Excessive levels of GABA released by astrocytes impair the brain's ability to extinguish fear responses in PTSD, but a newly ...

New research from Edith Cowan University has found that just one session of exercise, either resistance or high-intensity ...

Scientists have pioneered a water- and light-driven method for converting propane at near-room temperature, opening the door ...

USC biomedical engineers have developed a novel, ocean-safe biocompatible material that eliminates the risk of microplastic pollution. Plastic pollution continues to pose a major threat to marine ...

Scripps scientists show that ribose may have been nature’s preferred sugar for building RNA, offering new insight into how life’s molecular foundations may have formed before biology began. Today, ...

This breathtaking Hubble image of spiral galaxy NGC 1309 reveals more than swirling stars and glowing dust—it holds a cosmic mystery.

Although carbon-rich asteroids are common in space, they account for less than 5% of the meteorites that reach Earth. To unravel this mystery, an international team of scientists launched a global ...

A new discovery challenges the previously accepted understanding of how stars interact with black holes. While it’s often said that lightning never strikes the same place twice, black holes seem to ...

Contaminated irrigation and weak cold storage are fueling E. coli in lettuce. But the fix? It’s simpler—and more effective—than you might think.

A study that compared the gene expression profile of Alzheimer's disease with those triggered by 1,300 approved drugs identified a combination of two cancer medications as a potential treatment for ...

A tiny, fast, and powerful light analyzer could soon bring lab-grade spectroscopy to your pocket. Credit: Shutterstock. A ...

Scientists have shown that light can interact with itself in bizarre ways—creating ghost-like virtual particles that pop in and out of existence.