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There is much about the placenta that scientists are just beginning to discover.

Two-thirds of the length of the Great Barrier Reef is suffering from bleaching, a condition likely to cause mass coral die-offs.

Training an image-recognition system on millions of photos taken by hidden cameras could help ecologists better track different animals in their habitat

Scientists have unraveled a knotty problem: the forces behind the accidental untying of your shoelaces.

Australian government researchers are equipping drones with cameras and sonar so they can explore parts of old mines that are unsafe for people to visit

(DOE/Argonne National Laboratory) In a recent study, a team of researchers from Argonne, the University of Chicago and MIT has developed a new way to create some of the world's thinnest wires, using a process that could ...

What distinguishes Elon Musk's reputation as an entrepreneur is that any venture he takes on comes from a bold and inspiring vision for the future of our species. Not long ago, Musk announced a new company, Neuralink, wi...

We thought dark energy was behind the accelerated expansion of the universe to its cold, dark end state, but it might be a supporting actor in a quantum plot

Young researcher in Changchun University of Science and Technology, Dr. Fei Yan, has published the comprehensive review on quantum image processing in World-Scientific-International Journal of Quantum Information with hi...

Earth's magnetic field provokes layers of iron and magnesium in the atmosphere, but Mars has no such field - so finding similar layers is a surprise

No significant differences were observed in eczema severity for children with moderate to severe eczema who wore silk garments compared with those who wore their usual clothing, according to a randomized controlled study...

Greater consumption of fresh fruit was associated with a lower incidence of diabetes, as well as reduced occurrence of complications in people with diabetes, in a Chinese population.

Disability simulations often result in feelings of fear, apprehension and pity toward those with disabilities, new research concludes.

We may have found a fresh way to spot the spinning corpses of massive stars, using the glow of interstellar gas - and maybe a new class of pulsar too

Zooniverse's Exoplanet Explorers project invites citizen scientists to scour data from the Kepler spacecraft - within two days they found a planetary system

Researchers discovered three novel genetic mutations associated with Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy, the most common corneal disorder requiring transplantation.

Radio waves, microwaves and even light itself are all made of electric and magnetic fields. The classical theory of electromagnetism was completed in the 1860s by James Clerk Maxwell. At the time, Maxwell's theory was re...

Surgical training is one more way that researchers are using 3-D printing to advance the quality of care. 3-D printed simulations of lifelike body parts allow surgeons in training the opportunity to practice complex surg...

Among adults who entered a study more than 25 years ago, an increasing number of midlife vascular risk factors, such as obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol and smoking, were associated with elevated ...

An estimated 10 percent of all patients undergoing euthanasia in Belgium could potentially donate at least one organ, according to a study.

Among patients with acute low back pain, spinal manipulation therapy was associated with modest improvements in pain and function at up to six weeks, with temporary minor musculoskeletal harms, according to a study.

26 new genes have now been linked to intellectual disability. Currently most patients with intellectual disability receive no molecular diagnosis, which significantly affects their health and shortens their lifespan.