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The universe should have collapsed just microseconds after it formed in the Big Bang, according to one new theory.

When confined in a water droplet, B. subtilis bacteria collectively and spontaneously form a swirling vortex, with some bacteria moving in one direction and others moving the opposite way, observations and computer model...

Rare genetic disorders, such as the one Abraham Lincoln had, can be recognised by software that analyses a face in an ordinary photograph and suggests a diagnosis

When Bacillus subtilis bacteria, a species normally found in the human gut, are placed in a drop of water, the organisms create a vortex, with bacteria on the outside swimming in one direction and the ones on the inside ...

Neurobridge reroutes brain signals around the spinal cord and allows paralyzed patients to move using their own thoughts.

The way snow dances around wind turbines is shedding light on mysteries of how air turbulence behaves, a new study reveals. The research could help improve the efficiency and reliability of wind turbines, scientists say.

NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover has just completed another milestone. Arriving on Mars in August 2012, Curiosity has already spent close to two years on the Red Planet but Tuesday marks the one Martian year anniversary for t...

A meat diet fuelled the development of our big brain, but what happened when it ran short? We fostered a dangerous ally, say Adrian Williams and Robin Dunbar (full text available to subscribers)

Doctors should encourage parents to read to their children often, and start well before they enter school, according to a new statement from the nation's largest group of pediatricians.

There is a story about how the modern golf ball, with its dimpled surface, came to be: In the mid-1800s, it is said, new golf balls were smooth, but became dimpled over time as impacts left permanent dents. Smooth new ba...

Two books tell of very different nature hunts - for an elusive Somali mammal and for British reptiles and amphibians - but biodiversity loss runs through both

School hallways provided scant protection during the 2013 EF5 tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. Now, state and school officials are trying to make schools safer places to be during extreme weather.

Even though it's been a warm couple of months already, it's officially summer. A delicious, science-filled way to beat the heat? Making homemade ice cream. Image Credit: St0rmz via Flickr Over at Physics@Home there's an ...

First it was the bees, now a major report suggests a host of wildlife is being harmed by the widely-used neonicotinoid pesticides

Could a tiny, flexible patch on your skin read your emotions and change things in your environment accordingly? Not yet, but it might know when you get the chills.

Archaeologists have discovered a 4,000-year-old burial chamber including two oxen-pulled chariots in Georgia in the south Caucasus.

The 5-year excavation of the hillfort at Burrough Hill comes to a close this summer.

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A first-of-its-kind study by researchers at the University of Minnesota (UMN) using snow during a Minnesota blizzard is giving researchers new insight into the airflow around large wind turbines. This research is essenti...

(Phys.org) --On Monday, June 23, the next phase of neutrino physics at Fermilab fell (gently) into place. The MicroBooNE detector - a 30-ton, 40-foot-long cylindrical metal tank designed to detect ghostly particles calle...

The mystery of how high-temperature superconductors work has endured for 30 years, but a new study could help unravel it. These materials have applications ranging from making more efficient electrical grids to creating ...

The 30-ton MicroBooNE detector, the cornerstone of Fermilab's short-baseline neutrino program, will see neutrinos this year. On Monday, the next phase of neutrino physics at Fermilab fell (gently) into place. The MicroBo...