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Researchers have made a major breakthrough that allows people to control a robotic arm using only their minds. The research has the potential to help millions of people who are paralyzed or have neurodegenerative disease...

The first gravitational waves were spotted by LIGO in 2016 - the floodgates should open now the observatory has had an upgrade

Patients with advanced malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) treated with a combination of surgery to remove the cancer but save their lung, plus photodynamic therapy and chemotherapy, had a median survival of nearly thre...

A video showing whorls of water swirling around a tiny starfish larva earned the top prize in a Nikon competition.

The antibacterial agent triclosan is often present in anything from cleaning products to toys, but tests suggest it can help MRSA survive antibiotics

Researchers have solved the mystery of how deadly breast cancer metastasis forms even without a tumor present.

The beautiful glow of their long fishing lines hides a deadly glue, most likely originating from the pee of these New Zealand insects

You might find yourself wishing for a silent night after you hear the first Christmas song written by artificial intelligence.

A study of red deer on a Scottish island reveals some of the first evidence in wild mammals of a clear link between brain size and evolutionary fitness

(University of Delaware) A recent study by researchers at the University of Delaware, the University of Oxford and the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, provides a new data set that scientists can use to better under...

Breast cancer cells that carry a certain gene mutation can be induced to die using a combination of an existing targeted therapy along with an investigational molecule tested by researchers.

Supersizedaccelerators have made extraordinary discoveries in recent decades, but we're about to see arenaissance intable-top experiments --

The sweetener in your beverage makes little difference in terms of the overall calories you consume in a day, a new study suggests.

Biomechanical analysis has been compiled by a researcher from thousands of baseball players to find out what's behind the epidemic of an increase in teenage Tommy John surgery.

It would be wise to heed calls to build a dedicated rocket primed to defend Earth against a large incoming asteroid or comet, says Geraint Lewis

(University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science) While the Caribbean is not thought to be at risk for tsunamis, a new study by researchers at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marin...

Researchers have been able to generate multifunctional RNA nanoparticles that could overcome treatment resistance in breast cancer, potentially making existing treatments more effective in these patients.

A molecular cause of hydrocephalus, a common, potentially life-threatening birth defect in which the head is enlarged due to excess fluid surrounding the brain, has now been discovered by researchers. Because the same mo...

(Université de Genève) The active element in the molecule that initiates transformations in synthetic organic chemistry, known as the catalyst, is often hydrogen. However, researcher from UNIGE has found that a sulfur ...

Researchers have identified neutralizing antibodies against Zika virus from an infected patient that fully protected mice from infection, adding to the current arsenal of antibodies in development for much needed antivir...

A crater in Antarctica isn't from a meteorite but from melt.

The Cold War may have ended decades ago, but spy satellites' data from that era are now being used for a new mission: tracking environmental change in the Himalayas.