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The origin of matter in the universe has puzzled physicists for generations. Today, we know that matter only accounts for 5% of our universe; another 25% is constituted of dark matter. And the remaining 70% is made up of...

Scientists in Germany flipped the switch Wednesday on an experiment they hope will advance the quest for nuclear fusion, considered a clean and safe form of nuclear power.

How has new legislation affected marijuana use in the United States? The best available data suggest that marijuana use is increasing in adults but not teens, with a decrease in marijuana-related arrests but an increase ...

It's now possible to scale the brilliant, snowcapped peaks of Mont Blanc, one of Europe's tallest mountains, from the comfort of your couch.

Can getting rid of certain cells lead to a longer life?

Calcific tendinitis of the shoulder, typically characterized by calcium deposits on the rotator cuff, is an extremely painful condition that can severely impair movement and life quality. A new study has found a signific...

A new way to use the empty shell of a hepatitis E virus has been developed to carry vaccines or drugs into the body. The technique has been tested in rodents as a way to target breast cancer, and is available for commerc...

The greedy metabolism of cancer cells to target kidney cell carcinomas, which kill more than 100,000 Americans each year, has been exploited by researchers. The team showed that the majority of renal cell cancers rewire ...

Researchers have shown that senescent cells -- cells that no longer divide and accumulate with age -- negatively impact health and shorten lifespan by as much as 35 percent in normal mice. The results demonstrate that cl...

Abolishing the 24-hour clock by knocking out a key gene during development accelerates aging and shortens lifespan by two thirds in mice, but this effect is absent if the gene deletion is delayed until after birth, accor...

Millennials are frequently told they're the most narcissistic and entitled generation. How does that make them feel?

The Xenoturbella churro is one of 4 deep-sea worm recently discovered 5,577-feet (1,700 meters) down in the Gulf of California.

About thirty percent of all medical drugs such as beta-blockers or antidepressants interact with certain types of cell surface proteins called G protein coupled receptors. Researchers has now elucidated in detail how the...

Conducting clinical investigations of mitochondrial replacement techniques in humans is ethically permissible as long as significant conditions and principles are met, says a new report.

A company called 'Guard From Above' has trained birds of prey to take down drones in situations where they are used for hostile and/or illegal purposes. Dutch National Police Corps are employing the birds in a new drone ...

An influential report says the US should allow mitochondrial donation therapy for severe diseases, but only for male embryos that can't pass on the donor DNA

Hawaiians may be the happiest and healthiest, while West Virginians reported the lowest sense of well-being in the country, a new survey reports.

Hawaiians may be the happiest and healthiest, while West Virginians reported the lowest sense of well-being in the country, a new survey reports.

Modern computers, like the one you're probably reading this on, are capable of performing the kind of calculations that, in the early days of computing, it would have taken a room-filling apparatus to do. Supercomputers,...

People with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) could someday be helped by wearing an electric patch on their head while sleeping, researchers say.

In modern times, farming's gone from humanity's top job to a sliver of the economy--a trend that continues today as fewer young people choose to farm. For every farmer under 35 there are 6 over 65,...

A drug that destroys old cells extends lifespan and health in mice. Now a company is being launched to try to do the same in humans