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A massless particle, a.k.a. Weyl fermion, predicted nearly 100 years ago, has been found in another corner of physics. Electrons in a semimetal can behave like these particles. They are either right-handed or left-handed...

Experimental physicists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst today report that they have developed a fast, dynamic new process for wrapping liquid droplets in ultrathin polymer sheets, so what once was a painstakin...

At the intersection of physics and philosophy, there's a question that's weighed on the minds of great thinkers for centuries: Is there truly such a thing as free will? When we make a choice, are we fundamentally any dif...

Researchers have developed an accurate computer program that can predict cancer cell motion and spread.

Researchers report, in a number of cases, amyloid beta pathology may have been transmitted by contaminated instruments used in neurosurgeries up to three decades previously.

Try a quick experiment: Take two flashlights into a dark room and shine them so that their light beams cross. Notice anything peculiar? The rather anticlimactic answer is, probably not. That's because the individual phot...

Photons don't normally make friends, but now three have been bound together into a brand-new form of light by tricking them into acting like atoms

In Western cities, household products like deodorants and paints are a bigger source of air pollution than vehicle exhausts - so here's what we need to do

Researchers report running can help mitigate the impact chronic stress has on the hippocampus.

According to researchers, those at risk of developing Alzheimer's who lack awareness of their memory declining, have a threefold increased likelihood of developing dementia within two years.

Researchers report a drug used to slow cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease may help to reverse memory and learning problems in teens who binge drink.

A new report on a group of U.S. embassy workers in Cuba experiencing unexplained concussion symptoms after hearing weird noises only deepens the mystery of the case.

Injections of killed stem cells, designed to help the immune system recognise cancers, have been found to protect mice from developing tumours

The population of Bornean orangutans fell by almost half in just 16 years, and it was not a sad by-product of deforestation: many apes were killed deliberately

Upgrading our biology may sound like science fiction, but attempts to improve humanity actually date back thousands of years. Every day, we enhance ourselves through seemingly mundane activities such as exercising, medit...

Researchers have mapped cells that form the brain's blood vessels and blood brain barrier.

A photo of Dún Briste - a layered, chunky tower of rock rising off the western coast of Ireland -skyrocketed to the top of Reddit last week.

A new study reveals visual cues, such as looking at someone's lips as they talk, helps our brains to amplify sound.

Your genetic code: the ultimate murder witness.

SCIENCE fiction is littered with examples of intelligent computers, from HAL 9000 in "2001: A Space Odyssey" to Eddie in "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". One thing such fictional machines have in common is a tende...

SOFTWARE that recognises faces has bounded ahead in recent years, propelled by a boom in a form of artificial intelligence called deep learning (see article). Several firms now offer face recognition as a commercial serv...

Successful weight loss could be hampered by chemical compounds lurking in everyday products in your house, a new study finds.