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A superconducting magnet begins its journey from SLAC laboratory in California to Brookhaven Lab in New York. Imagine an MRI magnet with a central chamber spanning some 9 feet—massive enough to accommodate a standing A...

Scientists sprayed graphene precursors into hot solvent to form pom-pom-like particles suitable for battery electrodes --

Quantum dot masers could help develop quantum computers and probe the mysteries of entanglement.

Princeton University researchers have built a rice grain-sized laser powered by single electrons tunneling through artificial atoms known as quantum dots. The tiny microwave laser, or "maser," is a demonstration of the f...

Whether you are an advanced yogi, or just learning the basic yoga poses, there are apps that can help you. We checked out available yoga apps, and here are our favorites.

More than 40 percent of Americans who drink alcohol also take medications that may interact with their booze, a new study finds.

Every graphic is a new adventure. Some of our magazine articles involve abstract concepts that require lots of time and energy at the front-end, making decisions about what, exactly should be... --

Dark matter and dark energy can't be seen, but that doesn't mean they don't yield stunning images.

When recess takes place before lunch -- as opposed to after -- kids eat 54 percent more fruits and veggies, a new study shows.

A new device to treat obesity blocks nerve signals between the brain and stomach to suppress appetite - but its effects are small

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This week saw a slew of stories about how well computers are getting to know us and how that will be good for everyone...depending on your point of view, of course. Enjoy...

For nearly half a century, theoretical physicists have made a series of discoveries that certain constants in fundamental physics seem extraordinarily fine-tuned to allow for the emergence of a life-enabling universe. Co...

Tiny machines powered by stomach acid have been tested in live mice, and could one day deliver drugs directly into the stomach lining

Global temperatures in 2014 shattered earlier records, making 2014 the hottest year since 1880.

We all know that water boils at 100 °C. So was the 18th-century scientist who pushed the boiling point to 112 °C wrong? There was only one way to find out (full text available to subscribers)

Reported in Scientific American, This Week in World War I: January 16, 1915 Before the First World War, Simon Lake designed and built some innovative submarines for the U.S. --

Self-castration after once-in-a-lifetime sex helps coin spiders protect their mate from the unwanted attentions of other males

An international team of astrophysicists has completed an advanced detector to map the most energetic phenomena in the universe. On Thursday, atop Volcán Sierra Negra, on a flat ledge near the highest point in Mexico, t...

City College of New York led-team has successfully demonstrated how to both enhance light emission and capture light from metamaterials embedded with light emitting nanocrystals. The breakthrough, headed by physicist Dr....

The UK spacecraft thought lost on the surface of Mars in 2003 has now been found. And it might still have useful data that we could one day retrieve

Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, tweets dramatic pictures from his firm's recent failed attempt to land a rocket on a boat