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Ulcerative colitis, a condition that causes inflammation and sores in the large intestine and rectum, is generally diagnosed in people younger than age 30

The 2013 Nobel Prize in physics will go to Peter Higgs and Francois Englert, for their prediction of the existence of the Higgs boson. Experiments at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN announced the discovery of the Higgs...

Keeping tabs on threatened species just got easier, thanks to sensor-laden, networked tracking tags, and automated drones that fly out to gather the data     

A simple scan reveals when a brain is processing information consciously, telling minimally conscious people apart from those in a vegetative state     

Pennsylvanians in Stocks Image from 'History of Washington County, Pennsylvania, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men ... Illustrated. [With a map.]' It's just like digging through a stack...

To avoid dangerous climate change, we need geoengineering on a giant scale. We can now sketch out the basics of this world industry and where it would operate     

Crushing temperatures and pressures in gas giant Saturn's interior could turn soot into immense 'diamondbergs'     

“Magic numbers” of protons and neutrons can make an atomic nucleus exceptionally stable--and a new one has just been added to the existing menagerie that helps sketch a fuller picture of... --

An enormous burial mound that captures the rays of the rising equinox sun has regained its splendour after a nine-year restoration     

Can a new mathematical model predict the endgame of empires? Peter Turchin says his work shows why the US is in crisis, and what will happen next     

All the latest on newscientist.com: how mathematics can change history, chemistry Nobel, Neptune's lost moon, land grabs, oldest minerals and more     

The 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel for applying a combination of quantum and classical physics to develop computer models of chemical... --

What if robots could reassemble themselves at will? The liquid metal cyborg in Terminator was terrifyingly useful. It could look like anyone, repair shotgun blasts, even turn its hand into a murderous icepick. And then o...

-- NYU physicist awarded CERN grant for black hole research -- Vancouver TRIUMF researchers rejoice in 'God particle' Nobel win -- Higgs Theorists Win Physics Nobel in Overtime -- Interview with François Englert -- The ...

Since the Pebble Kickstarter dropped last spring, smartwatch rumors and releases have abounded. Even as Samsung released its Galaxy Gear, Apple was rumored to be working on their own smartwatch model. It always seems to ...

Mathematician Edward Frenkel wants to expose the beauty of mathematics, inspire awe at its power and challenge his colleagues to wield it for good (full text available to subscribers)     

Forty percent of the food produced in the U.S. goes uneaten. From "farm to fork", there are many reasons for food waste, including consumer demand for perfect produce and confusion over expiration dates printed on packag...

Paper Generators from Disney Research use nothing more than cheap foil and a sheet of Teflon to generate power from rubbing or tapping     

Cyberspace chemistry means we can now understand everything from how enzymes react with drugs to how catalysts clean exhaust fumes     

(RIKEN) Researchers have come one step closer to understanding unstable atomic nuclei. A team of researchers from RIKEN, the University of Tokyo and other institutions in Japan and Italy has provided evidence for a new n...

(Rice University) Rice researchers have found a simple way to pinpoint the location of specific sequences along single strands of DNA, a technique that could someday help diagnose genetic diseases.

(Institute of Physics) A group of physicists from Canada have been growing their own icicles in a lab in the hope of solving a mystery that has, up until now, continued to puzzle scientists.