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When you spill a bit of water onto a tabletop, the puddle spreads--and then stops, leaving a well-defined area of water with a sharp boundary.

Giuseppe Lorusso, of the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), has furthered understanding of the creation of heavy elements as part of an international collaboration to measure the beta-decay half-lives of 110 isotopes. T...

(Phys.org)--Constructing quantum computers and other quantum devices requires the ability to leverage quantum properties such as superposition and entanglement - but these effects are fragile and therefore hard to mainta...

Space flight firm Rocket Lab says it will construct the world's first private launch facility in southern New Zealand

Three people in Germany who worked as squirrel breeders and who all died from brain inflammation may have contracted a new strain of virus from their squirrels, according to a new report of the cases.

Spacecraft are sterilised before they visit Mars to protect any life there – but it is expensive and no life has yet been found. When do we stop?

Even people who want to do something about global warming often do nothing. Psychologist Robert Gifford explores the reasons - and what we can do about them (full text available to subscribers)

Staying in school has not only financial advantages, but also health benefits: A new study estimates that more than 145,000 deaths per year could be averted in the United States if everyone who didn't finish high school ...

The 79-million-year-old bones of four pickup truck-size horned dinosaurs have been unearthed in Alberta, Canada, and the discovery reveals how the distant relatives of Triceratops got their horns, a new study finds.

The temperatures for June are in and five Western states saw their warmest June ever.

Turtle-shaped cushion plants dominate the otherwise barren rocks high up in the mountains, and within each one is a unique and diverse ecosystem

Compensating for a gene that's often to blame for hereditary deafness could lead to medical treatments for the condition in as little as five years' time

A key element in a particle-accelerator-based neutrino experiment is the power of the beam that gives birth to neutrinos: The more particles you can pack into that beam, the better your chance to see neutrinos interact i...

North Sea cod are above danger levels for the first time since 1983 and there's an increase on Canada's Grand Banks too. The reason is simple: we cut back on fishing

Astronomers have discovered more than 800 so-called "ultradiffuse galaxies" that are virtually invisible because they have relatively few stars and are mostly dark matter. Clara Moskowitz... --

One-third of Earth's largest groundwater basins are under threat because humans are draining so much water from them, according to two new studies.

This week I had the privilege of writing a Discovery News story concerning 20 things we love about the movie “Apollo 13″ on its 20th anniversary. Writing the story had special resonance for me since I first saw the m...

More people are taking microdoses of psychedelic drugs, claiming the tiny doses can improve state of mind without causing hallucinations. But experts say this is uncharted, and possibly dangerous, territory.

Odds are you live in a city. In fact, more than half the world today lives in cities and by 2050, it's expected that two-thirds of the world will be residing in cities....

A key element in a particle-accelerator-based neutrino experiment is the power of the beam that gives birth to neutrinos: The more particles you can pack into that beam, the better your chance to see neutrinos interact i...

A silicon nanoparticle battery may offer more juice, says Samsung, but problems remain on charge capacity.

An ancient Native American grave in Illinois bore the body of a young bobcat, suggesting the ancient people raised the orphan kitty and buried it with love.