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Four tarantulas discovered in Arabia and Africa form a new genus, Satyrex, distinguished by males with unusually long palps ...

A drug pairing often promoted in anti-aging research may come with an unexpected cost in the brain. University of Connecticut scientists report in PNAS that dasatinib+quercetin (D+Q) caused ...

Scientists have built atom-sized pores that act like living ion channels, opening the door to next-generation nanotech.

A new quantum system called giant superatoms could protect quantum information and enable entanglement between multiple ...

Bennu looked far different up close than scientists expected, and that mismatch led to a deeper investigation into how asteroid surfaces behave. What researchers found in returned samples helped ...

A material thought to be a quantum spin liquid actually exhibits a newly identified magnetic state caused by competing ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic interactions. Materials that enter a quantum ...

Researchers have developed a new approach to superconducting materials that overcomes key barriers to real-world applications. Credit: Stock A subtle shift in how materials are engineered may be ...

A long-running study suggests that the MIND diet may be linked to slower structural brain changes that often accompany aging. New research published in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & ...

Healthy daily habits may do more than support physical health, they may also help the mind stay adaptable when stress strikes.

A rugged Martian landscape that resembles a vast spiderweb when seen from orbit is offering new insights into the planet’s ...