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The Earth is currently surrounded by debris launched into space over several decades. This space junk can collide with satellites, causing damage and creating more debris. To preserve a secure space environment, the acti...

Natural little scientists, human babies love letting go of things and watching them fall. Baby's first experiment teaches them about more than the force of gravity. It establishes the concept of causality--the relationsh...

A new clinical trial will test whether an experimental vaccine can help patients' immune systems to stop the spread of deadly glioblastoma brain cancer.

A new study reports dopamine may have an impact on foraging behavior in ants. Researchers report ants treated with dopamine went on more foraging trips and appeared to be more sensitive to humidity.

According to researchers, 10% of young children have trouble learning to write. EPFL researchers have developed new software that can analyze a child's writing disability and the cause with precision.

Researchers investigate why it is so hard for us to retain information given to us in confidence.

In light of testimony given by Christine Blasey Ford in relation to sexual assault, researchers explain why victims have a difficult time remembering certain details of violent events, but can experience specific vivid m...

Disease outbreaks among humans are common. But outbreaks among humans from puppies? That's a scenario that's much rarer.

A baby's attention to fearful faces may predict their level of altruism as toddlers, a new study reports.

Last year Chinas' space agency lost control of the Tiangong-1 space station during de-orbiting - they will be hoping history doesn't repeat with Tiangong-2

Physics stories often highlight the strangeness of the quantum realm in comparison to our everyday world, the difference between what we experience and what happens at the nano-scale. Sometimes, though, you can gain more...

In many industries, a decade is barely enough time to cause dramatic change unless something disruptive comes along--a new technology, business model, or service design. The space industry has recently been enjoying all ...

A NASA radio balloon floating over Antarctica has spotted high-energy events that can't be explained by our current understanding of particle physics

SkinBot is a palm-sized robot that crawls over your skin inspecting it with a microscope and sensors that detect electrical signals

In The Wizard of Oz, a tornado picks up Dorothy's house and moves it far away. A bit farfetched, right? But scientists at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory think that, on a much smaller scale, ...

With their current approach, energy companies can extract about 35 percent of the oil in each well. Every 1 percent above that, compounded across thousands of wells, can mean billions of dollars in additional revenue for...

Anything for salt.

Noise is often undesirable--for example, in a recorded conversation in a noisy room, in astronomical observations with large background signals, or in image processing. A research team from China, Spain and Germany has d...

A colorful mural depicts comics-style scenes from a Roman city thousands of year ago.

A study says that children do better academically if they limit screen time, but that doesn't necessarily mean it is time to ban their phones

Famed Renaissance painter Caravaggio didn't die of syphilis, as some historians long thought.

Harsh conditions and thick ice kept divers out of Franklin's cabin.