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Precise changes in the connectivity between neurons caused by an imbalance of gut bacteria may help explain depressive symptoms in bipolar disorder, a new animal study suggests.

We're constantly told that spending time in nature is good for the body and the mind alike.

The fruit of Africa's marble berry (Pollia condensata) is a true living gemstone, sporting a stunning metallic blue sheen that never fades.

An expedition to a deep-sea ridge, just north of the Hawaiian Islands, revealed a surprise back in 2022: an ancient dried-up lakebed paved with what appears to be a yellow brick road.

Alzheimer's disease affects the brain in tragic and seemingly irreversible ways, but a new study gives hope that its neurological damage may not be entirely beyond repair.

Mosasaurs were the apex predators of the oceans during the reign of the dinosaurs, but new research reveals dinosaurs weren't safe from them in rivers either.

An elusive wild cat long feared extinct in Thailand has been rediscovered three decades after the last recorded sighting, conservation authorities and an NGO said Friday.

Dogs have been 'man's best friend' for thousands of years, which is a long time to get to know each other.

Every year, many of us bravely announce our resolutions for the new year.

As a young star develops, so too does a protoplanetary disk of dust and gas around it, ready to birth new planets.