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Research by Professor Yoshihiro Kubozono at Okayama University has potential for innovative applications of solid picene and organic superconductors, graphene and other functional materials.

Researchers have successfully developed a realistic theoretical model that provides a rational explanation for the spontaneous oscillatory contraction (SPOC) of muscle. The findings were published in Physical Review Lett...

Maybe Santa only thought his reindeer were "flying" while he was tripping on mushrooms. The modern-day story of Santa derives from a Siberian shaman who gave out 'shrooms, according to one theory.

For some people, violent behavior and anger may be linked with inflammation in their bodies, a new study finds.

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Remember the environment even in your most intimate moments with free endangered species condoms, handed out by the Center for Biological Diversity to raise awareness of population growth.

A recent visit to a remote Antarctica penguin colony found about 5,000 fuzzy penguin chicks, meaning the colony is even bigger than previously thought.

Four British women are attempting to take on the Pacific Ocean next year, by attempting to row across the 8,446-mile (13,600 kilometers) expanse unassisted.

Start planning your summer travel arrangements now, because according to data released Tuesday, Earth had its warmest November on record since 1891 - the year scientists began collecting temperature data.

This animation, created from the dataset of a simulated hypothetical thunderstorm, compares vortex (gold) with wind velocity (grey to red by speed). The scene illustrates rotation in the updraft, the hallmark characteris...

Scientists outfitted an elusive snow leopard with a GPS collar in Nepal, a first for the Himalayan country. By tracking the movements of the spotted cat, conservationists hope to learn more about the ecology and behavior...

Conservationists captured an elusive snow leopard in Nepal and outfitted it with a GPS collar in a first for the Himalayan country.

Completely banning tobacco use inside the home - or more broadly in the whole city - measurably boosts the odds of smokers either cutting back or quitting entirely.

3D printers might grab a lot of headlines these days, but it was a more conventional inkjet printing setup that Cambridge University scientists used to work some medical marvels recently: For the first time, they managed...

Melatonin supplements are often recommended for sleep problems, but the hormone has other effects on health too. Here's a look at what science says about the safety and effectiveness and effectiveness of melatonin supple...

A newly identified immune protein influences each person's response to vaccines and risk for autoimmune diseases like lupus and multiple sclerosis. The protein, called a receptor and part of signaling pathways, also prov...

In genetically susceptible people, narcolepsy can sometimes be triggered by a similarity between a region of a protein called hypocretin and a portion of a protein from the pandemic H1N1 virus, according to a new study.

In November 2013 at the International Conference on Family Planning in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Population Council convened the third meeting of international experts to discuss ways to expand contraceptive choice and ...

An increasing number of high-school students say they don't think regular marijuana use is harmful, according to a new report from the National Institutes of Health.

Yet another new strain of avian influenza, or bird flu, has been discovered to affect humans, taking the life of one person in China. An elderly woman from central China's Jiangxi province has been the first confirmed vi...

The link between a strange sleep disorder and a swine flu vaccine has been found, raising hopes of safer vaccines and an insight into autoimmune disease     

An international team of researchers has discovered a way to identify, at a molecular level, malaria-causing Plasmodium falciparum parasites that are resistant to artemisinin, the key drug for treating this disease.