A communication pathway between the brain and the gut may be integral to how well the brain holds on to memories. In a series of experiments, researchers found that a communication pathway between the ...

Although President Trump has claimed Iran was weeks away from developing a nuclear weapon, much more work was needed for the country to do so ...

Antibiotics are designed to wipe out infection-causing bacteria, but even a single course can leave a lasting mark on the gut microbiome, according to a new study of nearly 15,000 adults in Sweden.

Autocomplete suggestions are, perhaps, one of the most annoying “useful” tools for writing: increasingly integrated into anything online that requires you to input text, autocomplete harnesses ...

To use this evidence, investigators typically must grow the larvae until adulthood in a laboratory setting and then identify ...

Scientists just discovered a new species of magic mushroom, Psilocybe ochraceocentrata, that appears to have shared a common ancestor with the popular Psilocybe cubensis some 1.5 million years ago.

Kīlauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island erupted on Tuesday in a nine-hour spectacular, shooting fountains of lava some 1,300 feet into the air, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

A new study explains how some supernovas are particularly dazzling—the glow from a magnetic, spinning ball of neutrons called a magnetar. An assist from Einstein is what settled the case ...

The FDA on Tuesday approved leucovorin as a treatment for a rare genetic syndrome, not for autism as the Trump administration had suggested ...

Men aged 35 or younger who already drink heavily may be even more likely to binge alcohol because of legal online sports betting, a new study has found ...

Music makes people move and groove, often in surprisingly involuntary ways. As it turns out, we even blink in time to the beat, researchers report in PLOS Biology. “Our eyes—which we usually think of ...

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