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Whether lightning rods should have rounded or pointy ends became a point of contention between rebellious Americans and King George III. --

We live in a world of accelerating change. New industries are constantly being born and old ones are becoming obsolete. A report by the World Economic Forum reveals that almost 65 percent of the jobs elementary school st...

Analysis of DNA from a fossilised Neanderthal bone suggests modern human ancestors entered Europe and interbred with locals more than 219,000 years ago

The common and highly resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacterium is a fatal threat to weakened and ill patients. A new study now shows that a combination treatment using two different types of antibiotics can reduce mort...

NotPetya hit Ukraine hard, and the authorities there claim to have evidence of Russian involvement - though extorting payments may not have been the main goal

Large-scale changes to the structure of the genome are often seen in cancer cells. Scientists have found a way to detect these changes, which could enhance cancer diagnosis and aid the use of targeted treatments.

Facial expressions play a powerful role in social interactions from birth to adulthood. Fear, joy, anger -- all our emotions are articulated and understood thanks to universal codes. Common sense sees this enterprise as ...

It has long been assumed that your period affects your brain's performance. A new study set out to determine whether changes in hormones during the menstrual cycle really do change how well brains work. By increasing the...

In honor of the birth of American independence, here are U.S. presidents who have been immortalized in "life's filing system."

A group of physicists from MIPT and the Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences are now one step closer to finding applications for topological insulators--materials with remarkable el...

By gently prodding a swirling cloud of supercooled lithium atoms with a pair of lasers, and observing the atoms' response, researchers at Swinburne have developed a new way to probe the properties of quantum materials.

Researchers at the University of Southampton have cast doubt over established explanations for certain behaviours in pulsars - highly magnetised rotating neutron stars, formed from the remains of supernovae.

The missile was launched into Japanese waters, but analysts suggest it could potentially be used to hit Alaska, raising the stakes once more in North Korea's nuclear efforts

We cannot restore the environment to a pristine state, but we can be better stewards of change. Making dams work for us and for nature is a good start

(Society for Experimental Biology) Humpback whales feed from a range of species that have adapted to escape their fate in a variety of ways. As much as humans track their prey according to the species they are stalking, ...

(Society for Experimental Biology) Many bat species catch food 'on the wing' without touching the ground, but how do they do it? A new study by Per Henningsson at Lund University, Sweden is the first of its kind to analy...

(Bentham Science Publishers) Using targeted drug delivery along with selective sensitizing tumors to therapeutic agents are the pioneering scientific efforts in cancer treatment. This study systematically reviewed the li...

(Society for Experimental Biology) When dinosaurs ruled the land, plesiosaurs ruled the oceans. Famous for their incredibly long necks -- some of which were up to 7 meters long -- plesiosaurs have remained an evolutionar...

(Tohoku University) Researchers have applied advanced scanning methods to visualize the previously unexplored surface of a superconductor: lithium titanate.

(Monash University) In the harshest of environments in far-east Russia, Monash scientists have played a leading role in the discovery of a new mineral, which could revolutionise the future of the mining industry.

(Babraham Institute) Large-scale changes to the structure of the genome are often seen in cancer cells. Scientists have found a new way to detect these changes, which could enhance cancer diagnosis and aid the use of tar...

(Society for Experimental Biology) Ribbon halfbeak are a species of fish with the ability to fly above the sea surface -- but unlike true 'flying fish', they lack the necessary hind wing fins. So how do they fly? Dr. Yos...