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Zuranolone might help people feel better sooner than if they were relying on standard treatment alone.
The good news is that scientists have found a new way to treat eczema. The bad news is that it's drinkable dust mite extract.
Two aspects of memory – fast updating and long lasting – are typically considered incompatible, yet the insects combined them.
Using cellulose from trees and a synthetic polymer, MIT researchers have created a material that "is stronger and tougher than some types of bone, and harder than typical aluminum alloys."
A famous explorer's doomed ship is finally found 107 years after it was lost to the Antarctic deep.
An expert explains the emerging science of nutrigenomics.
Edible electronics, devices that can be broken down and digested, could perform many useful functions inside the body.
Gigantic ranges called "supermountains" formed twice in Earth's history, and they may have had a profound influence on evolutionary history.
In the shadow of the Shard, the mosaics help paint a picture of Roman London.
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Why studying happiness is good for your “psychological immune system,” explained by Harvard “happiness professor” Tal Ben-Sharar.
Do the health risks outweigh the benefits?
Despite all that we've learned about the Universe, there remain unanswered, and possibly unanswerable, questions. Could "God" be the answer?
Any dataset that can be quantified over time can be turned into a contest that is both exciting and (a little bit) enlightening.
From a desert oasis to the Rocky Mountains, being filled with awe makes me a better scientist.
Too many people still view stay-at-home dads as feckless deadbeats, but their acceptance is an important step toward gender equality.
The human brain is only the latest chapter in the ancient story of thinking on Earth.
Astronomers used supercomputers and an international network of antennas to create the stunning map.
Shortly after planet Earth formed, life took a permanent hold on our surface. But just how common is such an outcome?
A ten-minute visit from a therapy dog reduces emergency room patients' pain and anxiety.
Executive coaching is a forward-thinking investment in leadership that can empower high-potential individuals to achieve greater success.