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A tapeworm has evolved the ability to make its ant hosts live longer. Researchers recently discovered how the parasite does it.

The "blurriness" of remembered images may help our brains distinguish memories from current perceptions.

Researchers investigating alternatives to amyloid plaques as the possible cause of Alzheimer's disease have faced resistance, but intriguing new theories have emerged.

For three decades, most Alzheimer's researchers have stuck by the theory that aggregations of proteins called amyloid plaques cause the disease. But unsatisfied with the slow pace of progress, some are now exploring other hypotheses.

Thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, we may have just gotten a glimpse of the first generation of stars.

Chips that run on an analog spectrum of memory rather than 0s and 1s could transform energy-efficient AI.