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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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

The Supreme Court ruled in favour of same-sex marriage, but didn't declare sexual orientation a "suspect class", which would give it the same protection as race

Technology can serve to boost empathy or damage it, and the effects on society can be profound.

Human semen contains mystery round cells - new research confirms most are immature sperm that fail to develop a tail, and links their formation to infections like flu

Cases of yellow fever, chikungunya and dengue fever might rise as the ideal conditions for the mosquitoes that can carry the viruses become more widespread

The history of the leap second reveals a curious pattern of decreasing frequency since its adoption 43 years ago --

Your toaster will soon talk to your toothbrush and your bathroom scale. They will all have a direct line to your car and to the health sensors in your smartphone....

In the United States, electricity comes with the flip of a switch and heat arrives with the push of a button. Behind such convenience lies a massive infrastructure network that produces and distributes energy. And just l...

The dream of a cleaner, greener transportation future burns brightly in the promise of hydrogen-fueled, internal combustion engine automobiles. Modern-day versions of such vehicles run hot, finish clean and produce only ...

Exposing elderly male Drosophila to dopamine increased the time they spent courting females - something that could help us understand sex drive in people

(Phys.org)--A team of researches affiliated with Samsung's Advanced Institute of Technology, along with colleagues from other institutions in Korea has found a way to greatly extend lithium-ion battery life. In their pap...

Is lethal injection a humane way to execute someone? As drug companies ban the sale of their products to prisons, painless execution becomes harder to guarantee.

Opencast coal mines were once routinely delayed by local councils amid unfounded health concerns. The same is happening with fracking, warns Paul Younger