Scientists monitored 30 people with previous ghost experiences as they gazed into a mirror, finding no clear synesthesia effect but uncovering correlations involving creativity, environmental measurements, and heart rate variability.
Lumina follows the universe’s first 2 billion years and forms 200 million galaxies, giving astronomers a powerful way to test cosmic models against JWST observations and investigate surprising differences in the numbers of massive galaxies.
Verified voting records from about 4,200 older Wisconsin adults revealed striking associations between electoral participation and reduced premature death risk, though researchers caution that voting itself was not proven to cause longer life.
Astronomers have confirmed that 2026 QQ8 is a natural 1 meter asteroid temporarily captured by Earth, not abandoned space junk. The tiny mini-moon is expected to escape after a brief loop around the planet.
A Sacramento pregnancy center expanded into a full service women’s clinic, where executive director Heidi Matzke says prayer and guidance from the Holy Spirit prepared the organization to help Jessica Rose seek care while detransitioning.
Volunteers taking cold showers for 12 weeks reported fewer illness days and fewer sickness absences, while researchers also estimated meaningful reductions in CO2 emissions. The study has not yet undergone peer review.
Researchers say a rapidly spinning black hole might theoretically divide into two, creating a cosmic shape resembling trousers. The process remains unconfirmed, and physicists still cannot explain what mechanism would trigger such an extraordinary split.
Medicare and several states offer training for family caregivers handling complex medical and physical tasks, but limited promotion and provider awareness mean many of the nation’s 63 million caregivers discover support only after facing serious crises alone.
Singapore’s new prototype combines millions of living human neurons with silicon hardware, aiming to explore more efficient computing and research applications while raising distant but increasingly serious ethical questions about sophisticated biological systems.
An analysis of 196 adults with prediabetes linked earlier sleep timing to greater weight loss over eight weeks, although sleep coaching did not significantly outperform lifestyle education and researchers did not establish that bedtime changes caused the result.
Ancient DNA from more than 4,500 Europeans reveals unexpected migrations tied to early Germanic languages, a close ancestral relationship between Vikings and Anglo-Saxons, and new evidence favoring Central Europe as the birthplace of Celtic languages.
Psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen warns that alcohol, staying in bed, negative thinking, isolation, ultraprocessed foods and poorly matched medication decisions may worsen depression, while activity, social connection and individualized medical evaluation may help support recovery.
A kick to the testicles delivers concentrated pain to highly sensitive, exposed organs, while childbirth can bring hours of contractions, stretching, tearing and lasting soreness. The subjective nature of pain leaves the notorious contest without a decisive winner.
Australian fitness coach Khiana Smith was hospitalized with meningitis during a Bali vacation after a severe headache escalated into light sensitivity, difficulty walking and slurred speech, prompting a physician to warn against ignoring worsening neurological symptoms.
Pelacarsen dramatically lowered inherited heart risk marker Lp(a), yet patients gained no protection from death, heart attacks or strokes, stunning researchers and raising difficult questions about a theory that has guided promising cardiovascular drug development.
An analysis of more than 28,000 FDA reports found sharply higher reporting of cardiac arrest, heart attacks and abnormal rhythms involving caffeine and stimulant products, though researchers cautioned that the observational findings cannot establish causation.
Artificial intelligence can now recreate deceased people for grieving relatives, entertainment and political advocacy. A study of 50 projects warns that consent, control and commercial interests may determine what digital versions of the dead are made to say.