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A new generation of physicists hope to succeed where Einstein failed --

The LHC and the Belle experiment have found particle decay patterns that violate the Standard Model of particle physics --

Viruses pumped directly into cells may kill the most crucial white blood cells in people with HIV, which could make developing a vaccine even harder

Geneva, 9 Sep 2015. On Friday, 9 October, CERN will be hosting a TEDx conference for the third year running, this time on the theme of "Breaking the Rules". Providing a platform for visionaries in fields such as science,...

A small group of men consumed 6,000 calories a day to help scientists understand one of the main health risks of obesity.

The knee bone's connected to the... THE Rising Star cave system in South Africa has yielded what is likely to be confirmed as the largest single find of hominin bones ever. A troupe of scientists slim enough to crawl int...

People who eat too much become resistant to their own insulin and can develop diabetes. A binge-eating experiment suggests oxidative stress may be to blame

The year was 1859 and, nearly six decades after the creation of Volta's battery, humans were really starting to get the hang of this electricity thing. Alternating current and low-loss power transmission lines were still...

Glass and visions of the future go hand in hand. Towering skylines of glass and steel evoke a sense of progress like nothing else. And yet, the technology itself is ancient,...

The Dirac cone, named after British physicist Paul Dirac, started as a concept in particle and high-energy physics and has recently became important in research in condensed matter physics and material science. It has si...

WHEN Auguste Deter (pictured) was admitted to hospital in 1901, her medical records described her helpless expression and problems remembering her husband's name. It was only after her death, in 1906, that an autopsy rev...

Small birds can be protected from a predator by the presence of an even bigger predator, which creates a no-go zone

Modelling shows that speedier trains can create more congestion on the roads, so new lines like Crossrail could make traffic worse

A citizen science project is seeking volunteers to scour photos of Kenyan rocks in a bid to reconstruct past landscapes and environments

Fishermen's tales of the 'blue bastard' are real, all aboard the Starliner, name that storm, and more

Evidence of the earliest processing of oats by nomadic hunter-gatherers, suggests that Europeans ate cereals thousands of years before farming took off

Over two-thirds of NASA's infrastructure lies at elevations within 5 metres of sea level, and some sites may have to be abandoned as oceans rise

We've long thought that galaxies grew fat by devouring gas from a mesh of dark matter called the cosmic web - now we've seen it in action

Children's immune systems are less likely to be hypersensitive if they are exposed to rural dirt, but one enzyme may also be vital for this effect

Remote sensing surveys have revealed a vast monument near Stonehenge: it had up to 90 enormous stones in a horseshoe shape half a kilometre wide

Apps that let users talk to human therapists or keep tabs on their own mental state are making therapy more accessible and affordable

The bird-dung crab spider has taken camouflage to new levels to deter predators and help catch prey