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While modern technology has made much of the equipment easily accessible, the basic techniques have been used since the mid-to-late 1800s.

(Phys.org) --By collecting heat energy from the environment and transforming it into electrical power, thermoelectric energy harvesters have the potential to provide energy for a variety of small electronic devices. Curr...

Iran's latest drone isn't one. The "matchstick with wings" body, camera slung beneath the fuselage, and remotely piloted nature of the Ra'ad 85 all obscure the vehicles' true nature: it's a flying bomb, slapped together ...

The few genes found outside the nucleus affect cell metabolism more than expected.

The ancestors of modern carpenter bees may have become extinct roughly 65 million years ago, around the same time that dinosaurs were wiped out, a new study finds.

Fusion research is on track overseas, but the U.S. risks falling behind.

Men slow down for those they love, according to new research that finds that men adjust their walking speed to match a romantic partner's. The study has implications for how groups evolved, as humans traveling together w...

A 57-year- old woman in Italy who went to the doctor with inflamed sinuses had an unusual diagnosis.

Researchers report that wood-biochar supercapacitors can produce as much power as today's activated-carbon supercapacitors at a fraction of the cost - and with environmentally friendly byproducts.

Sprouts -- the tiny plants that grow as seeds begin to germinate -- are packed with nutrition. Here's a look at ways to include sprouts in your diet.

A Phiddipus johnsoni, or red-backed jumping spider (named Nefertiti), has returned from its time on the International Space Station. Its hunting skills were compromised when attempting to capture its prey, due to its rea...

Of all the standard units currently in use around the world, the kilogram - the official unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI) - is the only one that still relies on a physical object for its definition....

Where two different materials meet on the atomic level, a new material can be born that is neither one nor the other. The two parent materials do not mix - they remain distinct from one another - but their marriage beget...

Not much is known about how Renaissance cartographer Martin Waldseemüller created his 1516 "Carta marina" world map, possibly the most up-to-date conception of the world at the time. But scholar Chet Van Duzer offered a...

Cartographer Martin Waldseemüller based his Carta marina on modern nautical sources.

So much for "Rat Island." A remote island west of Alaska has been renamed to Hawadax Island since the birds have returned more quickly than expected.

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a novel method for measuring laser power by reflecting the light off a mirrored scale, which behaves as a force detector.

By using data collected by the Hubble Space Telescope and observations with the Keck I telescope in Hawaii, astronomers have now confirmed that the galaxy designated z8_GND_5296 formed within 700 million years after the ...

The small earthquakes repeatedly shaking Oklahoma are likely linked to wastewater disposal from oil and gas extraction, known as fracking, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Breast cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer and cancer deaths among women worldwide. Routine screening can increase breast cancer survival by detecting the disease early and allowing doctors to address it at ...

On this week's podcast, I visit Brookhaven National Lab's Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, a machine that recreates the conditions of the universe a microsecond after the Big Bang. I got a chance to meet the scientists w...

To fully experience a new culture, you've got to eat like a local - new online start-ups aim to connect you with home-cooked meals wherever you roam