The blood-brain-barrier is both a vital defence and a formidable obstacle. It protects the brain from toxic substances that circulate in the blood, but limits the delivery of drugs that could be used ...

Assembly Theory is a way to understand how the complexity of life emerged through a mechanism of “self-assembly.” It could explain how life formed on Earth—or other planets—via the shortest path to ...

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We explore Día de los Muertos as a ritual that nurtures community, imbues loss with meaning, and helps us process grief while also connecting through shared joy. Summary: We investigate how Día de los ...

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“Live Long and Prosper” is the famous Vulcan greeting from the classic Sci-Fi series Star Trek. But how can we actually achieve this and how can the latest scientific research help? Research into ...

Oct. 20 (UPI) --Anthropic on Monday announced a new service called Claude of Life Sciences that uses artificial intelligence in efforts to advance scientific discovery. This is the San Francisco-based ...

Billions of years ago, Earth’s atmosphere was hostile, with barely any oxygen and toxic conditions for life. Researchers from the Earth-Life Science Institute studied Japan’s iron-rich hot springs, ...

Cosmic rays from deep space might be the secret energy source that allows life to exist underground on Mars and icy moons like Enceladus and Europa. New research reveals that when these rays interact ...

We live in a world obsessed with products. Metrics, milestones, and achievements dominate our measures of progress. Promotions, grades, fitness goals, likes, followers, sales figures—you name it. In ...