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Brian Deforge, a 46-year-old night janitor at the Syracuse Academy of Science Charter School, was found dead on school ...

Humans have the remarkable ability to remember the same person or object in completely different situations. We can easily ...

Imagine driving down a busy highway. You need to check your speed and navigation, but glancing down at the dashboard takes ...

That science points to a practical playbook: from how I practice and rest, to how I move my body and manage my attention, ...

The human brain must be able to link memory content to the circumstances in which it occurs. Researchers in Bonn have now discovered how the human brain uses two different groups of neurons to store ...

New research suggests that a person’s overall physical and mental abilities, known as intrinsic capacity, may help predict ...

A new chip-based quantum memory uses 3D-printed “light cages” to store light in atomic vapor with high precision. Quantum information storage plays a central role in the development of the quantum ...

Forget your cholesterol levels and gym stats; the longest-running study on human happiness proves that a single social habit ...

Boredom is one of those human traits, like appreciating humor or music or ocean views, that we take for granted without ...

Denmark and its allies rejected U.S. rhetoric suggesting Washington could seize Greenland, stressing that the territory is ...

For more than a century, scientists have wondered why physical structures like blood vessels, neurons, tree branches, and ...