Researchers examined records from three ice cores to determine levels of lead pollution in the Arctic from 500 BC to 600 AD. The presence of lead…
Misena Crocata is a long-known bacterial species that has been frequently reported from Europe and Japan, but until now it was thought that it did not…
Are you procrastinating now? Don’t worry, we’re not judging. But we’re here to tell you you’re not alone. An estimated 20 percent of adults (and More…
A redox flow battery at a power plant in Japan. New process could replace rare metals in these batteries with industrial byproductsPhoto by Alessandro Gandolfi/Panos Industrial…
Neuroscientist David Levitin explores how music can help us heal in new book Natalie Foss Most of us already know that music can have a profound…
Radiologists can benefit from AI assistanceAmelie Benoist/BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Artificial intelligence models can actually help detect cancer and reduce the burden on doctors, according…
overview Lead pollution likely lowered the average IQ of ancient Rome by 2.5 to 3 points, a study has found. The study is based on analysis…
A new study has provided the first definitive evidence that fast radio bursts can originate from the magnetosphere, the highly magnetic environment immediately surrounding very compact…
California sewage treatment facilityJustin Sullivan/Getty Images Wastewater treatment facilities are a major source of PFAS contamination in U.S. drinking water, estimated to contain enough “forever chemicals”…
Velvet ants inject venom through their abdomen and sting.JoJo Dexter/Getty Images The bite of a female velvet ant is one of the most painful in the…
New coronavirus response hospital under construction in Wuhan, ChinaSTR/AFP (via Getty Images) It has been five years since the novel coronavirus disease emerged, causing a global…
Have you ever found yourself sitting in your favorite overstuffed armchair and finding your coffee just out of reach? In situations like this, a Jedi could…