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We explore some of the biggest, most significant, and most harmful man-made disasters in human history, from nuclear explosions to oil spills

Optogentic stimulation has the potential to cultivate resilience to epileptic seizures in animal models, researchers report.

When it comes to Amazon and money, never say never. Two days before the e-commerce giant was set to ban Visa credit cards in its UK store, it has changed its tune. Visa credit cards are still welcome on the platform, for...

You can watch a nearly mile-wide asteroid make its closest Earth approach for the next 200 years today. Here's how.

A new study reveals a child's reading skills can be developed with the help of a newly designed child-friendly action video game.

Researchers report children with speech-language disorders or developmental language disorders have greater difficulty in regulating their emotions. The study also found the way in which parents manage their emotions has...

Scientists are now one step closer to better understanding how to live in a "quantum" world--and not just from watching the character "Ant-Man" in the Marvel movie franchise.

Quantum information breaks the rules of classical information in a way that could allow us to answer questions that a classical computer cannot. Imagine mailing a letter. You, as the person sending the letter, know what ...

Stress can be a precursor to other mental health disorders including depression and anxiety, as well as a factor for premature aging. Researchers discuss stress management techniques that can build resilience to stressor...

Changes in the strength of circadian rhythms, the average amount of activity during nighttime rest, and the amount of fragmented sleep a woman experienced during the later stages of pregnancy or following birth were stro...

The new explanation suggests that giant, sinking slabs of titanium could have jump-started the moon's magnetosphere.

If you've had omicron, should you get a booster, and if so, how long should you wait after the infection has passed?

A species of tarantula seems to live exclusively inside hollow bamboo stems, which no other tarantula is known to do

Trailing-edge noise is the dominant source of sound from aeronautical and turbine engines like those in airplanes, drones, and wind turbines. Suppressing this noise pollution is a major environmental goal for some urban ...

For some, the phrase "living with covid" means removing all restrictions. But the actions we take now will determine how many more people die of covid - and whether we're doomed to keep chasing new variants

Most quantum computers are based on superconductors or trapped ions, but an alternative approach using ordinary atoms may have advantages

Gene therapy is a lot like landing a Mars rover. Hear me out. The cargo--a rover or gene editing tools--is stuffed inside a highly technical protective ship and shot into a vast, complex space targeting its destination, ...

Early in 2021, the government of Uganda approved a two-year plan to streamline state-run agencies for greater efficiency. The first phase of the merger targeted 77 agencies under 18 ministries. By the time parliament put...

During deep sleep, the presence of an unfamiliar voice elicits more K-complexes, a type of brain wave linked to sensory perturbances during sleep, compared to the sound of a familiar voice.

Sperm can't claim all the credit for their strong swimming. Carpets of tiny hairs lining the inside of the fallopian tubes give them an extra boost, propelling them upwards.

The evolution of our Earth is the story of its cooling: 4.5 billion years ago, extreme temperatures prevailed on the surface of the young Earth, and it was covered by a deep ocean of magma....

The CEOs of a number of U.S. airlines said they fear flight chaos on Wednesday when AT&T and Verizon switch on their potentially disruptive C-Band 5G networks.