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We've all seen dewdrops form on spider webs. But what if they flung themselves off of the strands instead?

Scientists have revealed never-before-seen details of how our brain sends rapid-fire messages between its cells. They mapped the 3-D atomic structure of a two-part protein complex that controls the release of signaling c...

A new record-high temperature has been achieved for superconductors -- extraordinary materials that conduct electricity without dissipating energy.

The glaciers in the Tian Shan mountains in the heart of Asia have lost more than a quarter of their total mass over the past 50 years, a rate of loss about four times greater than the global average during that time, res...

Two shocking accounts of doctors behaving inappropriately while their patients were under anesthesia came to light in an essay published today in a respected medical journal.

Scientists on the Dark Energy Survey, using one of the world's most powerful digital cameras, have discovered eight more faint celestial objects hovering near our Milky Way galaxy. Signs indicate that they - like the obj...

Geneva, 17 August 2015. The ALICE experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN1 has made a precise measurement of the difference between ratios of the mass and electric charge of light nuclei and antinuclei. The...

Soaking muscles in cold water after workout may do more harm than good, a new study finds.

A 7,000-year-old mass grave holding at least 26 adults and children, many of them with smashed skulls and broken legs, is likely evidence of an early Neolithic massacre, a new study finds.

The bacteria in a pregnant woman's body may provide clues to her risk of going into labor early, according to a new study.

The armored husk of a Confederate warship is being raised out of the depths of a Georgia river, 150 years after the ship's crew deliberately sunk it.

Grim find of 26 mutilated bodies in Germany is earliest evidence of mass torture, challenging the view of rural harmony among early Europeans

About 3.4 billion light-years away, in the general direction of the constellation Draco, lies one of the heaviest singular objects in the known universe. Designated H1821+643, it has roughly 30 billion times the mass of ...

A metal under pressure has broken the record for the warmest superconductor yet - it could work at Antarctic temperatures rather than those found in the depths of space

A great white shark famously saved last month by Cape Cod beachgoers is likely still alive and swimming, said a shark expert.

Last week was a great and stressful week. Great because I’m moving in with my sweetheart, stressful because getting there requires … moving. I’ve moved in some form or another probably half a dozen times, and each ...

Some planets orbit their stars right around the star's equator, while others go at wonky angles - and it's all down to the star's size

If you need to communicate something important to a friend, do you call? Visit? Email? Text? Skype? WhatsApp? Snap? Tweet? Message on Facebook or LinkedIn? How we communicate in exponential...

Some parents of newborns are opting out of all shots for the baby shortly after birth and unknowingly turning down the Vitamin K injection.

An HZB team headed by Prof. Silke Christiansen has made a surprising discovery about hybrid organic/inorganic solar cells. Contrary to expectations, a diode composed of the conductive organic PEDOT:PSS and an n-type sili...

Climate change is bad for everyone in the long term, but a new model suggests it could make the rich nations even richer to begin with

A three inch equation: Gravity's effect at the smallest length scales -- Northland lab offers glimpse of elusive neutrinos -- Physicists isolate neutrinos from Earth's mantle for first time -- Scientists discuss novel di...