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From the notion of hairy black holes to Hawking radiation, the late Stephen Hawking revolutionized our understanding of black holes.

One of the brightest minds, Stephen Hawking has died at age 76. As we mourn his death and celebrate his life, here's a look back at some of his most intriguing words.

From its ancient origins to the unanswered questions, here are some surprising facts about pi.

New findings offer clues about how misused drugs affect healthy brains and hint at an undiscovered link between glutamate and mood.

In a study conducted in rural India, researchers have found that mobile phone reminders linked with incentives such as free talk time minutes work better than phone alerts alone to improve childhood immunization rates in...

Development of a general and simple reaction by an organocatalyst and a transition-metal catalyst in cooperation is highly desirable for various organic syntheses but remains a challenge. Herein, we report the one-step s...

Since the Flint Water Crisis in Michigan, concern in the US over lead in drinking water has increased. Information about water from private wells has been limited because such wells are exempt from the 1974 Safe Drinking...

In a step toward accelerating the production of new gene therapies, scientists report that they have developed remote-controlled, needle-like nanospears capable of piercing membrane walls and delivering DNA into selected...

According to researchers, women who are physically fit and exercise regularly during midlife are almost 90% less likely to develop dementia later in life than those who were moderately fit.

A new study reports on a link between age, body mass index and brain integrity in psychosis. Researchers discovered higher age, BMI and severity of psychotic symptoms were negatively associated with cortical thickness an...

Stephen Hawking won accolades from his peers for having one of the most brilliant minds in science, but he never got a Nobel Prize because no one has yet proven his ideas.

Nuclear fusion, the process that powers our sun, happens when nuclear reactions between light elements produce heavier ones. It's also happening--at a smaller scale--in a Colorado State University laboratory.

Researchers report the motion and configuration of a speaker's lips are key when it comes to others being able to distinguish between vowels in speech.

According to researchers, some synapses get smaller as we learn new information.

University of British Columbia researchers have found a new system that could help yield 'warmer' quantum technologies.

A new study finds that e-cigarette use could do more harm than good by substantially increasing the number of adolescents and young adults who eventually become cigarette smokers and marginally decreasing the number of a...

A team of researchers have developed an open-source, clinically validated template for a 3-D printed stethoscope for use in areas of the world with limited access to medical supplies -- places where a stethoscope could m...

Researchers link autism spectrum disorders to defects in a nuclear receptor inside the brain.

The role of the placenta in fetal development is being seriously under-appreciated according to scientists. A team studied 103 mutations linked to prenatal death in mice and showed that almost 70 percent affect the place...

Eighteen physics facilities will give photographers a behind-the-scenes look at science. Major science laboratories from around the world today announced a Global Physics Photowalk competition that will be open to amateu...

Researchers have produced a "human scale" demonstration of a new phase of matter called quadrupole topological insulators that was recently predicted using theoretical physics. These are the first experimental findings t...

Caterpillar presence mutes broccoli's production of chemicals that attract aphid parasitoids, allowing both pests to wreak havoc