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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…
Horse Hill Oil Site was discovered in 2015Invicta Kent Media/Shutterstock More than 100 earthquakes that shook southern England were likely caused by oil drilling, experts say.…
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…
Los Angeles County, California is currently battling multiple fast-moving and destructive wildfires. The fires were sparked by extremely dry conditions and hurricane-force monsoon winds, with gusts…
Elder Russell Mallet on the balcony of Krogs Cavejessica shapiro A recent discovery at Australia's Cloggs Cave reveals something surprising about humanity's relationship with time. The…
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…
Crosswords can be mathematically uniqueChadwick/Getty Images When you fill in a crossword, it can suddenly go from horribly difficult to extremely easy. This is similar to…
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…
Diaper changing is a daily routine for new parents.Ian Allenden/Alamy Stock Photo Parents don't easily develop aversions, but only after the child starts eating solid foods.…
A team of international scientists achieved a major milestone on Thursday by successfully drilling one of the oldest ice cores ever. They penetrated nearly 2 miles…
Next month, world leaders will gather in Paris. AI Action Summitthe latest in a series of high-profile international events on artificial intelligence. Previous meetings have brought…
Gerald Durrell covered in lemurs Victor Watts/Shutterstock myself and other animalsGerald Durrell (Viking) Conservationist Gerald Durrell's first dog, Simon, was a coward. A garden hose is…
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…
In certain quantum systems, paraparticles can appear as vibrations Giro Science/Science Photo Library A group of fundamental particles long theorized but thought to be physically impossible…
CRISPR proteins (blue and pink) are attached to an RNA sequence (orange) that guides where to cut the DNA (purple). Science Photo Library / Alamy Stock…
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…
Katie Tam was constantly switching between videos while watching YouTube. If a video didn’t capture her attention in the first 30 seconds, she would move on…
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…
arsenic: A very poisonous metal element that occurs in three chemically distinct forms and varies by color (yellow, black, gray). The most common form is a…
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…
If your goal for 2025 is to quit vaping, there is good news! A team of scientists, including researchers from the University of Oxford, has identified…
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…