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How Much Sleep Do You Really Need?

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The Science Behind Why Walking Is So Good for You

What Is Holistic Health? A Beginner’s Guide

Artist's impression of a MSP binary system. Credit: ESA & Francesco Ferraro (Bologna Astronomical Observatory)

The Hidden Light That Could Reveal the Universe’s Darkest Secrets

Scientists are hunting for exoplanets with rings and hope to be able to find some that resemble our own ringed wonder, Saturn. Credit: NASA

Rings in the Shadows as Astronomers Close In on Alien Worlds

This two-faced mosaic from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter shows the near side (left) and the far side (right) of the moon. Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University

Why One Side of the Moon Is Lava-Covered and the Other Is Not

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When Focus Fades Orgasm May Too for Women with ADHD

DESI has made the largest 3D map of our universe to date. Earth is at the center of this thin slice of the full map. Credit: Claire Lamman/DESI collaboration

Dancing in the Dark: Could Evolving Dark Matter Solve the Hubble Tension?

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How to Create a Daily Routine for Better Health

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Why Hydration Is More Important Than You Think

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What Your Body Is Telling You: Signs You Shouldn’t Ignore

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How to Boost Your Immune System Naturally

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10 Habits of People Who Never Get Sick

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What Is Good Health? A Complete Guide to Wellness

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How Far Has Medicine Come in the Last 100 Years?

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The History of Medicine: From Leeches to Lasers

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What Is a Medical Mystery? Famous Unsolved Cases

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The Medical Science Behind Human Emotions

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How the Body Heals Itself: Medical Marvels (Medically Speaking)

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What Happens to the Body After Death (Medically Speaking)

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The Placebo Effect: Real Healing from Fake Pills?

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How Your Gut Health Affects Your Brain: The Mind-Altering Power of Your Microbiome

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Scientists Discover Gut Serotonin Controls Anxiety and Depression

Excitons in a bilayer MoSe₂ semiconductor. Schematics depicting different types of excitonic complexes (i.e., electron–hole pairs bound by Coulomb forces) in a naturally stacked bilayer of the semiconductor MoSe₂. Red and black spheres represent electrons and holes, respectively, while the ellipsoids illustrate the spatial distribution of the corresponding exciton complexes. Orange ellipsoids denote intralayer excitons, where both the electron and hole are confined within the same monolayer. Cyan ellipsoids depict dipolar interlayer excitons, where electrons are confined to a specific layer while the hole wavefunction is delocalized across both layers, giving rise to a net static dipole moment oriented either "up" or "down" depending on the electron's position. Green ellipsoids represent quadrupolar interlayer excitons, which emerge from the hybridization of oppositely oriented dipolar excitons, resulting in a vanishing net dipole but a nonzero quadrupole moment. Credit: Mauro Brotons-Gisbert

Quadrupolar Excitons Discovered in 2D MoSe₂ Unlocking a New Realm of Quantum States

Credit: Quaternary Environments and Humans (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.qeh.2024.100042

Lost World Beneath the Waves Reveals Surprising Secrets of Early Humans

A cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structure of Photosystem I isolated from the bacterium Anthocerotibacter panamensis. Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2427090122

Scientists Decode a 3-Billion-Year-Old Engine That Made Oxygen Possible

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Mystical Psychedelic Experiences May Unlock Lasting Mental Flexibility

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When the Bond Breaks How Postnatal Depression Disrupts the Breastfeeding Connection

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Believing AI Made It Makes You Feel More Creative

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Can Caffeine Help Fight Alzheimer’s Disease? A Fresh Look at the Science