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Exploration is one of humanity's greatest drivers. We've moved around the planet and into almost every environment--mountains, deserts, jungles, and swamps. But will we be able to take the next step and adapt ourselves t...

Genetic mutation may drive evolution, but not all by itself. Physics can be a powerful co-pilot, sometimes even setting the course.

New research published in Nature Communications suggests that electrons in a two-dimensional gas can undergo a semi-ordered (nematic) to mostly-ordered (smectic) phase transition, which has been discussed in physics theo...

Lightweight muscle-bot has the strength-to-weight ratio of a newborn lifting an SUV

The Pacific Northwest sits atop the Cascadia subduction zone, which is a region where two tectonic plates collide; one plate is being pushed deep into the Earth's mantle, beneath the other slab. The two plates get locked...

A type of "virgin birth" stem cell could be as powerful as embryonic stem cells but without the same ethical objections, and are being tested for Parkinson's

Mount Agung's last big eruption was in 1963, and a major blast could create an ash cloud that disrupts air travel for weeks, and temporarily cool the global climate as well

Ultra-bright flashes in the Crab nebula have baffled astronomers, but they could result from winds created by a pulsar at the heart of the gas cloud

Elon Musk has once again sounded the alarm about killer robots, this time in response to a video of a humanoid robot doing a backflip.

Meet the puppies that were cloned from the world's first cloned dog.

The outermost layer of ice behaves like liquid water, even at a temperature of -30°C. Physicists at AMOLF have irrefutably demonstrated this using a modern surface-sensitive measuring technique. At lower temperatures, h...

When Keven Walgamott reached out and grasped his wife's hand, his face broke into an enormous smile. For the first time in 14 years, he could feel her soft fingers, pressing firmly into his prosthetic palm. David was tes...

Levels of nitrogen dioxide in European city air rose throughout the 2000s but seem to have reached a peak in 2010 - suggesting Europe might get cleaner air sooner than expected

(Phys.org)--Researchers have used a simple inkjet printer to print a "bio-ink" of cyanobacteria onto a conductive surface, creating a biophotovoltaic cell. Unlike conventional photovoltaic cells that operate only when ex...

(Phys.org)--A trio of researchers with Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany and Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté in France has developed a metamaterial that twists either to the right or the left in respon...

Dogs are part of a large taxonomic family called Canidae, which also includes wolves, coyotes, foxes and jackals. Members are called canids. Domestic dogs are a subspecies called Canis lupus familiaris.

This mysterious creature, similar to America's Bigfoot, is said to live in the Himalayas.

Avoid cigarettes, aspirin and alcohol to help ulcers heal

Our smartphones and computers wouldn't be nearly as useful without all the apps, music, and videos we keep on them.

On the quest for miniaturization, scientists at the Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics, within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS, South Korea), in collaboration with researchers from the University of Birming...

The Savoy region of France is best known for its fir-lined ski slopes and picturesque Alpine villages. Less known is the fact that, deep beneath some of these slopes, scientists are investigating one of the greatest myst...

The shipwreck divers also found a crystal carving of a head from the Roman-era.