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Most of the universe is dark, with dark matter and dark energy comprising more than 95 percent of its mass-energy. Yet we know little about dark matter and energy. To find answers, scientists run huge high-energy physics...

Sunlight is everywhere, but so far our efforts to harvest its energy have been restricted to solar farms and rooftop panels. A new analysis shows that transparent solar technologies that can be applied to windows, displa...

Macquarie University researchers have made a single tiny diamond shine brightly at room temperature, a behaviour known as superradiance.

Researchers have known for decades that exposure to radon may cause lung cancer, and that North Dakota and Iowa have some of the highest radon rates in the country. Could radon potentially cause other cancers? Researcher...

You can split sunlight into a vibrant array of colors by sending it through a prism, as fans of physics (or Pink Floyd) know well, or by bouncing it off a mirror through a refractive medium like water. In an exciting but...

Veteran sailors know that rogue waves can rise suddenly in mid-ocean to capsize even the largest vessels. Now it appears that a similar phenomenon called shear shock wave occurs in the concussed brain. It may help explai...

A simple recording of a mosquito's buzz on a cellphone could contribute to a global-scale mosquito tracking map of unprecedented detail, say experts.

Research shows that five fruit species native to Brazil's Atlantic Rainforest biome have bioactive properties as outstanding as those of blueberries, cranberries, blackberries, and strawberries. By investigating the pres...

Veteran sailors know that rogue waves can rise suddenly in mid-ocean to capsize even the largest vessels. Now it appears that a similar phenomenon called shear shock wave occurs in the concussed brain. It may help explai...

Grey hair, wisdom, and wrinkles on our skin mark us as we age, but it's the more subtle changes beneath the surface that make us old. Now, researchers have discovered that our chromosomes also wrinkle with age, changing ...

Researchers have developed a method to predict how a human chromosome folds based solely on the epigenetic marks that decorate chromatin inside cells.

126 countries have signed up to cross-border protection measures to conserve whale sharks and many other endangered migratory species

HIV+ mothers who possess a strong neutralizing antibody response may be more likely to pass the virus on to her infant through breast feeding. In addition, infants born to mothers with a strong antibody response are sign...

Smallpox has been eradicated for decades, but other, related "poxviruses" are still around and continue to pose a risk to humans, experts say.

Disney Research has developed a flexible screen that uses water jets to let visually impaired people trace the arc of rockets and Catherine wheels as they explode

For students in preschool, speaking two languages may be better than one, especially for developing inhibitory control. That idea isn't new, but a new study took a longitudinal approach to examine the bilingual advantage...

After a follow-up period of 12 years, the mean cumulative cost increase was 37 percent, including all the injectable anticancer drugs. Annual changes in pricing did not appear to be affected by new supplemental FDA appro...

By investing in housing, hospitals can help build healthier communities and save money by stemming the tide of emergency room visits and costly health interventions, research shows.

Babies who suffer from jaundice after birth are treated with shortwave light. Researchers have now developed illuminated pajamas that replace the treatment in an incubator. This means newborns can get healthy while warm ...

Voting does not make people less likely to subsequently commit a crime, a randomized controlled experiment of 550,000 potential voters in the United States shows.

A new study has linked signs of heightened arousal and reactivity -- a core symptom of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) -- to overactivity of the locus coeruleus (LC), a brain region that mediates arousal and reactiv...

Prenatal exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) at levels below those currently considered safe for humans affects gene expression related to sexual differentiation and neurodevelopment in the developing rat brain.