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The struggle for electric vehicles to gain legitimacy in a world dominated by supersized SUVs and overbearing big rigs is something of a David and Goliath story. The underdog just landed a blow right between the eyes of ...

Physicist, mathematician and blogger Peter Woit whacks strings, multiverses, simulated universes and “fake physics” --

Death in patients with heart failure is inversely related to the wealth of the country they live in, according to new research. Death rates in India and Africa were three to four times higher than those documented in Wes...

Having a non-O blood group is associated with a higher risk of heart attack, according to new research.

From the Amazon to Nicaragua, there are humans who never learn numbers. What can these anumeric cultures teach us about ourselves?

Lobster sex involves battles for dominance, calming urine and tender copulation.

(Kazan Federal University) Tasks are posed within a project called "Petroleum bearing beds, shales and hydrocarbon deposits as underestimated sources of greenhouse methane emissions". This and its sister project (in ecob...

An innovative "Smart Scar-Care" pad which serves the dual functions of reinforcing pressure and occlusion has been designed by researchers to treat hypertrophic scars from burns, surgeries and trauma.

An affordable gas sensor monitors trace levels of health-indicating chemicals, paving the way for future non-invasive studies, describe researchers in a new report.

Among suicidal patients, an intervention that included brief post-discharge phone calls significantly reduced the likelihood of a future suicide attempt, according to a clinical trial conducted at eight hospitals.