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People are capable of multiple, simultaneous life changes, a new study suggests. Participants in the study were tested on a variety of factors, including physical fitness, cholesterol and triglyceride levels, working mem...

(Chinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters) A Chinese research team from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a novel, environmentally friendly low-cost ba...

Archaeologists working at a villa built by the Roman Emperor Hadrian (reign A.D. 117-138) have discovered a building filled with art.

(Science China Press) In the 2016(5) issue, Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy published a special topic on new unconventional superconductors and Weyl semimetal. Professor Hai-Hu Wen from Nanjing University wa...

Normally, cells are highly active and dynamic: in their liquid interior, called the cytoplasm, countless metabolic processes occur in parallel, proteins and particles jiggle around wildly. If, however, those cells do not...

New lip-reading technology could help in solving crimes and provide communication assistance for people with hearing and speech impairments.

Researchers devise a glowing blue peptide nanoparticle to light up chemotherapy compounds, tracking where the drugs go and when they are released.

Georgia Tech engineers are building an appendage that reacts to human gestures and listens to music to pick up timing and tempo cues. Such tools may someday assist surgeons, factory workers and repair technicians.

During the winter of 2015-2016 satellites have 'seen' significantly less Arctic ice compared to the long term trend. NASA scientist Walt Meier and LiveScience writer Laura Geggel discuss how climate researchers interpret...

People who have been infected with Zika virus should wait at least several months before they attempt to conceive a child, according to new recommendations from the CDC.

If a rabbit or a hare were to hop across your path this Easter, would you be able to tell the difference?

To save the whales, and dolphins, one place to start is Tanzania.

New evidence suggests the ancient trade route ventured through the heights of Tibet.

Chemical engineers have discovered mechanical properties of the tear film on the eye's surface that can be used to manufacture contact lenses that more closely mimic the eye.

Inactivating a certain protein-coding gene promotes liver tissue regeneration in mammals, scientists report. The liver is unique among human solid organs in its robust regenerative capability. A healthy liver can regener...

Hydrogen-bonding pairing regulates protein-ligand affinity; helps improve drug design.

Scientists have discovered a new class of molecular tags that enhance MRI signals by 10,000-fold and generate detectable signals that last over an hour. The tags are biocompatible and inexpensive to produce, paving the w...

Scientists have discovered a blind cave-dwelling fish that 'walks' up steep rocks and waterfalls.

People born in the fall may have a higher risk of allergies, and now researchers say they have found one reason why.

Tissue samples from a Hungarian mummy have revealed that people in the early 17th and 18th centuries suffered from colon cancer, long before the modern plagues of obesity, physical inactivity and processed food were esta...

When contact lenses work really well, you forget they are on your eyes. You might not feel the same at the end of a long day staring at a computer screen. After too many hours of wear, the lenses and your eyes dry out, c...

Researchers from Griffith University and the University of Queensland have overcome one of the key challenges to quantum computing by simplifying a complex quantum logic operation. They demonstrated this by experimentall...