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A flat-Earth enthusiast who claims not to believe in science plans to launch himself 1,800 feet (550 meters) above California's Mojave Desert in a homemade steam rocket on Saturday (Nov. 25), the Associated Press reporte...

(Université de Genève) Researchers have hypothesized that the universe contains a 'dark matter.' They have also posited the existence of a 'dark energy.' These two hypotheses account for the movement of stars in galaxi...

The first global "light census" shows that the area affected by artificial lighting is growing by 2.2 per cent every year, posing risks to wildlife and human health

Campaigners say a recent UK vote will deny sentience to animals, but the reality is rather different. The real issue is what happens to animal welfare post-Brexit

Campaigners say a recent UK vote will deny sentience to animals, but the reality is rather different. The real issue is what happens to animal welfare post-Brexit

In a recent study published in Nature, ICFO researchers led by ICREA Prof. Hugues de Riedmatten report an elementary "hybrid" quantum network link and demonstrate photonic quantum communication between two distinct quant...

A storm system approaches: the sky darkens, and the low rumble of thunder echoes from the horizon. Then without warning... Flash! Crash!--lightning has struck.

Neutrinos are abundant subatomic particles that are famous for passing through anything and everything, only very rarely interacting with matter. About 100 trillion neutrinos pass through your body every second. Now, sci...

Thousands of blockchain projects have failed because different blockchains can't share data - now the makers of a meta-blockchain think they can restart the blockchain revolution

For the first time, scientists have measured the rate at which high-energy neutrinos are absorbed by our planet, a development that could lead to discoveries about physics and the Earth. When describing neutrinos to the ...

Sandra Miarecki went from Air Force pilot to neutrino physicist. In a previous career, Sandra Miarecki flew high above the Earth's surface. During a 20-year career in the US Air Force that included time as a test pilot, ...

An extensive hole opened up in the sun's atmosphere, allowing solar winds to rush out into space.

The strange striped patterns that appear and fade away on Martian slopes were once thought to be evidence of flowing water - they're actually made by dry sand

It started like any other day. Dr. Hao Yin walked into the lab at MIT, ready to check on his transgenic mice. He had no idea he was about to make history. Yin's mice harbored a single mutated gene that gave them a terrib...

An arrow shooting through an apple, makes for a spectacular explosive sight in slow motion. Similarly, energetic ions passing through liquid droplets induce shock waves, which can fragment the droplets.

Researchers have discovered that dense ensembles of quantum spins can be created in diamond with high resolution using an electron microscopes, paving the way for enhanced sensors and resources for quantum technologies.

Berry curvature may not be the most well-known scientific concept, but to many physicists, its direct measurement is something akin to a holy grail.

Bad, normal brain.

Created in 1593, the manuscript has been acquired by the U.S. Library of Congress.

Last season, a huge colony of Adélie penguins saw just two young survive. As they gather to breed again, a repeat would be alarming, says Olive Heffernan

People who die with plaques and tangles in their brain but no signs of dementia may have changed the shape of connections between neurons to withstand the disease

Uber's customer and driver data has been compromised for a year - but Uber has only just revealed details.