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People have produced distilled water since ancient times via distillation -- the process of boiling water in a still, then collecting the condensed steam. Impurities get left behind when the water evaporates.

The signs of a heart attack in women might be different from those in men, but this may not be the case when it comes to chest pain, new research reveals.

Fewer people plan to travel to visit friends and family this year for Thanksgiving than last year.

SpaceX's biggest test will happen Monday with its first geostationary transfer mission. The updated Falcon 9 rocket will launch a commercial satellite into geostationary transfer orbit at 80,000 kilometers, or 49,709.7 m...

People who are genetically predisposed to Alzheimer's disease may have differences in their brains that can be detected as early as infancy, a new study suggests.

A small team at NASA's Ames Research Center has set out to "boldly grow where no man has grown before" - and they're doing it with the help of thousands of children, a robot, and a few specially customized GoPro cameras....

White wine, beer and Brussels sprouts can be major sources of the toxic metal arsenic in people's diets, according to a new study.

New iridescent, color-shifting fiber inspired by a tropical berry could one day make its way to the runway in the form of color-morphing clothing.

Ever open up a beer bottle only to have your friend tap the bottle's mouth? Disaster ensues and the beer you planned on drinking ends up on the floor. While it seems like magic, there is a scientific explanation for such...

The world's first analysis of bacteria in different grapes and grape-growing regions reveals which microbe combinations make the best flavour     

Thanksgiving was officially established as a national holiday in 1863, 150 years ago. The holiday is associated with Pilgrims in the 1600s but was only sporadically celebrated until an influential writer lobbied to make ...

A tiny flapping robot, developed by researchers at New York University, stays aloft by mimicking the pulsating movement of an ocean-dwelling jellyfish. This new method of flight could be used in robots for surveillance, ...

An ancient Buddhist shrine found in Nepal opens a new window into the life of Siddhartha Gautama, more famously known as the Buddha.

The American Physical Society's annual Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting is well underway in Pittsburgh this week, and it's showcasing a slew of gorgeous videos contending for prizes in the Gallery of Fluid Motion.We've...

National parks and several public observatories have opportunities for the public to catch a view of Comet ISON as astronomers watch it plunge towards the sun.

As astronomers wait to see if ISON survives its close brush with the sun, the public has a range of places to choose from for the best viewing experience of the comet in December.

Archaeologists opened up several trenches in Eshtaol along Israel's Highway 38, which is being expanded. The team uncovered artifacts spanning thousands of years of ancient history, including the remains of house from th...

A recent study led by researchers of the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) achieved the highest force sensitivity ever observed with a nano-mechanical resonator. The scientific results of this study have been publish...

There's wit and whimsy in the naming of a national lab’s conference rooms. This summer, The New York Times' Opinionator blog posted a photo of an ordinary, fluorescent-lit hallway, indistinct apart from one feature: a ...

Mushrooms throw their hopes to the wind, literally. For a fungus, the culmination of reproduction means releasing spores that are carried through the air. Ideally, a fungus wants its spores to get as far away from the pa...

Spontaneous bursts of light from a solid block illuminate the unusual way interacting quantum particles behave when they are driven far from equilibrium. The discovery by Rice University scientists of a way to trigger th...

(Phys.org) --Given all the weird things that can occur in quantum mechanics--from entanglement to superposition to teleportation--not much seems surprising in the quantum world. Nevertheless, a new finding that an object...