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The flu is wreaking havoc globally this year. While the U.S. has made huge strides in preparing for and treating the flu, we have a long way to go as we prepare for the next pandemic.

In an interview at Singularity University's Exponential Medicine in San Diego, Leslie Saxon, founder and executive director of the USC Center for Body Computing, spoke about the Virtual Care Clinic her team is building. ...

Nuclear physicists are using the nation's most powerful supercomputer, Titan, at the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility to study particle interactions important to energy production in the sun and stars and to prope...

A new study from JHU researchers finds the brain can assign the value to an object in less than a tenth of a second; roughly the same amount of time as it takes to recognize an object.

Two new studies shed light on the processes that underlie the integration and storage of sensory information.

When it comes to talent, versatility and the power to change the world, which atomic particle is the champ? Read what our four contenders have to say--then you decide. Physics fans, are you ready to rumble? Of course you...

Researchers have identified a range of psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia and autism, that share physical characteristics at the molecular level. Specifically, the study identifies common patterns of neural g...

Vanderbilt researchers have mapped a signaling system in the brain that appears to be linked to autism.

If gravitational waves - ripples in space time - have a handedness, primordial particles could interact with them to form a dark matter superfluid that spreads through the cosmos

When it comes to human pathogens, norovirus gets the gold.

Zebra finches sing during the day, and at night while they sleep their vocal organs act out the motions of singing, a bit like a sleepwalking person

We've never had to deflect an incoming asteroid before it hits Earth, so how do we know the best way to do it? An algorithm says nuclear weapons are the most effective

Toads might want to be careful what meal they catch with their sticky, pink tongues. It could be a toxic beetle that makes them throw up ... and then scurries away to tell the tale, a new study from Japan finds.

What's the story behind South Korea's Olympic mascots?

Though nearly seventy percent of Earth's surface is comprised of water, only three percent is considered fresh and drinkable--and most of that striking minority is trapped in glaciers or polar ice caps. Juxtapose the dea...

A new study reveals how fast spiking interneurons improve the efficiency of learning a new skill.

Researchers have observed how neural stem cells divide and new neurons are integrated into the hippocampus.

Quantum communication, which ensures absolute data security, is one of the most advanced branches of the "second quantum revolution". In quantum communication, the participating parties can detect any attempt at eavesdro...

Researchers at the University of Liverpool are developing an innovative device that uses cold plasma technology to tackle the problem of airborne allergens in the home.

Protons are known to contain quarks and gluons. But are gluons behaving as expected?

As the Olympic Games kick off, here's a look at the diverse and beautiful East Asian nation, South Korea, in these amazing photos from above.

Many of those involved in the race to unleash the power of quantum computing predict it will happen soon. Here's why, says Graeme Malcolm