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A research team at the Lomonosov Moscow State University, using new interaction between neutrons, has theoretically justified the low-energy tertaneutron resonance that was recently obtained experimentally. This proves t...

Red pandas are small mammals with long, fluffy tails and red and white markings. They are not related to giant pandas.

(Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University) New research reveals intrinsic instability issues of iodine-containing perovskite solar cells.

Listen in as physicists and philosophers debate whether we are real or virtual --

Yale scientists have shown how to enhance the lifetime of sound waves traveling through glass--the material at the heart of fiber optic technologies. The discovery will be described in the January edition of the journal ...

From glowworm mucous to the strange quantum behavior of light, here's the weird science of 2016.

Ever wondered how the fate of champagne bubbles from their birth to their death with a pop enhances our perception of aromas? These concerns, which are relevant to champagne producers, are the focus of a special issue of...

A cellular gatekeeper for water molecules finds new use in magnetic resonance imaging, a new report explains.

Investigators have identified a genetic immune disorder characterized by increased susceptibility and poor immune control of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and, in some cases, an EBV-associated cancer called Hodgkin's lymphoma...

(Springer) Ever wondered how the fate of champagne bubbles from their birth to their death with a pop enhances our perception of aromas? These concerns, which are relevant to champagne producers, are the focus of a speci...

This New Year's countdown will be one second longer as the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) introduces the 27th leap second into UTC(NPL), the UK's timescale. The additional second will keep the timescale based on atom...

If you thought that a kid's room, a Norwegian Nobel Laureate and a laser pointer had nothing in common, two UA physicists are about to enlighten you.

Ancient cave art in the Egyptian Sahara desert depicts two parents, a baby and a star in the east.

(Phys.org)--Physicists have found the strongest evidence yet for no violation of Lorentz symmetry, one of the fundamental symmetries of relativity. Lorentz symmetry states that the outcome of an experiment does not depen...

Here are some of the headline-grabbing natural disasters that occurred this year.

The scientific journal, Science, has chosen as its 2016 Breakthrough of the Year the discovery of tiny ripples in spacetime called gravitational waves - a finding that confirmed a century-old prediction by Albert Einstei...

The gene, OGDHL, a key protein required for normal function of the mitochondria -- the energy-producing factory of the cell -- and its chaperone, nardilysin (NRD1) are linked to progressive loss of neurological function ...

Making muscles burn more fat and less glucose can increase exercise endurance, but could simultaneously cause diabetes, says a team of scientists.

An international team of scientists has identified variants of the gene EBF3 causing a developmental disorder with features in common with autism. Identification of these gene variants leads to a better understanding of ...

Temporarily blocking a type of protein, called type I interferon, can restore immune function and speed up viral suppression during treatment with anti-viral drugs for people with chronic infection of the virus that caus...

In a study that could have significant impact on how disease outbreaks are managed, researchers have sequenced and analyzed genomes from Shigella sonnei (S. sonnei) bacteria associated with major shigellosis outbreaks in...

Researchers are working to develop a pill to treat this serious inherited bleeding disorder. Oral delivery of the treatment--clotting factor IX--would allow individuals with type B hemophilia to swallow a pill rather tha...