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A woman in Washington state is the first person to die of measles in the United States in a dozen years, but how did doctors miss her diagnosis.

Can you imagine how subnano-scale molecules make an ultrafast rotation at a hundred billion per second? Do the ultrafast rotating subnano-scale molecules show a wave-like nature rather than particle-like behavior? The Ja...

From swearing to skiving or getting drunk, breaking the rules has lots of upsides, as a wide-ranging new book explains

Close-up views of this red alga show how it gets its iridescence and changes colour in the water

Americans celebrated the first July Fourth in 1777, a year after declaring independence from England. Here's a list of American traditions and famous fourths.

Mark Zuckerberg said predicts people will send thoughts and experiences to each other as easily as people text and email today. However, this fanciful idea of brain-to-brain communication is still a long ways off, neuros...

An analysis of over a million games predicts whether the leading side can be overtaken before the match ends

Many movies, books, and TV shows predict an AI and robot apocalypse. But which one first pops into your mind when you hear killer robots? We'll wager it's the Terminator. From...

Here are five odd facts about Lewis Carroll (1832-1898), including his enthusiasm for word games, microscopes and photography.

Researchers have gained valuable insights into the behaviour of water on strongly hydrophobic (water-repelling) surfaces. Understanding this behaviour should help scientists develop new types of surfaces with application...

The same forces that govern a scrunched-up piece of paper can explain the numbers of folds and grooves in human, pig, elephant and rat brains

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The majestic vulture is on the decline across the globe, and if they fade, what will happen to the carrion they clear from the Earth?

(Vienna University of Technology) It is impossible to obtain all information about a large quantum system consisting of hundreds or thousands of particles. A new technique allows to describe such systems in terms of 'con...

As temperatures warm, so do runways, with troubling results.

Many common spider species orient their arms and bodies into sails and their silk into anchors, allowing them to catch a breeze and sail on water

Many common spider species orient their arms and bodies into sails and their silk into anchors, allowing them to catch a breeze and sail on water

Human exploration of Mars dates back to the beginning of the space age. Our first machine emissaries buzzed the Red Planet in the 1960s, and the first landers touched down in...

A technique that compensates for the faulty gene in the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis improves lung power – and may lead to similar approaches for other lung conditions