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Women's brains experience a monthly change, too.

Regardless of the scenario, breaking up is dramatic. Take for example the case of carbon (12C) splitting into three nuclei of helium. Until now, due to the poor quality of data and limited detection capabilities, physici...

Researchers at the University of Waterloo's Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) recorded an interaction between light and matter 10 times larger than previously seen. The strength of the interaction between photons and...

A team of physicians and laboratory scientists has taken a key step toward a cure for sickle cell disease, using CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to fix the mutated gene responsible for the disease in stem cells from the blood o...

"Paradigm changes are so hard to come up with because they require thinking outside the box." If there was ever an industry in need of a paradigm change, it's healthcare. The World Health Organization estimated total spe...

A unique new imaging method, called "polarized nuclear imaging" - combining powerful aspects of both magnetic resonance imaging and gamma-ray imaging and developed by two physicists in the University of Virginia's depart...

The Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to bring nearly fifty billion new devices online by 2020. This sounds great, until you read that an estimated 70% of IoT devices are hackable. That cute Google Nest in your kitche...

High folate (vitamin B9) consumption is associated with an increased risk for a nerve-damage disorder in older adults who have a common genetic variant linked to reduced cellular vitamin B12 availability, report research...

My local beaches and swimming pools are closed until next year, but in bathrooms, kitchens, and operating rooms worldwide, it's always splashing season. Whether it's a spray of liquid from raw meat thrown hastily on the ...

Extra information about your television programme can be coded into ultrasound that only your phone can hear

Society has made great leaps in its acceptance of transgender people. Science has a big part to play in keeping the momentum going

PlayStation VR has joined the wave of new virtual reality gear, but will it ever have mainstream appeal? Hal Hodson investigates

The mission is to launch a telescope the size of a washing machine and point it in the direction of Alpha Centauri - our neighbouring star system

Uber drivers' jobs depend on customer ratings, which researchers say could let user biases creep into the system

Differences in the brain's response to touch may explain why transgender people often feel like some parts of their body don't belong

Opportunity's new job, cyber nuclear attack, return of a goddess and more

Robots are usually expected to be rigid, fast and efficient. But researchers have turned that notion on its head with their soft robots.

People who regularly smoke large amounts of cannabis have reduced bone density and are more prone to fractures, research has found. The study also found that heavy cannabis users have a lower body weight and a reduced bo...

Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases are different neurodegenerative conditions that can sometimes affect the same person, which has led scientists to investigate possible links between the two. Now a team has identified...

Researchers have confirmed that mutation-caused dysfunction in a process cells use to transport molecules within the cell plays a previously suspected but underappreciated role in promoting the heritable form of Alzheime...

To develop new approaches to cancer prevention, scientists have attempted to grow tumor cells from precursor states in animal models.

New research gives hypothyroidism patients--who often feel dismissed and forgotten--evidence that their persistent symptoms are not just in their heads.