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New study shows what happens to your brain when you’re watching movies

The brain activates 24 different neural networks while watching a movie, depending on scene complexity.

Scientists recreate sunken Antikythera mechanism, the oldest mechanical computer in humanity

The replica, exhibited at the University of Sonora, measures more than three meters and is open to the public.

Virginia Tech study reveals evidence of Earth's 'Plumeworld Ocean' era after last Ice Age

The findings suggest vast rivers of glacial meltwater rushed into the sea, pooling over dense salty ocean water.

The world’s best preserved dinosaur had a weird ending, study suggests

Researchers attribute exceptional fossil preservation to rapid sedimentation and burrow collapses.

Study reveals earliest point in writing related to trading symbols

Co-authors Kathryn Kelley and Mattia Cartolano from the University of Bologna's Department of Classical Philology and Italian Studies studied seal imagery from before the invention of writing.

Super-Eddington black hole LID-568 devours matter at record rate, defying growth theories

Discovery may explain rapid mass growth of supermassive black holes in early universe.

Better together: marriage linked to lower depression risk in new study

Divorced or separated individuals have a 99% greater risk compared to married people, researchers find.

A team of scientists turned male mosquitoes deaf. Here’s why

A team from the University of California studied Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which annually infect approximately 400 million people.

Scientists let toddlers play with a toy-dispensing vending machine. Here’s what they learned

Some children experimented with a machine that contained a mix of pink and purple toys, while others had a machine filled only with purple toys.

Heavy smokers may need 25 years for heart disease risk to match that of non-smokers after quitting

Study reveals ex-smokers with over eight pack-years have similar heart attack risk as current smokers.

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