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Up to 32 million people could be affected by cyclone-strength winds and surge from Typhoon Hagupit, a huge storm expected to make landfall in the Philippines this weekend. Although Hagupit had weakened Friday and was no ...

Many astronomers believe the question of whether alien life exists isn't "if," but "where." New research could make it easier to pinpoint exactly which distant planets might be suitable for life beyond Earth. Scientists ...

After a delay due to poor weather, NASA's Orion spacecraft had its first flight test, Exploration Flight Test 1 (EFT-1). The next generation spacecraft will be used in a manned mission to Mars and Friday's test will test...

An odd, iridescent material that's puzzled physicists for decades turns out to be an exotic state of matter that could open a new path to quantum computers and other next-generation electronics.

Pretty soon, powering your tablet could be as simple as wrapping it in cling wrap.

How can light which has been captured in a solar cell be examined in experiments? Jülich scientists have succeeded in looking directly at light propagation within a solar cell by using a trick. The photovoltaics researc...

The secret ingredients used in the finishes of 18th century mandolins included algae and lava from Mount Vesuvius.

Most cases of Lou Gehrig's disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), have no known cause, but a new study finds genes may play a larger role in these cases than previously thought.

The popular mint cigarette flavouring menthol may make smoking a harder habit to kick by increasing the number of nicotine receptors in our brains

It's the spacecraft NASA has been waiting for. The space agency's new capsule, designed to help deliver humans to deep space destinations such as Mars someday, has just launched on its rigorous first test flight.

A new mammal fossil known as the plunderer of the Bear Formation reveals a richer diversity of early primates, whose ancestors may have lived alongside dinosaurs

One hundred scientists and engineers recently gave the ATLAS detector a deep cleaning in preparation for the Large Hadron Collider restart. No, they’re not Ghost Busters looking for paranormal activity. Nor are they th...

An exhibition and two books show how technology is changing our interactions with time

Lazarus rising from the dead, as did Janina Kolkiewicz and Walter Williams earlier this year.It's a rare event, but is it miraculous? The holiday season is upon us, and we will soon be inundated with stories of miracles ...

A gigantic rainbow jet has been glimpsed in the act of being booted out of a galactic nursery by the forming stars

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After an epic trip covering about 4.76 billion kilometres, the New Horizons spacecraft is about to arrive near Pluto and its remote, icy neighbours

Politicians are often accused of paying lip service to science. Researcher Jon Copley went behind the scenes of the UK parliament to examine the claim

Glaciers in West Antarctica are melting three times faster than they were ten years ago and have dropped water weight equivalent to Mount Everest into the ocean every two years for the last 21 years, according to NASA's ...

China on Thursday hit out at Australia for the latter's decision not to contribute to the United Nations' Green Climate Fund (GCF) and said that the money provided by developed nations to help poorer countries cope with ...

The electric eel, a fish native to South America that can generate powerful electric shocks of up to 650 volts, has been found to have a special taser-like electroshock system that helps it exert a type of remote control...