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We all know how babies are made: sperm meets egg, molecular magic happens, and an entire human comes to life from a single cell. But is that the only way? For a decade, scientists have been in a heated race to redefine r...

The next time you're at a hospital, you might want to think twice before touching the privacy curtains that hang around patient beds, a small new study finds.

The remarkable discoveries and theories of physicists since the 1930s have shown that all matter in the universe is made from a small number of basic building blocks called fundamental particles. However, this isn't the ...

At its core, physics is the study of matter and energy--the fundamental fabric of the universe. It's a field seemingly full of paradoxes: accelerator rings 15 miles around help us examine the smallest things imaginable. ...

When Canadian scientist Donna Strickland got the early morning call informing her she just won the Nobel Physics Prize, she could barely hide her amazement.

The U.S. Department of Energy's Critical Materials Institute has taken a major step toward printed, aligned anisotropic magnets via additive manufacturing processes.

Arthur Ashkin, Gérard Mourou and Donna Strickland shared the Nobel Prize for finding ways to control and enhance laser light, leading to numerous common applications. --

Researchers report those with dark triad personality traits tend to dream more about aggression and sex.

A new eye tracking study reveals skilled musicians only read musical notes slightly faster than novices, but during that time, professional musicians are able to add flourish and play around with the music, interpreting ...

The University of Pisa and the European Research Council also said that they are opening investigations into Alessandro Strumia’s conduct --

There is a 300-kilometre-wide ice world in the far reaches of the Solar System - and its orbit is consistent with the presence of the hypothetical Planet X

After three scientists won the Nobel Physics Prize on Tuesday for groundbreaking discoveries harnessing the power of lasers, here are a few basic facts about their research.

Researchers report brain stimulation to different parts of a specific brain network can change perceptions of free will.

First a whale beached itself on a Mozambqiue beach. Then the sharks came.

Researchers identify distinctive methylation differences in 12 regions of the male genome between those who had faced abuse as children and those who did not. Scientists say the discovery of this biomarker could be used ...

A new study reveals sleep deprivation can seriously hinder memory. Researchers report one of the main reasons for mistakes and accidents in surgery, transportation and operating power plans appears to be a lack of sleep.

More than 1,200 are estimated to be dead after a powerful earthquake and tsunami ravaged the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.

Making machines that write stories is incredibly hard. But a new approach from Facebook's AI team has produced some surprisingly good tales

Live Science fact-checked a physicist's claims about women's brains and discrimination against men with actual experts in brains and discrimination.

The flu (short for influenza) is a respiratory virus that affects the throat, nose, bronchi and, sometimes, the lungs.

Sending more cargo ships through the Arctic as the sea ice retreats might actually reduce the warming in the region, but it would also threaten human health

Sending more cargo ships through the Arctic as the sea ice retreats might actually reduce the warming in the region, but it would also threaten human health