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With the exponential increase in the number of data centers and electronic devices over the last decade, waste heat has become a big but overlooked environmental problem. It is frequently hidden away, out of sight in dat...

Dawn's early light ON AUGUST 6th a flimsy-looking pilotless aircraft, the Zephyr S, came slowly in to land at an undisclosed location in Arizona, and was caught by a group of people jogging along beside it. The reception...

This past Sunday NPR's Weekend Edition interviewed Vince Beiser about his new book The World in a Grain. During the interview, Beiser made a mind-boggling claim. If you take all the sand used commercially every year, all...

A new study reports, when faced to make a decision that benefits either a close friend or parent, young adults tend to put family first.

An analysis of online dating has found most users hit on people who are 25 per cent more attractive than them, and that shorter messages have better reply rates

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have used a laser detection and ranging (LADAR) system to image three-dimensional (3-D) objects melting in flames. The method could offer a precise...

Mouse studies hint that social difficulties in autism might be caused by faulty serotonin signalling in the brain and can be helped with serotonin-boosting drugs

Genetic genealogy services are rapidly become a key source of forensic evidence, but do we really want the police to have access to everyone's DNA?

Researchers say, to better understand working memory, it is important to resolve the debate over how we hold and judge multiple pieces of information in mind.

Bad news on the climate should lead neither to despair nor unfounded optimism. Instead, we need to roll up our sleeves and prepare for life on a drastically changing planet

A rogue, planet-size object 20 light-years away from Earth has stunned astronomers with its incredibly powerful magnetic field.

Oil behaves strangely in water - now a combination of AI and super-expensive underwater vehicles are being used to track it. Joshua Howgego went along for the ride

Researchers have developed a new machine learning algorithm which is 94% accurate in predicting which patients with complex mood disorders will respond to medications.

Asbestos may be making a comeback, thanks to new moves from the EPA. Here's why it was banned in the first place.

The US Navy wants to make super-expanding weaponised slime, inspired by the hagfish, that can trap boats in the water

Researchers explore magnetism in human brains deep in a remote forest

Researchers report a new video game aimed at middle school children can help boost empathy and prosocial behavior. The study reports children exposed to the game showed greater connectivity between brain networks linked ...

We've all heard that being too clean can cause allergies, or exposure can help you beat them. Most advice doesn't stand up, but there are things that do seem to work

The successful launch puts China "shoulder to shoulder" with the U.S. and Russia in the hypersonic nuke race.

A new study considers the medical benefits of using marijuana to help treat epilepsy which can not be controlled with standard anticonvulsants.

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have taken dramatic new photos of the fires that are blackening huge swaths of the Golden State and throwing off smoke that billows far to the east.

Ancient Rome was a dangerous place to be an emperor. During its more than 500-year run, 20 percent (82) of Rome's emperors were assassinated while in power.