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In-depth review charts the scientific understanding of rainbows and highlights the many practical applications of this fascinating interaction between light, liquid and gas.

It may only take scientists a few more years to solve one of the biggest puzzles in modern elementary particle physics, the so-called "muon mystery." Russian scientists from the National Research Nuclear University (MEPh...

(Chinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters) Professor Xu Pingyong at the Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences recently developed a new type of monomer, RSFP Skylan-NS (sky lantern for nonlinear struc...

Laser applications may benefit from crystal research by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and China's Shandong University. They have discovered a potential way to sidestep longstandi...

Creating "a star in a jar" - replicating on Earth the way the sun and stars create energy through fusion - requires a "jar" that can contain superhot plasma and is low-cost enough to be built around the world. Such a dev...

Speed may not be witchcraft, but it is the basis for technologies that often seem like magic. Modern computers, for instance, are as powerful as they are because tiny switches inside them steer electric currents in fract...

The MIT researchers were trying to develop a new battery, but it didn't work out that way. Instead, thanks to an unexpected finding in their lab tests, what they discovered was a whole new way of producing the metal anti...

A definitive link between the makeup of the microbiome, the host immune response, and an organism's ability to heal itself has been confirmed by scientists.

Skin cells derived from autistic donors grew faster than those from control subjects, and activated their genes in distinct patterns, scientists report. Genes related to cell growth were unusually active, leading to more...

Results from a new study suggest that small molecules known as microRNAs may be part of the pathway connecting inflammation with increased heart disease risk in obese people.

Findings from a small study suggest that people who followed the Paleo diet for only eight weeks experienced positive effects on heart health.

A new study reveals important new details about the inner workings of the CRISPR-Cas9 machinery in live cells that may have implications for the development of therapeutics that use the powerful gene editing tool.

Researchers have identified a potential molecular mechanism through which lead, a pervasive environmental toxin, may harm neural stem cells and neurodevelopment in children.

Each year, millions of people -- especially those 65 and older -- fall. Such falls can be serious, leading to broken bones, head injuries, hospitalizations or even death. Now, researchers have found that sensors that mea...

How genes in our DNA are expressed into traits within a cell is a complicated mystery with many players, the main suspects being chemical. However, a new study has demonstrated that external mechanical force can directly...

A new study details the challenges faced by people with mobility impairments during emergency evacuation from multistory buildings. The findings are especially relevant because they are based upon concerns, insights and ...

Several species of bacteria found in smokeless tobacco products have been associated with opportunistic infections, according to a new paper. An estimated 8 million people use smokeless tobacco products in the US. But th...

Displays of candy corn and costumes may soon be replacing sunscreen and beach towels, but this post isn't meant to detract from what's left of the summer. Ghost imaging is a technique for imaging something that you can't...

Nestlings are sitting ducks for giant slugs - some of them invasive ­- that have been recorded feeding on the chicks of several birds species

Many schools give dolls that cry and need changing to teen girls to reduce pregnancy rates. It's no surprise they seem to have the opposite effect, says Sally Adee

A new exhibit at the Marlborough Contemporary museum in London reveals how the Dead Sea's hypersaline water can transform objects into salt-encrusted sculptures.

The Dead Sea has transformed a dour black dress into a sparkly salty treasure in a new art exhibit by Sigalit Landau.