In an effort to work faster, our devices store data from things we access often so they don’t have to work as hard to load that information. This data is stored in the cache. Instead of loading every ...

A new brain imaging study reveals that remembering facts and recalling life events activate nearly identical brain networks. Researchers expected clear differences but instead found strong overlap ...

Fruit of the Loom's logo never had a cornucopia and you didn't have pizza for dinner last Friday. By RJ Mackenzie Published Jan 27, 2026 9:01 AM EST Image: DepositPhotos Get the Popular Science daily ...

A.I. companies are buying up memory chips, causing the prices of those components — which are also used in laptops and smartphones — to soar. Falcon Northwest, which specializes in assembling ...

As members of the Forbes Vetted sleep team, we’ve put over 100 memory foam mattresses to the test. To determine which memory foam mattresses are truly standout beds, we recruited a panel of testers to ...

Immunological memory refers to the ability of the immune system to respond more rapidly and effectively to a pathogen that has been encountered previously. Maurice et al. examine how cytokines ...

Long-term memory is information encoded in the brain on the time-scale of years. It consists of explicit (declarative) memories that are consciously reportable and depend heavily on the medial ...

Brain fog is a symptom, not a diagnosis, that can cause confusion, memory problems, lack of concentration, and mental fatigue that disrupts daily life. Common causes include chronic stress, lack of ...

Sugary drinks and refined carbohydrates may harm memory and thinking by affecting blood sugar levels and key brain areas such as the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex. Eating lots of ultra-processed ...

As time passes, the visual information that illustrates our memories fades away, Boston College researchers report Like old photographs, memories fade in quality over time – a surprising finding for a ...