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A new NASA mission, the first to hitch a ride on a commercial communications satellite, will examine Earth's upper atmosphere to see how the boundary between Earth and space changes over time.

Researchers investigate how toxic proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease spread throughout the brain.

A new study provides further evidence that increasing choline consumption during pregnancy has cognitive benefits for children.

A 30 minute sauna bath reduces blood pressure and improves vascular compliance, a new study reports.

A team from Griffith's Centre for Quantum Dynamics in Australia have demonstrated how to rigorously test if pairs of photons - particles of light - display Einstein's "spooky action at a distance", even under adverse con...

Researchers have developed a new way to magnetise molecules found naturally in the human body, paving the way for a new generation of low-cost magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology that would transform our ability ...

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a mathematical model for computing radiation therapy treatments that could substantially reduce patient side effects while delivering the same results as conv...

Researchers have identified how specialized neurons in fruit fly brains trigger the key steps in falling asleep.

After initial rumours of an Intel bug, a massive security flaw has been revealed in most computer processors leaving personal data and passwords vulnerable

A new study adds to evidence that current clinical tools can fail to capture autism presentations in females.

Multiple eyewitness accounts describe Australian birds of prey deliberately setting wildfires by carrying burning sticks, in order to flush out prey

Bonobos, known as largely peaceful primates, are attracted to behavior that's not very nice.

Women with breast implants are at increased risk of developing a rare type of cancer, but what exactly are the chances of getting cancer from implants?

The scroll dates to the War of the Roses.

Colonies of turtle ants are often attacked by competing species, and the ants understand enough military strategy to decide when certain nests should be abandoned

Guidelines from the World Health Organization are being drawn up that may recognise sexual compulsivity as a mental disorder

Guidelines from the World Health Organization are being drawn up that may recognise sexual compulsivity as a mental disorder

If you read or watch the news, you'll likely think the world is falling to pieces. Trends like terrorism, climate change, and a growing population straining the planet's finite resources can easily lead you to think our ...

DNA from an infant girl who died 11,500 years ago reveals where America's first human settlers came from and when they arrived

About 2,000 years ago, ancient Egyptians made homemade wrappings for mummies from "recycled" scraps of paper that people had first used to scribble down shopping lists and personal notes.

It is not the daily occurrence that physicists from entirely different fields closely work together. However, in theoretical physics a general ansatz can offer solutions for a large variety of problems. A team of scienti...

The underwater stone structure may represent a fish monster that legend says created the Earth.