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Morpheus, Gear, Rift, Vive--the list of prospective virtual reality devices is growing longer. And although this latest chapter in virtual reality was born in Oculus founder Palmer Luckey's garage a...

The world's most valuable prize for brain science research was awarded today (March 9) to four German and American scientists who invented a microscopy technique that reveals the finest structures of the brain, in both h...

The famous Chinchorro mummies, which have remained preserved in Chile for more than 7,000 years, are now under threat from increased levels of moisture.

The Cohen Children's Medical Center of North Shore Long Island Jewish Hospital states the clear rationale for getting the MMR 'shot.'

Florida, one of the states most susceptible to the effects of climate change and sea-level rise, verbally banned state environmental officials from using the term "climate change," an investigation revealed. But the Suns...

Originally published: Mar 6 2015 - 1:45pm, Inside Science TVBy: Karin Heineman, Executive Producer(Inside Science TV) - Every day around the world, lightning strikes the ground about 10 times per second.That's nearly one...

An unexpected discovery has created a laser that can blind you temporarily - and you won't even know you're the target (full text available to subscribers)

The brain's "pain sensor" has been found, researchers say. When you step on a thumbtack or hit your funny bone, this is the part of your brain that lights up.

A long-term study of child behaviour suggests that over-praising your kids could increase narcissistic traits such as selfishness and vanity

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station will attempt to grow the fibrous plaque (amyloids) that are the root cause of the brain disease.

Chemists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have developed a broadly useful technique for building new drug molecules and other chemical products.

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Criminal justice, cosmology and computer manufacturing may not look to have much in common, but these and many other disparate fields all depend on sensitive measurements of X-rays. Scientists at the National Institute o...

Now you see it, now you don't. Surfaces made out of artificial materials can bounce light at weird angles or be see-through for one kind of light while reflecting another

For the first time, mice have been given a new conscious memory while they sleep, New Scientist asks whether the same could be done for humans

After more than a decade of preparation, a pioneering attempt to fly around the world powered solely by sunshine got off the ground today

While spelunking in northern Israel, cavers stumbled upon a hidden stash of ancient coins and jewelry from the era of Alexander the Great, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced.

A process that is too fast to be measured and analyzed. Yet a group of international scientists did not lose heart and conceived a sort of highly sophisticated moviola film-editing system, which allowed them to observe -...

Drugs can clear HIV from the blood, but the virus can hide out around the body. Now we have a way to reveal its hiding places - the first step to getting rid of it fully

The process of wrinkle formation is familiar to anyone who has ever sat in a bathtub a little too long. But exactly why layered materials sometimes form one kind of wrinkly pattern or another -- or even other variations,...

Atomic clocks are the most accurate clocks in the world. In an atomic clock, electrons jumping from one orbit to another decides the clock's frequency. To get the electrons to jump, researchers shine light on the atoms u...

Toxic lead buried in icy layers of an Andes glacier reveals that leaded gasoline was the region's worst polluter in the last 2,000 years.