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Scientists from NASA have uncovered a strange magnetic field surrounding our solar system, shedding new light on the mysterious boundary between our solar system and interstellar space just beyond the heliosphere. Combin...

Perhaps in hindsight we all should have seen Google's turn to robotics coming when, under Andy Rubin, the company dubbed its mobile operating system Android. Now in charge of Google's still mostly secret robotics divisio...

New insights into one of the molecular mechanisms behind light harvesting, the process that enables photosynthetic organisms to thrive, even as weather conditions change from full sunlight to deep cloud cover, will be pr...

The magma beneath some of the most dangerous volcanoes could be solid for more than 99 per cent of the time, suggesting that molten magma is a warning sign     

A tiny rod diverts inoperable tumour cells away from the brain and into a pool filled with a lethal drug     

From tree-climbing crocs to termite-inspired bots we have some of the most interesting stories from Science this week!

(Oregon State University) A new study suggests that the magma sitting 4-5 kilometers beneath the surface of Oregon's Mount Hood has been stored in near-solid conditions for thousands of years, but that the time it takes ...

An elderly woman in Brazil recently found out that her stomach pains were a sign of something other than indigestion. According to USA Today, the 84-year-old woman from the central Brazilian state of Tocantins was actual...

Ronan is a rescued sea lion that has a unique talent that has shed new light on animal cognition. Ronan can keep the beat and bobs her in tempo with music, even new sounds she hasn't heard before. For researchers this ha...