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An artificial neural network has been trained to conjure realistic-looking but imagined photographs on demand, including strange, stylised versions of human faces

Shadowy hints of dark matter's true nature are set to be boosted by a new particle and gamma-ray detector being launched into orbit

What's bugging you? WINTER is coming, in the northern hemisphere at least. Time, then, to break out the heavy coats, thick gloves and galoshes--but also time, if a study by Mirko Trajkovski of the University of Geneva is...

Despite the focus in recent decades on fighting the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa, a new study reveals that little is known about one of the area's most vulnerable populations: children living in households wit...

Heterosexual women have more diverse patterns of sexual response than previously reported, new research shows. Among women, say the authors, there is significant diversity among women in their sexual attractions to other...

Two lumpy pieces of fossilized poop show that some dinosaurs ate flowering plants during the Late Cretaceous period, about 75 million years ago, new research finds.

As kids face their parents' divorce, should courts assign psychiatrists?

Scientists are rushing to map the microbe communities in our world, and our guts -- here's why it's urgent.

"RESCUING our planet and our fellow man from impending catastrophe." That was item one on Prince Charles's to-do list for delegates attending the UN's latest climate talks, which began in Paris this week. In his speech, ...

A detailed structural view of an enzyme, called MMP7, has been revealed as it binds to the membranes, or surfaces, of cancer cells. This understanding could lead to better treatments for cancer, say investigators.

Routinely used in hospitals, pulse oximetry is a non-invasive technology that measures oxygen in the blood, and can help doctors diagnose conditions such as pneumonia which trigger low oxygen levels. The authors argue th...

Intestinal bacteria change their composition and function when diabetic patients are treated with the drug metformin, shows new research. In the field of disease research, changes in the composition and function of the c...

The striking new species is the first butterfly to be named for the British broadcaster.

An etching on a slab of stone in Spain seems to shows a group of seven huts, forming a campsite or village that would have been inhabited 13,800 years ago

Vincent, a 3-year-old domestic short-haired cat that recently received prosthetic legs, is making a strong recovery. In fact, his doctor thinks he might start jumping soon.

There are some tasks to which robots and AI are far inferior to humans. We focus on these skills because they separate us from the machines. And when a computer...

Some materials that are inherently disordered display unusual conductivity, sometimes behaving like insulators and sometimes like conductors. Physicists have now analysed the conductivity in a special class of disordered...

A new technique developed at Caltech that uses gas-filled microbubbles for focusing light inside tissue could one day provide doctors with a minimally invasive way of destroying tumors with lasers, and lead to improved d...

A new study on distracted walking finds that more than three quarters (78 percent) of US adults believe that distracted walking is a 'serious' issue; however, 74 percent of Americans say 'other people' are usually or alw...

Researchers have discovered that when the immune system of the host is compromised, the composition of the gut bacteria changes, and the pace and predictability of the process of adaptation of these bacteria are affected...

Clinical trials are testing whether oxytocin, sometimes called the 'love hormone' for its role in intimacy and social bonding, has potential as a treatment for anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. New ...

Mitochondria, the tiny structures inside our cells that generate energy, may also play a previously unrecognized role in mind-body interactions. Based on new studies of stress responses in animals, this insight may have ...