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For cat lovers, there are few sounds as precious as a beloved feline's purr. The purr is often interpreted as a sign of contentment, but the real reasons for this vocalization are a bit more complicated.

Biologists study jaguars by getting them to approach remote camera traps in the jungle. The product used to attract them may surprise you.

At the Drones and Aerial Robotics conference in New York City this morning, aerial robotics postdoc Sergie Lupashin demonstrated a drone on a leash. The drone, which he calls the Fotokite, acts like a steadicam and does ...

While the current salmonella outbreak may have people concerned about eating chicken, experts point out that raw meat products always carry risk.

Photoreceptors produce harmful compounds that contribute to retinal degeneration.

Treating jaundiced babies with a rig of blue LEDs embedded in a reflective tent could be a boon for treating the debilitating condition in developing countries     

Caufield Novelty's take on an Einstein Costume We've blogged about physics Halloween costumes in the past, but too late to help anyone come up with ideas in time to actually celebrate the greatest holiday of the year. We...

    

Google has revealed that its wearable computer will in part be powered by D-Wave technology, although the true quantum nature of the feat remains unclear     

US research reveals that four out of five college student drivers have used their cell phones to send or receive text messages while driving despite the majority recognizing that the activity represents a risk.

A professor found that a simple change -- turning on captions during educational videos -- dramatically improved students' test scores and comprehension.

A recent study by a University of Missouri researcher shows that resveratrol, a compound found in grape skins and red wine, can make certain tumor cells more susceptible to radiation treatment. The next step is for resea...

A new study reveals that in the prediction of treatment outcome for castration-resistant prostate cancer, a change in circulating tumour cells detection might be more accurate than the change in prostate-specific antigen...

Researchers have found that deficiency of an antioxidant response protein called nuclear erythroid-2 like factor-2 (Nrf2) delays or prevents hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Kew Gardens celebrate UK Fungus Day, Sunday 13 October, with Darwin's rare specimens, fungi tours and giant fairy toadstools     

All the latest on newscientist.com: theories of everything – what good are they? the future of 3D printing, life with a purpose, here be dragons and more     

The OPCW in 2007 The Nobel Committee announced today that this year's Nobel Peace Prize will go to a group few outside the world of international security have heard of: the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical W...

Editor’s note: The following is the introduction to a special e-publication called Our Solar System (click the link to see a table of contents). Published earlier this year, the collection... --

Computers are excellent at crunching numbers, looking for words, following a logical set of instructions. But our machines are still highly literal beasts. The subtleties of human emotion largely escape them. Which is wh...

Peter Higgs broke his silence this morning to speak about sharing this year's Nobel prize in physics, his history with the subject, and a love of good beer     

History tells us that we will gain from the search for ultimate truth - just not what we expected, says MacGregor Campbell (full text available to subscribers)     

The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has won this year's Nobel peace prize for its 'extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons'