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SPACE: Why Send Humans to Space When We Can Send Robots? Daniel Oberhaus | Motherboard "The first marketable, personal computers in the late 70s came about after almost 40 years...

Antechinus sex involves ambushes, intermittent copulation lasting 14 hours and ultimately suicide.

From false confessions to expert testimony that juries are ill-equipped to understand, our criminal justice system needs a radical refit, says a new book

A new class of drug developed targets the Warburg effect to cut off cancer's energy supply, and researchers say that it has the potential to stop most kinds of cancer in its tracks.

A specific calcium channel plays a crucial role in deep, slow-wave sleep, scientists have discovered. This is a key step toward understanding both normal and abnormal waking brain functions.

Children who develop asthma in Toronto are more likely to have been born in a neighborhood that has a high level of traffic-related air pollution, new research suggests.

Could a fatalistic attitude toward cervical cancer serve as a barrier to prevention of the disease? A recent study suggests a link between fatalistic beliefs and completion of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine serie...

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Why neutron stars are kinda like black holes, robots that mimic how fish swim, and how gravity might doom Schroedinger's cat are among this week's physics highlights. --

Despite the impact hearing aids can have on quality of life, they remain out of reach for too many Americans.