Ziggurats were mudbrick temples designed to bridge heaven and earth, anchoring religion, power, and architecture in the ancient Near East for thousands of years.

A study of the East African Rift reveals that ancient heating and dehydration can strengthen continental crust, reshaping how ...

Stopping Alzheimer’s may begin with dissolving tiny tau protein clusters before damage takes hold.

Beluga whales can disappear beneath Arctic sea ice for long stretches, which makes them far tougher to follow than many other whale species. That is why researchers have increasingly turned to ...

Scientists rebuilt human brain circuits in the lab and discovered that the thalamus acts as a central organizer of cortical wiring. The findings offer new insight into how brain networks form and why ...

Astronomers have captured the first radio signals from a rare supernova, revealing intense activity in a star’s final years before it exploded.

Scientists have developed an AI system that can rapidly predict complex defect patterns in liquid crystals, cutting simulation times from hours to milliseconds. The approach could transform how ...

Allowing AI to talk to itself helps it learn faster and adapt more easily. This inner speech, combined with working memory, lets AI generalize skills using far less data.

A hidden immune cascade linking the gut and bone marrow may explain how IBD turns inflammation into colon cancer.

Among all the fat profiles identified, the “pancreatic-predominant” and “skinny fat” patterns were most strongly associated ...

Researchers in Sweden have identified an unexpected biological mechanism that could influence future cancer treatments. Scientists in Sweden have uncovered an unexpected anti-cancer effect from a ...

The health benefits of dietary flavanols appear to come from their ability to trigger responses in the brain and the body’s stress systems. That slightly dry, tightening feeling some foods leave in ...