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The sequel to the 10-year-old horror classic is a psychological journey to hell and back.

(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) What about the kidneys make them a hotspot for COVID-19's cytokine storm? A research team says it's the presence of a protein found on specialized renal transport cells.

(SPIE--International Society for Optics and Photonics) Based on a quantum cascade laser (QCL) emitting mid-infrared light, the researchers developed a basic optical neuron system operating 10,000-- faster than biological...

If the Higgs boson really is decaying into pairs of muons in the Large Hadron Collider, that's a big deal for particle physics.

NASA has something very exciting to tell us about the Moon, so it's holding a conference call on Monday, October 26th. The discovery was made using NASA's flying observatory SOPHIA. Audio of the call will be streamed liv...

With a major lawsuit and a nearly $200 million ballot measure campaign, California has become ground zero for gig worker status.

A ranking of the 50 U.S. states based on a variety of criteria shows which state is the "worst" right now. Coronavirus testing, unemployment, and poverty are all factored in. The worst state in the country pumps out roug...

The search for dark matter is at a crossroads. Now, physicists have a new way to tell what the invisible stuff is made of.

Researchers at MIT have created a new wearable sensor for people who have amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as ALS. Many people with the disease gradually lose their ability to control their muscles, often losi...

New smartphones come and go every year, and every year the prices for these phones also rise higher and higher. There will always be room for what many call “wallet-friendly” phones, especially if they come with temp...

It is Huawei’s big day and, as expected, it announced a slew of products to show the world it can still make it big. More than just hardware, however, the company also announced apps and services that practically boast...

Intel continued its topsy-turvy 2020 by reporting stronger demand for its Tiger Lake CPUs than the company originally anticipated, even with an increase in its manufacturing capacity. However, the company's profits and r...

Law enforcement agencies across the United States are scrambling to secure funding for new cellphone-tracking equipment after the maker of the controversial "Stingray" device quietly announced last year it would no longe...

Photo: Sroyon / 35mmc.com Pinhole photography is often associated with 'intro to photography' -type classes, because it simplifies the process of recording an image down to bare bones. But there is both an art and a scie...

Physicists describe a way to merge quantum theory with Einstein’s special theory of relativity—and even a method to test it experimentally --

A phenomenon of quantum mechanics known as superposition can impact timekeeping in high-precision clocks, according to a theoretical study from Dartmouth College, Saint Anselm College and Santa Clara University.

(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) The CRISPR Journal announces the publication of its October 2020 issue.

We're excited to announce an update to the Extra Crunch Partner Perk from Zendesk. Starting today, annual and two-year Extra Crunch members that are new to Zendesk, and meet their startup qualifications, can now receive ...

FBI and intelligence officials issue fresh warnings about election interference attempts by Iranian and Russian threat actors.

A new method for verifying a widely held but unproven theoretical explanation of the formation of stars and planets has been proposed by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Labor...

Dysfunction in brain cells caused by low oxygen is caused by the same responder system that is intended to be protective.

Study reveals the body produces more cortisol when people are interrupted during work.