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An F-35C Lightning II fighter jet conducted its first landing aboard an aircraft carrier on Nov. 3. The successful touchdown was considered a landmark moment for the U.S. Navy.

A few months ago I wrote about some mystifying mathematical and geographic tiles I encountered at the National Tile Museum in Lisbon, Portugal. --

Italian physicist Fabiola Gianotti will take the reins at the European physics powerhouse in 2016 --

New research shows how external genitals arose from very different starting places for reptiles and mammals.

Sustained nuclear fusion on Earth always seems to be 30 years away – because our reactors have been too ambitious, say researchers designing on a small scale

Researchers hit milestone in accelerating particles with plasma -- CERN Council selects next Director-General -- Arts@CERN Announces 3 new awards and reaches Asia -- Plasma-surfing machine brings mini-accelerators closer...

Ten years after leaving Earth, one of humanity's most ambitious space missions is ready for its climax - a nail-biting drop onto the surface of a comet (full text available to subscribers)

Dinosaurs that lumbered around the ancient supercontinent Gondwana had a warm-blooded neighbor -- a "chewing machine" with big eyes, excellent hearing and an acute sense of smell, according to a new study.

The finding of a well-preserved skull of a new species, called Vintana sertichi, in Madagascar provides new insights into these mysterious mammals.

Samples of Ebola are in short supply for U.S. scientists who require a fresh, steady stock of the virus to track its changes and to plan ahead for new drugs and vaccines. Much like the flu virus, Ebola mutates, however s...

The seasonal flu shot is advertised in pharmacies, doctors' offices and billboards across the U.S. and is promoted as a way to keep the virus at bay. While there's evidence that the vaccine has led to significantly fewer...

Quantum weirdness is a sign of many ordinary but invisible universes jostling to share the same space as ours, according to a bold new idea

Kids may be more likely to develop ADHD if they are exposed to higher levels of air pollution before birth, a new study suggests.

A chemical originally used to clean pipes, and now widely prescribed as a drug for osteoporosis, could also be breast cancer's nemesis

A 248-million-year-old fossil of an ancient reptile found in China is the oldest known member of a well-known group of marine reptiles, and may have lived both on land and in the sea.

A new type of particle accelerator could generate high levels of collision energy in just a few meters of space, making a much smaller and more powerful atom smasher possible, and at a cheaper cost.

The new 'plasma wakefield' method for accelerating electrons may pave the way for a new generation of tiny but powerful particle accelerators. Researchers at SLAC National Accelerator Lab seek a 'paradigm shift' to make ...

Scientists from the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and the University of California, Los Angeles have shown that a promising technique for accelerating electrons on waves of plasma is efficie...

People with Capgras syndrome believe loved ones have been replaced by impostors - brain scans reveal how our minds recognise the people around us

Recovering from a tendon injury could get easier thanks to vicious-looking bone anchors that disappear once their work is done

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Scientists from the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and the University of California, Los Angeles have shown that a promising technique for accelerating electrons on waves of plasma is efficie...