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US Air Force hospitals are deploying a new weapon against pathogens in hospitals. The Xenex Germ-Zapping Robots disinfect with full spectrum UV light and can kill.

Adults from rural Guatemala can accurately assess probability without learning about it in school, suggesting that we may be natural bookies

A rare deer with fangs that would make Dracula do a double take was recently spotted in Afghanistan for the first time in 66 years, proving that the elusive and bizarre species has survived decades of poaching and habita...

Once nearly extinct, California condors are making a steady recovery. But a new threat-- lead poisoning from old bullets-- is slowing progress, leaving scientists between wildlife preservation and the politics of hunting...

Rare fanged musk deer were spotted in Afghanistan for the first time in 60 years.

Thousands of small children swallow tiny batteries each year. A new battery coating could protect kids from internal burns and still allow the batteries to work. Cynthia Graber reports   --

A new study finds that most of the rise in autism diagnoses in Denmark is due to changes in reporting practices.

South Pole telescope readings could confirm early universe's rapid expansion. Originally published: Mar 17 2014 - 6:45pm, Inside Science News ServiceBy: Ben P. Stein, Director, Inside ScienceIn what would represent the m...

Many planets and moons harbour bizarre bodies of water - but that alone won't make them as life-friendly as Earth, say two planetary scientists (full text available to subscribers)

Two USC researchers have proposed a link between string field theory and quantum mechanics that could open the door to using string field theory--or a broader version of it, called M-theory--as the basis of all physics.

Weight loss surgery, such as gastric bypass and Lap-Band surgery, can significantly reduce the risk for Type 2 diabetes in obese people, a new study concludes. Weight loss surgery, compared to normal care, reduced Type 2...

One of Sierra Leone's leading Ebola doctors has died from the disease, making him the fifth high-profile local doctor killed by the virus. Dr. Godfrey George, medical superintendent of Kambia Government Hospital in north...

There's more than one way to handle authorship and copyright in the digital age, according to The Copyright Wars by Peter Baldwin

It's fluffy, has four wheels and can make an Emperor sing. A baby bird spycam is helping researchers get close to shy penguins

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(Phys.org) --Piezoelectric materials, which produce electricity in response to mechanical stress, account for a $12 billion global industry that is projected to grow at a rate of 13.2% per year, according to a recent rep...

Even as 3-D printing's impact on science, healthcare and consumer electronics grows, these devices aren't likely to find their way into your home anytime soon. --

Promoting trade may boost the bottom line but it doesn't make people healthier or happier, says John Middleton of the UK Faculty of Public Health

The root cause of the accident is still unclear, but officials say video from the cockpit shows a mechanism designed to slow the craft deployed earlier than normal

Stem cells in the breast milk of mice develop into a range of different tissues in the offspring, including the brain, liver and kidneys. The same may also be true in people

(Phys.org) --A trio of physicists is proposing a new direction for understanding the concept of time. In their paper published in the journal Physical Review Letters, Julian Barbour, of College Farm in the U.K., Tim Kosl...

If there was a "cure" for sleep, how would you spend that extra time?