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Researchers use CRISPR gene editing technology to target GABA receptors in order to help treat mood disorders.

The transition from light bulbs to LEDs has drastically cut the amount of electricity we use for lighting. Most of the electricity consumed by incandescent bulbs was, after all, dissipated as heat. We may now be on the v...

(National University of Science and Technology MISIS) The new treatment will serve as both diagnosis and treatment of malignant tumors. This breakthrough in the technologies of cancer diagnosis and treatment was made by ...

A new technique for printing ceramics in 4D could be used to make strong, complex parts for rockets and mobile phones

According to a new study, personality is both stable and malleable across our lifespan.

Just type in a few words, and this AI will try to draw them. It's good at textures and colours, but the details can get a bit mixed up

Researchers report working memory doesn't have fixed limits, as previously believed, it adapts itself to tasks currently being performed.

New translations of ancient medical texts detail Egyptians' scientific and medical knowledge.

Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent (BAT) are now valued at a combined $1 trillion USD. Alibaba and Tencent alone now account for almost one-third of the MSCI China Index, fueling its 47 percent gain in 2017. As of this past Mar...

A team of Ohio University nuclear physicists has proposed a new theoretical model for calculating pairing properties of atomic nuclei including those found in extreme astrophysical environments. As in some solids in whic...

Nearly five years ago, NASA and Lincoln Laboratory made history when the Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration (LLCD) used a pulsed laser beam to transmit data from a satellite orbiting the moon to Earth--more than 239...

How Einstein's equivalence principle extends to the quantum world has been puzzling physicists for decades, but a team including a University of Queensland researcher has found the key to this question.

Ant-Man knows the quantum realm holds shocking revelations and irrational solutions. Taking a page from the Marvel Universe, researchers based at the National Institute of Informatics (NII) in Tokyo, Japan, designed a mo...

Eating carbohydrates in moderation may be best for boosting longevity.

The source of the outbreak that sickened nearly 650 people at a Chipotle in Ohio last month has been identified.

Scavengers are helping transform a grim landscape in Norway

The surface of the sun is a roiling tangle of magnetism, heat and light, stunning new images reveal.

Zombie fans rejoice! There are some legitimate scientific reasons why you like zombies.

(University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science) With inspiration from squid ring teeth, a multidisciplinary team led by UVA engineers has invented a novel way to manufacture smart materials, including ...

(Carnegie Institution for Science) Aerosols are tiny particles that are spewed into the atmosphere by human activities, including burning coal and wood. They have negative effects on air quality -- damaging human health ...

(Institute of Science and Technology Austria) Structural coloration means that the microstructure of an object causes various colors to appear. For industry, this is an attractive alternative to coloring with pigments. B...

(University of Rhode Island) In 2008, a contaminant eluded the quality safeguards in the pharmaceutical industry and infiltrated a large portion of the supply of the popular blood thinner heparin, sickening hundreds and ...