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Some researchers think mathematical laws can explain how societies stop working. We should find out if they're right     

Scientists have discovered key details of a brain-to-body signaling circuit that enables roundworms to lose weight independently of food intake, and there are reasons to suspect the circuit exists in a similar form in hu...

Chemical clues hint that the strange stone found in the Egyptian desert comes from a comet that exploded near Earth 28 million years ago     

With US Centers for Disease Control workers on enforced furlough, several outbreaks in North America are not being tracked or investigated by federal officials     

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Stanford University students design and race a single passenger solar car 1, 800 miles across the Australian continent in an international competition that pushes the boundaries of solar-powered technology.

Scott Carpenter Malcolm Scott Carpenter, who used his middle name as his first, was the second American to orbit the Earth, way back in 1962, on the Mercury mission. (John Glenn was the first.) Carpenter died today in De...

LSO Play LSO The London Symphony Orchestra has just created a mind-blowingly cool interactive site that lets you channel-surf through different views of the performance. HD cameras followed the orchestra as they played a...

All About the Benjamins newmoney.gov New ATMs are coming that will let customers withdraw cash with a smartphone app, no debit card needed. Withdrawing cash with a phone takes less than nine seconds, compared to 30 or 40...

Researchers have discovered a part of the innate immune system in mice that had only been known in plants and invertebrates. This system seems more visible in stem and progenitor cells, which it protects from viral infec...

A research team has discovered a new genetic target for potential therapy of sickle cell disease. The target, called an enhancer, controls a molecular switch in red blood cells called BCL11A that, in turn, regulates hemo...

Researchers have found that high-risk travelers account for nearly 20 percent of patients using the five clinics of the Boston Area Travel Medicine Network. The study also found that these travelers often visited destina...

Scientists have a promising new approach to combating deadly human viruses thanks to an educated hunch by a microbiology professor, and his 20 years of research on plants, fruit flies, nematodes and mice. Researchers hav...

The rocky remains polluting the atmosphere of a white dwarf include the first chemical evidence that water can exist on Earth-like exoplanets     

You know what's kind of a robot, if your definition of robot is loose and you squint when you're looking at it? The five-dollar clearance-sale coffee machine in my kitchen. You know what is definitely a robot, but also m...

"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me," goes the playground rhyme that's supposed to help children endure taunts. But a new study suggests that there's more going on inside our brains when s...

Chimps and seals can learn to understand human arm gestures, but only with training. For African elephants, there is no training required     

Sexy Avatars Courtesy Jeremy Bailenson When we don a virtual reality avatar, our real-life behavior can change, too. Like, for example, when people embody a tall avatar, they have a tendency to act more confidently. It's...

Researchers say study results could increase understanding of brain and speech production, improving treatment.

Scientists paint a more detailed picture of the genomic abnormalities that drive glioblastoma multiforme. Rich data set will underpin research and treatment advances.

In the United States, approximately 1.4 million people suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI) each year. Of those injuries, three out of four are minor TBI (mTBI) -- a head injury that causes a temporary change in mental ...

A new method for creating stem cells for the human liver and pancreas, which could enable both cell types to be grown in sufficient quantities for clinical use, has been developed by scientists.