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Theorists argue that warped space-time prevents quantum superpositions of large-scale objects --

Government and industry talks over a code of conduct for face recognition collapsed this week. It could mean privacy in the physical world is slipping away

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Laser-ultrasound? It may become a leading tool to harmlessly peer inside our organs.

Curious as to what a design release engineer does, or a mechatronics engineer? Find out the answers and engage young people in engineering careers with this collection of resources from around the Web.

Scientists found that species are dying off more than 100 times faster than they would without human activity.

Scientists for the first time tracked ultrafast structural changes, captured in quadrillionths-of-a-second steps, as ring-shaped gas molecules burst open and unraveled. Ring-shaped molecules are abundant in biochemistry ...

Lightning dart across the sky in a flash. And even though we can use lightning rods to increase the probability of it striking at a specific location, its exact path remains unpredictable. At a smaller scale, discharges ...

Diverse animals across the globe are slipping away and dying as Earth enters its sixth mass extinction, a new study finds.

The longest running evolutionary lab experiment is letting us watch one major evolutionary change transform an entire ecosystem

When we let our minds wander, sleeping or waking, they begin mixing and remixing our experiences to create weird images, hallucinations, even epiphanies. These might be the result of idle...

Many Ebola survivors experience appetite loss and joint pain months after they are declared free of the virus. In addition, Ebola often impacts social life and mental health.

Image credit: Alan Cleaver via flickr | ://bit.ly/1G3bRzX Rights information: ://bit.ly/NL51dk The world becomes a fuzzy, surreal place at its smallest levels, according to quantum physics. It has long been a mystery why...

From assembly-line work to self-driving cars, computers are taking over many tasks once performed by humans. Artistic jobs, however, have been relatively safe -- until now.

Neural networks are great at pattern recognition, but when they try too hard to identify things in a scene they can turn it into surreal artwork

Our evil twin planet has a smooth face, implying its blemishes were masked by lava. Now we've finally seen evidence of the stuff bubbling up from a geological rift

People who spend too much time sitting down -- be it during a daily commute, or in front of a computer or TV -- may be at increased risk for anxiety, a new review finds.

On June 3, 2015, Vilhelm Bohr talked about his famous grandfather's life, including the relationship with Einstein, at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics   --

The moment a newborn baby pops into a family, parents often stop using their first names and instead start calling each other "daddy" and "mommy."

The slender filefish can quickly blend in with its surroundings thanks to pigment cell and specialised skin flaps

About 16 million years ago, a giant bat used all four of its limbs to stalk around the subtropical rainforest of modern-day New Zealand, a new study finds.

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