New Research
Could Ketamine Treat Severe Depression?
Research suggests the anesthetic is at least as effective as electroconvulsive therapy, the current standard for treatment-resistant depression
This New Device Generates Electricity From Thin Air
Nearly any material covered with tiny holes can derive energy from humidity, per a new study, opening doors to more sustainable power
Danish Golden Age Painters Used Beer Leftovers to Prep Their Canvases
Researchers are finding yeast and grain in the works of 19th-century artists in Denmark
Sand Dune Features Hint at 'Recent' Water Flow on Mars
Between 1.4 million and 400,000 years ago, liquid salt water may have made cracks and crusts near the Martian equator, per data from China's Zhurong rover
Paralyzed Man Walks Again With Brain and Spinal Cord Implants
The experimental technology translates the patient's thoughts into voluntary movements
Scientists Identify 12 Major Symptoms of Long Covid
The effort is a step toward accelerating research and finding treatments for the debilitating condition
Saturn's Rings May Be Younger Than Thought—and Disappearing
Data from NASA's Cassini mission points to the rings being no more than 400 million years old—quite young in the planet's 4.5-billion-year history
Octopuses May Have Vivid Nightmares, Video Suggests
Costello, a male Brazilian reef octopus, had "bizarre" defensive outbursts while sleeping in a lab
DNA Suggests Modern Humans Emerged From Several Groups in Africa, Not One
Scientists used computer modeling and the genomes of several hundred living people to examine our prehistoric origins
Scientists Decode Brain Waves Linked to Chronic Pain
A new way to objectively measure chronic pain could lead to new treatments for the common condition that can be debilitating
Volunteers Are Spending 60 Days in Bed to Help Astronauts Stay Healthy in Space
For two months, the group of 12 men must eat, sleep, exercise, bathe and use the toilet while at least one shoulder is touching the bed
New York City Is Sinking Under the Weight of Its Skyscrapers, Study Finds
As the city, and others like it, slowly subsides, it becomes more vulnerable to flooding driven by climate change
Common Chemical Strongly Linked to Parkinson's
Service members stationed at Camp Lejeune, where water was contaminated, had a 70 percent greater risk of developing the movement disorder, new study finds
Satellites Show Warming Tides Melting a Massive Greenland Glacier
The finding could mean that past predictions of sea-level rise from glaciers should double
Archaeologists Discover the Oldest Known Blueprints
The Stone Age engravings are to-scale depictions of desert kites, massive stone structures used by hunters to capture animals
Older Dogs With Dementia Sleep Poorly—Just Like Humans
The findings may help veterinarians and pet parents identify canine cognitive decline
Possible Antidote to World's Deadliest Mushroom Discovered
A dye used in medical imaging appeared to make the death cap's toxin less fatal to mice in a new study
A Man's Rare Genetic Mutation May Have Prevented Alzheimer's for Decades
Scientists hope the findings could lead to treatments for the memory-destroying disease
Comb Jellies May Be the World's Oldest Animal Group
A new study suggests that ancestors of comb jellies, not sponges, were the first to break off from the common ancestor of all animals
Newly Discovered Exoplanet May Be Covered in Volcanoes
Astronomers found an Earth-sized world that could have liquid water on its surface and may be able to support life
