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(Phys.org)--A team of researchers working at the University of Konstanz, in Germany is claiming to have directly sampled electric-field vacuum fluctuations, which would be the first ever made. In their paper published in...

If you're guilty of phubbing, you may want to change your ways sooner rather than later.

I got an email from a reader yesterday asking for help in understanding a video that she'd seen, in which a citizen-scientist performs an experiment with a very surprising result: moonlight makes things colder! How could...

A serendipitous deal between a history museum and a smuggler has provided new insight into one of the most famous stories ever told: "The Epic of Gilgamesh."

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the breakthrough drug Keytruda to treat advanced non-small cell lung cancer, signaling a paradigm shift in the way the deadliest of all cancers is treated.

The 300-foot tsunami, which was triggered by a volcanic collapse, engulfed an island off the west coast of Africa some 730,000 years ago. The finding suggests similar disasters might pose a major hazard for people living...

Researchers have created the first self-propelled particles capable of delivering coagulants against the flow of blood to treat severe bleeding, a potentially huge advancement in trauma care.

Hurricane Joaquin, a Category 4 storm that is currently battering the central Bahamas, appears to be replacing its eye, according to weather forecasters.

Evidence for the sudden collapse of Fogo volcano 73,000 years ago and a massive tsunami raises concern that such freak events are more frequent that thought

Researchers are raising safety concerns about high rates of new opioid use among older adults with COPD, according to a study. Opioids, such as codeine, oxycodone and morphine might be prescribed more frequently among ol...

Changes to the trauma triage protocol in Maryland resulted in decreased use of helicopter transport for trauma patients and improved patient outcomes, saving lives and money. The results of a 11-year study of the impact ...

A procedure commonly performed in emergency departments on cutaneous abscesses may not have any impact on the need for further interventions and therefore may not be necessary, according to a study.

Everyone knows that exercise improves health and with this knowledge in hand, scientists may be better equipped to develop 'exercise pills' that could mimic at least some of the beneficial effects of physical exercise on...

Anxiety tends to run in families. Now, researchers say they may have found a way to help these families.

A sense of curiosity is helping robots to explore and understand ocean scenes, allowing them to seek out and investigate the weird and new

A new breed of experiments seeks sources of cosmic rays and other astrophysics phenomena. Ghostlike subatomic particles called neutrinos could hold clues to some of the greatest scientific questions about our universe: W...

Fusion reactors could become an economically viable means of generating electricity within a few decades, and policy makers should start planning to build them as a replacement for conventional nuclear power stations, ac...

When a country such as Iran is wary of nuclear inspections, an experimental detector could help ensure that its reactors are not making plutonium for weapons

Employees with sit-stand desks stood 60 minutes more a day at work compared with their co-workers with sitting desks, and they continued to do so long after their newfangled desks lost their novelty, a new study conclude...

A drug now being used to treat cancer might make it easier to learn a language, sharpen memory and help those with dementia and Alzheimer's disease by rewiring the brain and keeping neurons alive. New research found that...

Proper lubrication is crucial to keep not only machines but also humans functioning smoothly. The mucus membranes in our mouths, eyes, stomachs and genital area help keep friction to a minimum and also protect us against...

Chameleons may be known for their impressive color-changing abilities, but these curious creatures are also expert tree climbers Now researchers know why: the chameleons have twice as many wrist and ankle bones as was pr...