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A new agreement between the United States and the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) signed today will pave the way for renewed collaboration in particle physics, promising to yield new insights into funda...

Researchers can now spy on proteins at nearly the level of their individual atoms, thanks to a new microscope technique.

The planet's molten core became magnetic nearly 4 billion years ago - potentially making Mercury's magnetic field the most enduring in our solar system

Two experienced Dutch researchers went missing while researching thinning ice in the Canadian Arctic. A rescue team found their dog by a hole in the ice

An American doctor who recovered from Ebola developed serious eye problems months later, as a result of the virus lingering in the eye, according to a new report of the case.

The shiny, fossilized brains of two ancient sea-monsterlike creatures are helping researchers understand how the ancestors of modern-day arthropods, such as scorpions and lobsters, evolved, as shown in a new study.

Using cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), scientists have captured the most detailed image yet of protein structures. This might "revolutionize drug development," according to The National Cancer Institute.

Getting vaccinated against measles may also help you avoid other diseases as well, a new study shows.

Comet 67P's water isn't like Earth's - it's interstellar stuff, from the same mould as the pristine material that made the solar system (full text available to subscribers)

A new study shows that it is possible to use an imaging technique called cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) to view, in near-atomic detail, the architecture of a metabolic enzyme bound to a drug that blocks its activity....

Here's another reason to vaccinate kids. Measles wipes our immune system memory, leaving us at risk of diseases such as meningitis and pneumonia

This tiny wannabe lover waits for females to emerge from their larval stage to mate – but sometimes gets tricked by a dead one

Astronomers have spotted a dead star polluted with heavy elements, suggesting that the star recently chowed down on a water-laced asteroid.

Despite a government promise to reverse deforestation, settlers are continuing to destroy forest reserves and the wildlife that once thrived there

This summer, while road tripping through Nevada, you may pull up to the sleek silver cab of an 18-wheeler, and get a shock--the driver isn't looking at the road, and...

More Americans are taking vitamin D supplements, but could people get sick from it?

Sometimes the biggest scientific discoveries arise from technicians simply trying to do their job. This was certainly the case for one of the key astronomical discoveries of the past century: the 1933 detection of radio ...

GETTING a telescope into orbit is challenging and costly. Astronomers want instruments with the biggest mirrors possible. Big mirrors gather more light, so can see fainter objects. They also have higher magnification, so...

LIQUID nitrogen seems a good place to start if you want to cool something down. If Peter Dearman, a British inventor, is correct, it might be even better than it looks. Mr Dearman is a man with a bee in his bonnet. He ha...

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Reports and opinions in Scientific American on a key tragedy in World War I May 8, 2015 When the German submarine U-20 torpedoed the British civilian ship Lusitania on May 7, 1915, the grand ocean... --

Over two weeks, four human poker players will duke it out against poker software in 80,000 hands of Heads Up No Limit Texas Hold'em for a $100,000 cash prize