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A man in a flagship stem cell trial for age-related macular degeneration has swelling in his eye, but the cause is probably surgery - not stem cells

A persistent problem has dogged the largest fusion device in South Korea. The Korean Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research (KSTAR) device has run successfully since 2008. However, controlling the vertical position of...

Researchers have discovered a metal alloy that can conduct electricity with zero resistance, or superconduct, from ambient pressure up to pressures similar to those that exist near the center of the Earth. The material, ...

A new study reports oxytocin plays a crucial role in processing numerous social signals.

University of Copenhagen researchers have identified two areas of the midbrain that appear to play specific roles in the start, speed and content of dependent selection of locomotion in mice.

An inhalable drug is designed to move straight from the lungs to the heart, where it is hoped it will prevent the organ from deteriorating after heart attacks

UC Berkeley researchers report the prefrontal cortex coordinates activity in order to help us act in response to perception.

An algorithm used by US courts to predict reoffenders turns out to be no more accurate than random people on the internet. Why wasn't it properly tested before now?

Hundreds of clinics offering unregulated stem cell therapies have sprung up across the US and Australia thanks to lax oversight

At the dawn of the 20th century, a lone -- and furry -- figure cut a criminal swath across South Dakota's Badlands.

A new study using piglets shows prebiotics used in baby formula can enhance memory and learning, as well as altering brain chemistry.

Cryptocurrencies are built on the idea that no one institution holds the power. But for bitcoin and ethereum, that's no longer true

Seeking to understand other people is better than dismissing them with insults. Trump needs lessons in African history, culture and science, says Curtis Abraham

Introducing some chatter between humans and artificial intelligence improved the amount of collaboration - and results - across hundreds of games

According to the World Bank, corruption scandals siphon more than $2 trillion per year from the global economy, making corruption one of the major causes of slow economic growth and socioeconomic inequality. Now in a new...

At TU Wien, researchers have taken a major step toward linking electrical and magnetic material properties, which is crucial for possible applications in electronics.

A new study challenges conventional belief about Alzheimer's, finding very minor neuronal and synaptic loss in patients at various stages of the disease.

For the first time, researchers have shown that an optical fiber as thin as a human hair can be used to create microscopic structures with laser-based 3D printing. The innovative approach might one day be used with an en...

It looks like a ghostly medieval tower -- like something out of "Game of Thrones" -- looming over the crystal-blue Caribbean waters of the Bahamas.

Neuroscientist Brie Linkenhoker believes that leaders must be better prepared for future strategic challenges by continually broadening their worldviews. As the director of Worldview Stanford, Brie and her team produce m...

"Trion" may sound like the name of one of the theoretical particles blamed for mucking up operations aboard the Starship Enterprise.

Being on time is important - just ask Lewis Carroll's leporine friend - and one group who knows this more than most are particle physicists, whose work revolves around keeping track of near-light speed blips of matter.