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Euler's Identity is a remarkable equation that comprises the five most important mathematical constants.

Restoration is well underway for NIST's 4.45-million newton (equivalent to one million pounds-force) deadweight machine, the largest in the world. The three-story-tall deadweight, comprising a stack of stainless steel di...

"Lab-on-a-chip" devices - which can carry out several laboratory functions on a single, micro-sized chip - are the result of a quiet scientific revolution over the past few years. For example, they enable doctors to make...

Snake skin inspired surfaces smash records, providing an astonishing 40% friction reduction in tests of high performance materials.

NASA scientist Xiaoli Sun and his industry partner have created the world's first photon-counting detector sensitive to the mid-infrared wavelength bands--a spectral sweet spot for a number of remote-sensing applications...

A diabetes drug called liraglutide helps people lose weight, a new study finds.

Like cast members on a distasteful reality show, Portuguese man-of-war "jellyfish" are descending upon the Jersey Shore in increasing numbers.

Fireworks get their colors from elements that the human body requires to function.

A supposed dark matter signal from the centre of the galaxy is looking more and more like mundane astrophysics rather than exotic particles

A European bird was caught on camera tackling prey much larger than its typical insect fare

During a routine renovation of their living room, a family recently discovered a large 2,000-year-old ritual bath underneath the floorboards of their Jerusalem home, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced today...

A University of Texas at Arlington materials science and engineering team has developed a new energy cell that can store large-scale solar energy even when it's dark.

About 48 million years ago, a distant relative of the "Jesus lizard," named for its knack for walking on water, darted around the tropical rainforests of ancient Wyoming, a new study finds.

First came the hunters. Then the farmers. Ancient DNA is now revealing how a very different group joined them from the east to lay Europe's foundations (full text available to subscribers)

The swine flu vaccine was linked with an increase in narcolepsy cases in Europe, and now researchers may have figured out why.

A drug used to treat lymphoma seems to give lasting relief from chronic fatigue syndrome. The results hint at a new explanation for what causes CFS

What scientific questions does Mark Zuckerberg want answered? Stephen Hawking wants to know.

Fireworks are a beloved tradition of the Fourth of July, but the colorful displays also bring a spike in air pollution, a new study shows.

Your kids are also more likely to get good grades if you choose a partner who is not a close relative

Paul Bonhomme and Steve Jones flew two Bonhomme's Xtreme Air XA41 planes through a hanger at 185mph and were just 3 feet off the ground. The aerial stunt was performed at Llanbedr Airfield, North Wales by the Red Bull Ma...

In hot weather, Australia's bearded dragon eggs can become a reproducing female, even if they are genetically male

In close-ups of the comet's skin, ESA's Rosetta probe has spotted ice patches and steaming pits that hint at turmoil within