A system of sophisticated pumps and receptors protects the brain like bouncers at the door of an elite club.

There's never been a more exciting time to study black holes.

A recent neuroscience study reveals how human brains differentiate between the imagined and the observed.

Researchers still don't understand whether machines will ever truly know the word "no."

A recent study found that the more time you spend with someone, the more likely you are to share strains of species in your microbiome.

A recently demonstrated quantum protocol teleports energy from one location to another without violating any sacred physical principles.

Loneliness doesn't just make people feel isolated. It alters their brain in ways that can hinder their ability to trust and connect to others.

Our brains have even less in common with reptile brains than was once thought.

To improve reinforcement learning algorithms, computer scientists are training them as if they were human.

Better treatments for depression may require a clear-eyed look at the condition's nuance.

A tapeworm has evolved the ability to make its ant hosts live longer. Researchers recently discovered how the parasite does it.

The "blurriness" of remembered images may help our brains distinguish memories from current perceptions.

Researchers investigating alternatives to amyloid plaques as the possible cause of Alzheimer's disease have faced resistance, but intriguing new theories have emerged.

For three decades, most Alzheimer's researchers have stuck by the theory that aggregations of proteins called amyloid plaques cause the disease. But unsatisfied with the slow pace of progress, some are now exploring other hypotheses.

Thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, we may have just gotten a glimpse of the first generation of stars.

Chips that run on an analog spectrum of memory rather than 0s and 1s could transform energy-efficient AI.

"Supergenes" lock several genes together into a single inheritable unit. This type of evolution offers both risks and rewards.

In 2022, astronomers saw the brightest gamma-ray burst ever observed by humans. Did it also offer a glimpse of dark matter?

What's inside a proton? Your answer may vary depending on how hard you hit it with electrons.

Physicists have all but confirmed the phenomenon behind the strongest known form of superconductivity.

A robot has, in all likelihood, leapt higher than any animal or machine before it on Earth.

The brain may be fearful and pessimistic by default.

A husband and wife math duo solved an algebraic question that went unanswered for more than a century.

The key to understanding the origin and fate of the universe may be a more complete understanding of the vacuum.

Scientists are beginning to grasp the biomechanics that allow birds to maneuver in the air.