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Researchers are using two brain scanning techniques to find out what happens when the mind goes completely blank. (Image: Grafissimo/Getty Images) You look up from your phone and suddenly realize you weren’t thinking about anything. It’s not a memory loss…

A new study shows for the first time that the perception of different temperatures occurs through different pathways in the brain. (Image credit: cometary via Getty Images) For the first time, scientists have fully uncovered the sensory pathway that allows…

Escherichia coli normally lives in the gut of healthy people, but can also cause infections. A recent study has shown that certain molecules can increase the bacteria’s resistance to antibiotics. (Image credit: CAVALLINI JAMES/BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Caffeine…

A 38-year-old British man has died shortly after five hours of a hair transplant operation in Istanbul, Türkiye. A British man who travelled to Turkey for a hair transplant has died after falling ill following the operation. The 38-year-old man…

Phages (red) attack bacteria (green). (Image credit: nobeastsofierce via Shutterstock) If bacteria were to list their own insurance factors, phages would surely be at the top. These viruses have evolved to find, infect, and destroy them, and have done so…

Researchers are developing mRNA vaccines against HIV, and one method has recently shown promising preliminary results in animal and human experiments. (Image credit: Catherine Falls Advertising via Getty Images) New HIV vaccines have shown encouraging results in studies involving laboratory…

The ground in Yellowstone is prone to cracking due to a thin crust that covers hot springs and other thermal features. (Image credit: Moonstone Images/Getty Images) A teenager who wandered off a trail in Yellowstone suffered severe burns to his…

Immune cells attack cancer cells. Researchers hope that a new mRNA-based cancer vaccine could one day be used to treat the disease. (Photo: STEVE GSHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY) An animal study has shown that a universal cancer vaccine under development could…

Dementia, like Alzheimer’s disease, involves the loss of function and death of brain cells over time, making it difficult to think, learn and remember. (Image credit: Westend61 via Getty Images) Jump to: Dementia is a group of diseases that affect…

A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake has triggered tsunami warnings in a number of countries, including the United States, Japan and Russia, with high waves predicted in Hawaii. Loading videoVideo unavailableClick to playClick to playVideo will auto-play soon8CancelPlay nowTsunami hits Japan after…