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The process could be used to print structures with applications in energy storage and tissue regeneration --

Global carbon dioxide levels have now officially reached the 400 ppm level, a first for the planet.

Water, when cooled below 32°F, eventually freezes -- it's science known even to pre-schoolers. But some substances, when they undergo a process called "rapid-freezing" or "supercooling," remain in liquid form -- even at...

Acoustic measurements reveal the energy that radiates from a lightning bold --

Going through puberty is hard for transgender kids, but hormone blockers can delay puberty while both the youth and the parents decide the best path forward.

The Ebola virus can live on surfaces in hospitals for up to two weeks, a new study suggests.

The US army has said it wants invisibility cloaks for its soldiers within 18 months. How realistic is that?

Depression and bipolar disorder can both cause people to go through periods of extreme sadness and despair, and even mental health experts may find it difficult to distinguish between the two disorders. But new research ...

The Siberian tiger is a rare beauty, best seen from not too close.

Dangerous viruses lurk all around us. Discover whether one could turn into an unstoppable killer that could wipe out half the human race (full text available to subscribers)

Autism myths and fears are not helping anyone, but research is.

Born blind, Brian Borowski taught himself to echolocate using tongue and finger clicks - scientists are now studying his supersense for insights into the brain

Physicist Amanda Peet will discuss how cosmic strings might explain nature’s densest objects --

Humans evolved over millions of years into today's upright, bipedal walkers. Now, the evolution of some robots is on a similar track. Only the pace is much faster. In recent...

FROM humanity's point of view, one of the most important events in history was the evolution of the eukaryotic cell--the sort from which people's bodies are made. Without this innovation, which happened about 2 billion y...

Soon you'll have the tools to hone your online communication skills and figure out how to make the perfect first impression when you meet someone in the flesh

A new group of archaea are the closest relatives to complex cellular life ever found and suggest our microbial ancestors were more complex than we thought

The puffy morsels have “legs” that propel them off the pan --

Water, when cooled below 32°F, eventually freezes--it's science known even to pre-schoolers. But some substances, when they undergo a process called "rapid-freezing" or "supercooling," remain in liquid form--even at bel...

Diogo Monica, IEEE member and security lead at Docker, offers tips on security concerns as more personal devices become connected to the internet through mind-control, mobile devices and autonomous piloting software.

An X-ray study carried out at DESY allows to improve the quality of chocolate. The study offers new insights into the formation of fat bloom, an unwelcome white layer that occasionally forms on chocolate. "Although fat b...

Since the first Oculus Rift virtual reality headset prototype, people have breathlessly asked, "When will a consumer version be ready?" Oculus played coy and stuck to its guns. When we think...