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Trigonometry is a branch of mathematics that studies relationships between the sides and angles of triangles.

Can't resist red meat? It may not be the healthiest menu option but some equally tasty side orders could limit the damage (full text available to subscribers)

Explosive geysers of material that shoot away from black holes at nearly the speed of light seem to form more often in galaxies that are the product of two galaxies merging together, according to a new study using data f...

ROBOTS: Damage Recovery Algorithm Could Make All Robots Unstoppable Evan Ackerman | IEEE Spectrum "But instead of having to figure out which leg is broken and how, or doing any sort...

America is cracking down on unhealthy trans fats in food. It's a welcome move that should spark a rethink in unregulated countries, says Oliver Tickell (full text available to subscribers)

Because of the significant benefit found in combining the targeted drug ibrutinib with standard chemotherapy for relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma, an interim analysis has closed the int...

ESMO, the European Society for Medical Oncology, has announced the publication of the ESMO Magnitude of Clinical Benefit Scale, a tool to assist oncology clinicians in evaluating the most effective anti-cancer medicines ...

A new phase 3 study in some of the most difficult-to-treat patients, women with endocrine-resistant disease, showed that the newly approved drug, palbociclib, more than doubled the time to cancer recurrence for women wit...

Use of the targeted agent pacritinib significantly reduced the symptoms and burden of advanced myelofibrosis in patients, says a researcher who co-led PERSIST-1, the worldwide phase 3 clinical trial that tested the thera...

In the south-central part of Utah, a 100-mile-long (161 kilometers) formation, dubbed Waterpocket Fold, has created a landscape that is not only spectacular to view but is also a geological treasure for research and stud...

Blue-ice areas are patches of ice where wind and evaporation have scoured glaciers clean of snow.

There's a reason why drugs have a reputation for being bad for you: they are. But comparing the risks of different drugs throws up surprising results (full text available to subscribers)

Bespectacled Andean bears give pandas some cuteness competition.

No, El Niño is not the source of every weather crisis, but it can be devastating, and researchers have uncovered a new clue that may help predict how bad things can get.

Patients with worsening chronic obstructive pulmonary disease spend less time in hospital when their doctors manage their care by using a checklist of steps called order sets.

New research shows that both smokers and those exposed to passive smoke require more anesthetic and painkillers to reach the same level of anesthesia as non-smokers.

New research suggests that, before an operation, low blood pressure rather than high blood pressure is an independent risk factor for death.

A study shows that hypothermia occurs in around half of patients undergoing surgery, despite national guidelines for its prevention.

The importance of preventing hypertension is reinforced by a study showing anti-hypertension medicines can increase stroke risk by 248 percent, according to new research.