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For the first time, astronomers have spotted the shock wave from a powerful space explosion called a gamma ray burst without being able to see the burst itself

While spending the day near their summer home, Saga the reached into a lake and felt something hard and metallic greet her fingers.

A team of physicists has devised a novel strategy that uses naturally occurring motions inside the human cell nucleus to measure the physical properties of the nucleus and its components. The method, which reveals that h...

Following a talk by Alessandro Strumia at particle physics lab CERN that sparked outrage about sexism, hundreds of researchers have rallied together to push back against his claims

A special report on limiting global warming to 1.5°C will be published on Monday, but draft versions have already been leaked. Get caught up on why it matters

The Pentagon wants to make an army of virus-spreading insects, theoretically to help with food security. But scientists are worried.

Researchers report specific gene signatures can help to predict functional recovery following spinal cord injury.

Researchers report that following amputation of one limb, the bioelectrical properties are immediately reflected in the undamaged, opposing limb.

A new study sheds additional light on how the brain consolidates memory during sleep. Researchers report rapid fluctuations in gamma band activity in the hippocampus during nREM sleep helps facilitate memory reactivation...

X-rays are a form of electromagnetic radiation. One of the most common uses of X-rays is for medical imaging. X-rays are also used in treating cancer and in exploring the cosmos.

Researchers at RMIT combine psychological theory and typography to develop a new computer font they say helps to improve retention of written information. The font, Sans Forgetica, may help people remember what they read...

Pigs are mammals with stocky bodies, flat snouts, small eyes and large ears. They are highly intelligent, social animals, and are found all over the world.

The power to re-engineer or eliminate wild species using a "gene drive" needs to be brought under international governance, say Simon Terry and Stephanie Howard

A new paper highlights new and unique problems with how influenza moves through dense urban centers in the US.

Women given a drug that increases blood flow to the womb have a significantly higher chance of giving birth through IVF

Scientists from the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, and their colleagues from the international ALICE collaboration recently collided xenon nuclei, in order to gain new insights into the properties of the...

Practising public speaking in virtual reality lets people confront their fears in a safe environment and become more confident in front of real-life audiences

With a newly developed neutron tomography technique, an HZB team has mapped for the first time magnetic field lines inside materials at the BER II research reactor. Tensorial neutron tomography promises new insights into...

Cases of urinary tract infections (UTIs) spike every summer, and now a new study suggests why: It may really be the weather.

Most Europeans have a genetic mutation that allows adults to digest milk, but it is less common elsewhere. Now it is spreading through Chile, and we don't know why

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