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The outbreak of the mosquito-borne Zika virus throughout parts of the Americas has raised international concern because of the virus's possible connection to a neurological birth defect called microcephaly. Here are 5 im...

Has the LIGO experiment seen gravitational waves? New Scientist has probed public observation logs, and here is our exclusive look at where they might be

Shining lasers at superconductors can make them work at higher temperatures, suggests new findings from an international team of scientists including the University of Bath.

Taste deficits appear to be more prevalent among multiple sclerosis (MS) patients than previously reported and correlate with brain lesions left by the debilitating disease, a new study has found.

Scientists at the U.S Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University have discovered a new way to generate very low-resistance electric current in a new class of materials. The dis...

Renal cell carcinoma can sometimes spread to the inferior vena cava (IVC), the body's largest vein, posing a threat to the heart and brain. Robotic nephrectomy for inferior vena cava tumor thrombus has favorable outcomes...

(University of Basel) Fuel cells generate electrical energy through a chemical reaction of hydrogen and oxygen. To obtain clean energy, the splitting of water into its components of hydrogen and oxygen is critical. Resea...

If you freeze any liquid fast enough, even liquid metal, it becomes a glass. Vitrified metals, or metallic glasses, are at the frontier of materials science research. They have been made by rapidly cooling alloys of vari...

Cotton candy machines may hold the key for making life-sized artificial livers, kidneys, bones and other essential organs.

The mosquito-borne Zika virus, first seen in Uganda, has spread to the Americas. Researchers are concerned that it may be linked with a birth defect called microcephaly, causing lifelong impairments. Live Science provide...

A 35-year-old guy had hiccups that just would not go away. Turns out, there's a was large tumor pressing on a nerve.

Infant girls at risk for autism pay more attention to social cues in faces than infant boys, according to a new study -- the first one known to prospectively examine sex-related social differences in at-risk infants.

The dengue virus affects 390 million people globally every year, and fears are that early 2016 will see an epidemic, particularly in South-East Asia, due to the predicted extreme intensity of El Niño. A new study has re...

In the aftermath of earthquakes and explosions, collapsed buildings can be tough to navigate. Cockroaches' capability to flatten themselves to fit tight spaces inspired UC Berkley roboticists to create creepy crawly robo...

It's well known that for some people, mood is tied to the time of year. Now it seems something similar happens for other cognitive functions

The first study to show lack of sleep can lead to false confessions could be used in court to prevent miscarriages of justice, predict legal experts

Simple physics may play a larger role than previously thought in helping control key bodily processes such as how the body fights infection.

For the first time in recorded history, a meteorite is reported to have killed a person.

Scientists at the U.S Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University have discovered a new way to generate very low-resistance electric current in a new class of materials. The dis...

Mutations in the gene TBX5 have been shown to cause both rare and more prevalent forms of congenital heart disease, yet the underlying mechanisms have remained unclear. A team of researchers has now found evidence pointi...

Engineers have modified the cotton candy machine to create complex microfluidic networks that mimic the capillary system in living tissue and have demonstrated that these networks can keep cells alive and functioning in ...

Desperate for relief, parents are taking unusual steps to help children plagued with seizures. The relief, however, comes in a most unlikely form: marijuana.