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People with severe burns, bedsores, or chronic diseases such as diabetes are at risk for developing wounds known as cutaneous ulcers, which can extend through multiple layers of the skin. Apart from being extremely painf...

Researchers report following an anti-inflammatory diet can help lower the risks of dying from cancer and cardiovascular disease.

Researchers say that, despite taking a standardized diet consisting of a liquid meal replacement, gut bacteria change frequently and unpredictably.

Scientists have developed a topological photonic chip to process quantum information, promising a more robust option for scalable quantum computers.

According to researchers, drumming for an hour a week helps improve learning at school for children on the autism spectrum. The study reports drumming not only improves dexterity, rhythm and timing for those with ASD, it...

A monster storm is poised to hit the Philippines.

Researchers report a high fiber diet can help to reduce both intestinal and brain inflammation during aging.

A new case study reports swimming in cold, open water may help those with major depressive disorder to gain control of their symptoms and possibly live medication free.

Chemists have worked out how to trick hydrogen into making a distant bond with nothing but thin air

In a recent experiment at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, plasma electrons in the paths of intense laser light pulses were almost instantly accelerated close to the speed of light.

It's hard to find your place when you're the new kid in town -- especially when you're the only kid with a tusk the size of a baguette jutting out of center of your forehead.

It’s mostly an art festival, but attendees are impressively fascinated with science and math --

The storm's winds are no longer as strong as they once were, but the rainfall is already approaching 'catastrophic.'

Compared to other self-knowledge, people are bad at knowing when they're being rude.

Who went home with the top prizes at the 2018 Ig Nobels?

The brunt of Hurricane Florence slammed North Carolina this morning with winds raging an astonishing 90 mph (150 km/h), according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

Two teams of scientists from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have collaborated to conduct groundbreaking research leading to the development of a new and innovative scientific field: Quantum Metamaterials. Th...

Elon Musk's lunar flyby is one giant leap for space tourism.

Radio pulsars sweep beams of radiation across space like interstellar lighthouses as they spin, and now we've found one that breaks all the rules

It's been more than a week, and a National Solar Observatory (NSO) facility in New Mexico is still closed for an undisclosed "security issue."

Artificial intelligence has joined forces with a group of actors to create spontaneous comedy sketches on stage. The result is a new variant of the Turing test

As climate change thaws the Arctic permafrost, some of it is releasing sulphuric acid - which destroys limestone and releases even more climate-warming carbon dioxide