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(Springer) Belgian scientists have used a particle physics theory to describe the behavior of particle-like entities, referred to as excitons, in two layers of graphene, a one-carbon-atom-thick honeycomb crystal. In a pa...

Pictures in the undecipherable Voynich manuscript look like 16th century Mexican plants and could be key to translating it, but some still say it's a hoax     

The ultimate challenge in the race to miniaturize light emitting diodes (LED) has now been met: a team led by the Institut de Physique et de Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg has developed the first ever single-molecul...

(Canadian Medical Association Journal) Women who take nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) during pregnancy are not at increased risk of miscarriages, confirms a new study published in CMAJ.

Many Americans consume too much added sugar, a habit that not only increases the risk of obesity, but may also increase the risk of dying from heart disease, a new study suggests.

Once again, Mississippi reigns as the most religious U.S. state, with 61 percent of its residents classified as "very religious," according to the results of a Gallup survey released Monday (Feb. 3).

States across the South and Utah once again keep their high ranking on an annual list of the most religious U.S. states. Vermont leads the pack of least religious states.

(Phys.org) --The same physics that gives tornadoes their ferocious stability lies at the heart of new University of Washington research, and could lead to a better understanding of nuclear dynamics in studying fission, s...

Mosquitoes use scent-detecting molecules known as odorant receptors in their antennae. These sensors help mosquitoes "sniff out" sources of blood. Now, researchers have discovered mosquitoes have these same molecules in ...

Our species spread across the world from its African heartland about 60,000 years ago - but 3000 years ago, some humans went back to the homeland     

Olympic figure skaters are flexible, cross-country skiers have endurance and bobsledders are explosively strong. Which type of athletes are the most fit, however, is an open question that gets to the heart of what it mea...

XStat RevMedx When a soldier is shot on the battlefield, the emergency treatment can seem as brutal as the injury itself. A medic must pack gauze directly into the wound cavity, sometimes as deep as 5 inches into the bod...

Winter Olympians are incredibly fit, but what fitness means depends on an athlete's sport. From strong bobsledders to swift skiers, here's a run-down.

Astronomers have gotten their first clear look at galaxy in the very early universe that could have become somewhat like the Milky Way.

Previous modeling work had suggested that Earth's axial tilt would vary wildly over long time spans without the moon's steadying gravitational influence, creating huge climate swings that would make it tough for life to ...

The Southwest's small population of endangered Mexican wolves, once driven to the brink of extinction, has increased for the fourth year in a row, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

A man claims his fishing vessel was blown off course near Mexico and washed ashore at the Marshall Islands 13 months later, but officials are skeptical.

Buried underneath a mile of solid ice at the bottom of the world, two instruments are at the forefront of a new effort to corroborate or refute one of the most controversial scientific results in the ongoing search for d...

Horse_ebooks Twitter In September, the collective deflation of Twitter was almost audible. The famous, beloved account @Horse_ebooks was unveiled as a hoax--or, well, it was unveiled to be something, at least. Art? Maybe...

Deep in the Sahara Desert, the Al Jawf oasis in southeastern Libya is pictured in this space wallpaper from Japan's ALOS satellite.

All the latest on newscientist.com: pitcher plants' strange prey, return of the Eurobat, green Enlightenment, mystery manuscript's Mexican code and more     

Just a day after Punxsutawney Phil poked his head out of a fake tree stump and saw his shadow, the weather seems to be shaping up to fulfill the groundhog's prognostication for six more weeks of winter - on the East Coas...