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A nanoparticle that has a couple of unique -- and important -- properties has been designed by scientists. Spherical in shape and silver in composition, it is encased in a shell coated with a peptide that enables it to t...

A molecule that can easily and quickly show how much drug is in a patient's system has been invented by scientists. The molecule, now the basis of a start-up company, is expected to enable point-of-care therapeutic drug ...

Levels of a small molecule found only in humans and in other primates are lower in the brains of depressed individuals, according to researchers. This discovery may hold a key to improving treatment options for those who...

Cold war nuclear bomb tests let us pinpoint the age of murder victims and individual brain cells - but thanks to the test ban, we're running out of fallout (full text available to subscribers)

If research on the human brain is to come close to meeting the lofty hopes many researchers and government bodies have for it, one thing is going to have to change: Brain scanning will have to become a process that can b...

Updated optical tweezers can pluck objects as small as viruses --

Our multiverse, hurricane names and gender bias and a beached whale hidden in a painting -- just a few of our favorite stories in Science this week.

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This spring, the racehorse California Chrome won the first two legs of the Triple Crown. If he wins, he will be the first Triple Crown winner in 36 years and only the 12th horse in history to do so.