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The U.S. military is reportedly developing a hypersonic jet plane that could soar at up to five times the speed of sound -- faster than a bullet, which generally travels at Mach 2, or twice the speed of sound.

A team of researchers led by UCLA electrical engineers has demonstrated a new way to harness light particles, or photons, that are connected to each other and act in unison no matter how far apart they are --a phenomenon...

Prologue to the novel (R)EVOLUTION by P.J. Manney.

A bright object lit up the skies at 1:29 EST on June 29th, 2015 across multiple southeastern states.

In a new report, clinicians describe the implementation and effectiveness of a hospital-wide clinical improvement initiative for acute care patients at risk for delirium, alcohol withdrawal and suicide harm and demonstra...

Researchers have discovered a cell signaling pathway that appears to exert some control over initiation and progression of colorectal cancer, the third leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States. A key pr...

When women ovulate, their faces get just slightly redder, a new study finds.

An international paper on folate biomarkers is part of an initiative to provide evidence-based guidance for the global nutrition and public health community. The comprehensive study on folate, an essential B vitamin requ...

Scientists have synthesized qualitative and quantitative evidence to form a clearer picture of the extent and types of mistreatment that occurs during childbirth in health facilities. Such initiatives are key to developi...

Past research shows men find female faces more attractive at peak fertility. A new study shows an increased redness of women's face skin at the most fertile point of ovulatory cycle, but just under the threshold for dete...

When asked to picture someone with a PhD in physics, most people probably envision an academic in a lab--and not, say, a CEO or a financial analyst. In reality, though, physicists aren't limiting themselves to the ivory ...

A dark, moonless sky is awash in light radiating from an aurora over Antarctica in a new image released by NASA.

Osteopathic manipulative therapy decreased postpartum low back pain by over 70 percent in women who had given birth at least three months before beginning treatment, according to a new study.

The Black Death -- the dreaded plague that killed millions of people during the Middle Ages -- only reached pandemic status after the bacteria that cause it acquired two pivotal mutations, a new study finds.

Mice that have a genetic version of mitochondrial disease can easily be mistaken for much older animals by the time they are nine months old: they have thinning grey hair, osteoporosis, poor hearing, infertility, heart p...

People with blue eyes might have a greater chance of becoming alcoholics, according to a unique new study by genetic researchers.

A Canadian civil engineering graduate evaluates claims that more centralized US-style regulation of drinking water would improve outcomes for Canadians. The paper finds limited support for these claims but suggests they ...

Researchers who developed a high-speed form of atomic force microscopy have shown how to image the physical properties of live breast cancer cells, for the first time revealing details about how deactivation of a key pro...

Cardiac arrest strikes almost 600,000 people each year, killing the vast majority of those individuals, says a new report. Following a cardiac arrest, each minute without treatment decreases the likelihood of surviving w...

This weekend, the inaugural season of the Formula E championship, the world's first all-electric racing series, came to a close in London. David Stock was there

Deep beneath the surface of the Earth, in a dank and dismal cave, lives Hades, the invertebrate king of hell.

Measurements show that hydrogen sulfide superconducts much closer to room temperature than other materials --