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(Duke University) Duke engineers have grown the first functioning human muscle from non-muscle cells -- skin cells reverted to their primordial stem cell state. The ability to start from cellular scratch using non-muscle...

(Forschungszentrum Juelich) The use of renewables like the sun and wind can cause fluctuations in power grids. But what impact do these fluctuations have on security of supply? To answer this question, scientists from Ju...

Is this ethereal spiral in the night sky the upper stage of the secret satellite launched by the U.S. government?

Doctors' hunches that people with diabetes get fewer migraines have finally been backed up by good evidence and it could help us treat migraines

Osaka University researchers reveal the brain region that makes us feel uneasy over unnatural android movements.

A UK-wide ban on the manufacture of products containing tiny pieces of plastic has come into force - but the ban on selling such products won't come in until July

They didn't start the fire -- but they know how to use it.

Gene therapy had a hell of a 2017. After decades of promises but failed deliveries, last year saw the field hitting a series of astonishing home runs. The concept of gene therapy is elegant: like computer bugs, faulty le...

Designing the right business model and value proposition is fundamental to the success of any endeavor--yet rarely have governments used these practices. We caught up with Michael Eales, a business designer and partner a...

A new snapshot of women working in science and technology in the US shows deep levels of discrimination against them. It must spark action, says Lara Williams

A variety of healthy foods and beverages helps a mother-to-be provide the important nutrients a baby needs for growth and development.

A pufferfish that carries the lethal poison tetrodotoxin has entered Europe's seas, and local species are increasingly becoming poisonous as well

An algorithm that improves simulations of turbulent flows by enabling the accurate calculation of a parameter called skin friction has been developed by KAUST researchers in collaboration with researchers at the Californ...

A UK-wide ban on the manufacture of products containing tiny pieces of plastic has come into force - but the ban on selling such products won't come in until July

Is the trick to cutting cravings for sugary foods as simple as getting a good night's sleep? A new small study from the United Kingdom suggests that may be the case.

A man in Spain who was declared dead by three doctors was actually still alive.

Identifying cardiac arrest over the phone is a tricky task, so in Denmark eavesdropping artificial intelligence is lending a helping hand

Identifying cardiac arrest over the phone is a tricky task, so in Denmark eaves-dropping artificial intelligence is lending a helping hand

A rare, vivid green bird with radiant yellow feathers on its head is actually a unique hybrid species living in the Amazon rainforest, researchers have found.

A swallowable, pill-size sensor that can sense gases as it travels through the human digestive tract may one day help doctors diagnose patients' gut conditions, such as lactose intolerance and irritable bowel syndrome, a...

A new study found that sea turtles born in areas most heated by climate change are 99.8 percent female.

Scientists are hoping the canines can use their noses to find smuggled antiquities and the associated tomb raiders.