Credit: Allen Institute Scientists exploring the brain’s “blue place” discovered the longest neuron ever measured in a mouse ...

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The fossils belonged to Palaeoloxodon antiquus, the straight-tusked elephant, one of the largest land mammals of the ...

A star survived the explosion that left behind Pa 30, a dandelion-shaped cloud of debris. The sharpest images yet show that ...

Electrons inside a diamond have given a floating, centimeter-sized device a quantum nudge, opening a new path toward testing ...

Mars Express can capture large stretches of the Martian surface at high resolution. Alongside ESA’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter ...

Diamond and graphite have a new carbon cousin called diamondiyne, with a crystal structure confirmed so far only in ...

Restoring just part of a depleted mitochondrial fat began reversing muscle wasting in mice, suggesting a possible route toward treating age-related muscle decline.

Today, Aldabra and the Galapagos are the two remaining strongholds of native wild giant tortoises, with far fewer animals in ...

An antibiotic resistance gene helps a dangerous gut bacterium build tougher spores that can survive hospital disinfectants.

Inflammation persists after proteins detach from immune receptors, revealing a potential target for autoimmune treatments.