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All living non-Africans today likely descend from people within a single migration out of...
A heat map showing locations of previously unknown DNA variants. Red indicates higher number of discoveries, black fewer.Credit: Harvard Medical School
A study of hundreds...
Cache management improved once again
MIT researchers have found a new way of managing memory on computer chips that uses circuit space much more efficiently and is more consistent...
Galactic Fireworks Illuminate Monster Hydrogen Blob
This rendering shows a snapshot from a cosmological simulation of a Lyman-alpha Blob similar to LAB-1. This simulation tracks the evolution of gas and...
Coffee-infused foam removes lead from contaminated water
A foam filter made with used coffee grounds removes lead and mercury from contaminated water.Credit: American Chemical Society
Coffee is one of the most popular...
Sleep is key to curing chronic pain
The Sleep and Pain Lab at the University of Warwick. Credit:University of Warwick
'I won't be able to cope with my pain if I don't...
Artificial Intelligence Helps in the Discovery of New Materials
The matrix depicts the formation energy – an indicator of stability – of around two million possible compounds. Each pixel corresponds to one of...
50-country comparison of child and youth fitness levels: Insightful look at population health
Fitness by country. Children and youth from countries with a small gap between rich and poor appear to have better fitness overall.Credit: Image courtesy...
Oxytocin enhances spirituality, new study says
new research from Duke University suggests the Oxytocin may also support spirituality. Credit: © wiertz / Flickr
'Love hormone' gives greater sense of spirituality than...
Researchers teleport particle of light six kilometres
A group of physicists led by Wolfgang Tittel have successfully demonstrated teleportation of a photon, an elementary particle of light, over a straight-line distance...
Biological ‘dark matter’ molecule plays surprise role in heart failure
Discovery may help scientists develop effective therapies to prevent or reverse this common and often fatal disease.
Scientists at UCLA have identified a molecule that...
Desalinated sea water linked to iodine deficiency disorders
Hebrew University study suggests that desalination can dramatically increase the prevalence of inadequate iodine intake.
An estimated 300 million people worldwide rely on over 17,000...
