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After many lessons, my six-year-old daughter is becoming a proficient swimmer. She can tread water, retrieve toys at the bottom of the pool, and find her way to the wall after jumping into the deep end. But there's a ski...

Children as young as 6 months can show empathy for victims. The findings debunk the theory that the ability to empathize only develops after one year of age.

The Marvel blockbuster is arriving on digital this week, with a Blu-ray version coming two weeks later.

A valley longer than the Grand Canyon hidden beneath the Greenland ice sheet may carry running water. How quickly it flows may affect how the ice melts

The ingenious device cost just $2 to make, yet works almost as well as its expensive and cumbersome lab counterparts.

Europe’s top court has made a ruling that could affect scores of websites that embed the Facebook ‘Like’ button and receive visitors from the region. The ruling by the Court of Justice of the EU states such sites a...

Traditional rockets won't get us to the stars. Some scientists are pushing against the edges of physics to find out what will --

Renee Holland sent her Facebook friend thousands of dollars. She became entwined in a global fraud that the social network and the United States military appear helpless to stop.

The Fortnite phenomenon — the wildly popular battle royale game from Epic Games — has manifested itself in concerned articles, cultural shoutouts and now has sealed its place in the cultural firmament by wrapping up ...

China netted the highest gains in the 2019 Asia Power Index. In cyber capability, it now almost matches the US and Russia. In renewable energy it dominates.

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Touted as Australia's most powerful supercomputer.

Toshiba has revealed its top-spec TV, the UL7A, complete with edge-lit wide colour gamut HDR 4K panel. But it's the new Toshiba Connect box that adds a

Futureworld came out in August 1976. The sequel to Michael Crichton's Westworld--which tweaks the original's cautionary tale of technology run wild--hasn't aged entirely well, especially when compared to the sleek HBO se...

Measuring a menopausal woman's pulse wave at her wrist can detect circulatory system changes that aren't evident with blood pressure readings. Menopause's effect on these radial pulse wave harmonics can help explain why ...

Keeping up with household chores can be tough especially for busy people. Luckily, there are robotic vacuums to help in these situations. An excellent option is the Neato Botvac D7 Smart Robot Vacuum, now only $648 on Am...

Scientists have identified one kind of lung cell that can hustle to repair its damaged DNA and survive an attack of the influenza A virus while other kinds of cells around it die in droves. The finding reveals more about...

Microbiologists report 'a major advance' in the quest to develop electrically conductive protein nanowires in the bacterium Geobacter sulfurreducens for use as chemical and biological sensors.

It's a wonderful kind of day for fans of PBS, as they'll be able to pay to stream a live, online feed of PBS for the first time later this year, via YouTube TV. The news was announced today at the Television Critics Asso...

Blocking dopamine receptors in different regions of the amygdala reduces drug seeking and taking behavior with varying longevity.

Neural activity that reflects the intention to drink alcohol is observed in the prefrontal cortex and is blunted in rats with a family history of excessive drinking, according to new research. This insight could lead to ...

Building on research results showing patients with larger ischemic strokes could benefit from endovascular thrombectomy, an international, multicenter Phase III clinical trial will soon be starting.