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A record-breaking distance has been achieved in the bizarre world of quantum teleportation, scientists say.

Eating more fruits -- particularly berries, apples and pears -- and nonstarchy vegetables like soybeans and cauliflower may help you lose weight over the long term, a new study suggests.

As Pope Francis visits the United States for the first time, he will encounter a Catholic population divided on social issues, but more united in their love of central church rituals and traditions.

Researchers have uncovered a newfound species of duck-billed dinosaur in Alaska.

The health of heart disease patients might be improved by technology that they're already carrying around in their pockets ¬-- cellphones.

The United States is sending more than twice as much solid waste into its landfills as previously thought, a new study finds.

The revamped Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) has taken its first science data - a step towards finding ripples in space-time

The question of consciousness is as old as philosophy. Most animals appear to get along just fine without a sense of 'me-ness'. But human beings are different. (At least, as...

The move to tougher emissions testing should make it harder for vehicle manufacturers to game the system

If you're reading this story on a screen with a liquid crystal display, thank thin-film transistors. Thin-film transistors function like standard semiconductor transistors, but are deposited on top of a layer of glass. I...

Large wildfires burning across the western US have killed six people and destroyed over a thousand homes in California

At a summit in New York this week, world leaders are expected to approve a set of goals and targets linked to sustainable and equitable development

From cardsharps to murderers to extreme fanatics, the list of Catholic saints is filled with strange characters.

Gravitational waves from the most promising black hole binary system candidate yet could help shine a light on how these monsters at the hearts of galaxies merge --

Gravitational waves from the most promising black hole binary system candidate yet could help shine a light on how these monsters at the hearts of galaxies merge --

A Stone Age site where cave rituals may have been performed some 9,000 years ago has been discovered on Blå Jungfrun, an island that has long been associated with tales of witchcraft, curses and supernatural powers.

Archaeologists have uncovered Stone Age relics on an island off Sweden that suggest cave rituals were performed there some 9,000 years ago. The island has long been linked to tales of witchcraft, supernatural powers and ...

A new thermal "invisibility cloak" that channels heat around whatever it is trying to hide may one day help keep people and satellites cool, researchers say.

Radiofrequency electromagnetic waves can power brain implants in mice

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have "teleported" or transferred quantum information carried in light particles over 100 kilometers (km) of optical fiber, four times farther than ...

Deep learning is possibly the most exciting branch of contemporary machine learning. Complex image analysis, speech recognition and self-driving cars are just a few popular examples of a multitude of new applications whe...

Techniques such as modifying genes with fluorescent proteins have enabled microscopic images with single-molecule resolution, but MIT researchers are extending techniques designed for acquiring static images to capturing...