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The new species of millipede (Ommatoiulus avatar n. sp., family Julidae) was imaged with high-resolution X-ray microtomography (micro-CT). This is the first study to use micro-CT is describe a new species.

(University of California - San Diego) Nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego used an innovative 3-D printing technology they developed to manufacture multipurpose fish-shaped microrobots -- called micr...

There's been an unusually high number of plague cases in the United States this year, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Violent crime is complex, but America's dual obsession with guns and fame may explain the nation's high rates of mass shootings.

Menlo Park, Calif. -- A study led by researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and the University of California, Los Angeles has demonstrated a new, efficient way to acce...

Sea level rise is occurring right now, but the magnitude and speed of the rise in the future is still a big unknown.

The 3D cyberportrayal of a newfound millipede looks like it hopped from the screen of James Cameron's "Avatar," with a blue body and alien appearance to boot.

A creepy-crawly millipede is the first newfound species to be described with a 3D imaging method called high-resolution X-ray microtomography (microCT).

Charging drivers to enter parts of London did not improve air quality or schoolchildren's respiratory health in the first three years of the scheme

Household dust contains menageries of microscopic life that differ greatly from each other depending of where a person lives, what pets a person has, and how many people in the house are male or female, researchers say.

A study led by researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and the University of California, Los Angeles has demonstrated a new, efficient way to accelerate positrons, the ...

The gloomy octopuses crowded at Jervis Bay, Australia, appear to spit and throw debris such as shell at each other in what could be an intentional use of weapons

Women who have miscarried appear less likely to give birth to boys, and inflammation skews the sex ratio further. Low doses of aspirin could restore it

Islamic State has released images of a 2000-year-old temple being blown up as international efforts are stepped up to protect Syria's remaining treasures

Sharing the road with self-driving cars will mean them learning our driving tics and perhaps even adopting some themselves

Therapies based on hormones that make us more trusting enhance our natural placebo effect - a finding that could alter the way clinical trials are conducted

When their bodies are under attack by a fungus, one species of ant chooses food laced with hydrogen peroxide and is more likely to live as a result

Flu subtly changes each year to stop us becoming fully immune. A normally hidden protein that stays the same in all flu viruses could make a universal vaccine

Recent hacks have exposed just how vulnerable everyone's personal data is. New technologies could change the very basis of how companies store our information

Water locked away in rocks for 1.5 billion years reveals conditions were right for complex organic molecules to form in deep sea hydrothermal vents

The physics of musical wine glasses gets an update, as a wine glass inside water turns out to be just as tuneful as the reverse

Glacier melt may be providing significant amounts of silicon to plankton, boosting their population and the amount of carbon dioxide they can soak up