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Ants protect caterpillars in exchange for a sugary secretion, but there're more to their relationship than meets the eye

Researchers have created a new "plasmonic oxide material" that could make possible devices for optical communications that are at least 10 times faster than conventional technologies.

Tin is a commonplace metal that's used industrially in a thousand different ways. From the solder that holds your computer's motherboard together to the PVC plumbing under your sink, tin compounds are everywhere. In spit...

California's rain deficit during its record-setting drought is about one year's worth of normal rain.

More than a million people have been given land in the Amazon area since the 1970s, causing 13.5 per cent of all deforestation there

The same chemicals that stop fish from getting sunburned have been used to make a super-effective sunscreen - and it won't make you smell like seafood

You may be consuming more sugar than you think.

It took just one year to test a vaccine to prove it works. Now, how soon can those who need it get jabs?

"I have heard articulate speech produced by sunlight. I have heard a ray of the sun laugh and cough and sing." - Alexander Graham Bell The speed of communication was...

The first ever trial of reprogrammed stem cells is put on hold while scientists investigate whether the procedure caused a potentially cancerous mutation

Nanoscale worlds sometimes resemble macroscale roller-coaster style hills, placed at the tip of a series of hexagons. Surprisingly, these nanohills stem from the self-organisation of particles - the very particles that h...

After coders remotely seized control of a Jeep on the highway, it's revealed that car companies are already doing some explorative hacking of their own

A species of clownfish has been shown to grow bigger in warmer conditions, suggesting that some animals may benefit from global warming

Last month, Japanese auto manufacturer Lexus unveiled its newest product, and it's not another luxury SUV. It's a hoverboard.

Using ultracold atoms trapped in light crystals, scientists from the MPQ, LMU, and the Weizmann Institute observe a novel state of matter that never thermalizes.

Women who exercise during their teen years may live longer, a new study finds.

An ectopic pregnancy occurs when a fertilized egg implants outside of the uterus or not within the uterine cavity.

Vaccines have been used safely and effectively for decades. So why is the American public - or at least a significant segment of it - now increasingly skeptical of mandatory school vaccinations?

(Springer) Nanoscale worlds sometimes resemble macroscale roller-coaster style hills, placed at the tip of a series of hexagons. Surprisingly, these nanohills stem from the self-organisation of particles -- the very part...

(Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) Using ultracold atoms trapped in light crystals, scientists from the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet in Munich, the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, and the Weizmann Inst...

(Penn State) A synthetic membrane that self assembles and is easily produced may lead to better gas separation, water purification, drug delivery and DNA recognition, according to an international team of researchers.

(Claremont Graduate University) Conventional theories used by economists for the past 150 years to explain how societies buy, sell, and trade goods and services may be able to unlock mysteries about the behavior of micro...