If you have ever lifted a weight, you know the routine: challenge the muscle, give it rest, feed it and repeat. Over time, it grows stronger. Of course, muscles only grow when the challenge increases ...

With humanity’s sights set on returning to the moon and eventually setting foot on Mars, understanding spaceflight’s impact on human health is crucial. So a team of researchers has investigated some ...

Yale School of Medicine (YSM) scientists have discovered a molecular difference in the brains of autistic people compared to their neurotypical counterparts. Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition ...

The human brain has 86 billion neurons connected by roughly 100 trillion synapses, making it one of the most complex objects in the known universe. Each year neuroscientists make fascinating, ...

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Humans don’t just recognize each other’s voices—our brains also light up for the calls of chimpanzees, hinting at ancient communication roots shared with our closest primate relatives. Researchers ...

Azul, the only company 100% focused on Java, today announced that Ausgrid, Australia’s largest electricity distributor, has eliminated Oracle Java audit exposure and reduced potential Java licensing ...

Newly discovered live recordings of one of punk rock's most influential bands get their release Friday —45 years after they were captured at a D.C. nightclub. Bad Brains, hardcore punk pioneers with a ...

Jinx, you owe me a soda! These moments often feel uncanny, like something more than a mere conversational coincidence. The “click” you experience with people isn’t just your imagination, research ...

The pointy shell of sea urchins hides a remarkably complex neural network that resembles the brains of vertebrates, new research suggests. Reading time 2 minutes When it comes to taking hardcore ...

An artificial neuron has been developed that could help scientists to build compact, energy-efficient computers inspired by the human brain 1. Computing systems that mimic biological neural networks ...

Backed by research, endorsed by doctors, tracked by apps, the basics of healthy living have become part of a canon. We can recite the precepts—move more, eat carefully, sleep well, don’t smoke—even if ...