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A "quantum material" that mimics a shark's ability to detect the minute electric fields of small prey has been shown to perform well in ocean-like conditions, with potential applications from defense to marine biology.

Gazing through the stained-glass windows of London's Westminster Abbey can evoke memories as diverse and vivid as the windows themselves, but to John Mauro, Penn State glass researcher, the windows sparked a quest to bet...

In a rare occurrence, a pregnant woman's gestational sac -- the small vessel that holds the developing embryo -- attached not to the lining of her womb but instead to a scar left over from a previous C-section.

3D printing isn't new to 2017, but this year, researchers pushed the boundaries of the seemingly sci-fi technique.

To reconcile quantum mechanics and gravity, a new theory flips the usual script. Space-time and gravity may emerge from quantum effects, not the other way round

A species of tiny, adorable marsupial that scientists thought had been extinct for more than 100 years has re-emerged in New South Wales, Australia.

The U.S. government has been secretly investigating UFOs since 2007.

People can get visual and auditory hallucinations and extreme altitudes, and altitude sickness may not be the cause, research found.

Fifty years after the unveiling of Concorde - the flawed, first supersonic airliner - its successors are coming. Maybe they'll be the real deal, says Paul Marks

Children as young as 6 have a thirst for vengeance. From this age, kids will willingly give up prized possessions to see a mean puppet get beaten up

If a great tit eats something nasty, it will disgustedly wipe its beak on a branch - and other great tits watch and learn

Engineers from Dartmouth's Thayer School of Engineering have produced a new imaging technology that may revolutionize medical and life sciences research, security, photography, cinematography and other applications that ...

As scientists have explored the structure and properties of matter at ever deeper levels they've discovered many exotic new materials, including superconductors that carry electric current with no resistance, liquid crys...

The machine, called MolecuLight i:X, picks up molecules that glow in bacteria, giving surgeons an at-a-glance indication as to whether infection is present

Human drone pilots have to to be cautious on film sets not to crash into the actors or props, automated smart drones can be far more adventurous

The emerging domain of parallelized quantum information processing opens up new possibilities for precise measurements, communication and imaging. Precise control of multiple stored photons allows efficient handling of t...

Daggers, axes and jewelry made from rare iron during the Bronze Age are literally out of this world, according to new research finding that ancient artisans crafted these metal artifacts with iron from outer space carrie...

From #DoesItFart to #FieldworkFail, these were some of the best science hashtags to explore on Twitter in 2017.

Axes and daggers dating to thousands of years ago were made from iron that reached Earth inside meteorites.

Our brain's autopilot can serve us well, but effortless thinking is behind many of the world's biggest problems. Science training can help turn the tide

After a five year struggle, Shinichi Mochizuki's epic ABC proof may finally appear in a journal, but it is still not clear if mathematicians understand his work

If you've ever woken up in the middle of the night feeling as though you're being crushed by a demonic being, you may have just experienced what's called the incubus phenomenon: an "attack" by a male demon.