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(Tokyo Institute of Technology) Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology, RIKEN and Tohoku University have developed a silicone polymer chain that can self-assemble into a 3D periodic structure. They achieved this by ...

(Royal Astronomical Society) An international team of astronomers have discovered two stars in a binary pair that complete an orbit around each other in a little over three hours, residing in the planetary nebula M3-1. R...

(Florida Atlantic University) Prior research has suggested that mussels are a robust indicator of plastic debris and particles in marine environments. A new study says that's not the case because mussels are picky eaters...

Age-related memory loss might be reversed by boosting the effects of a hormone released by bones during exercise

(Case Western Reserve University) Lasers are poised to take another step forward: Researchers at Case Western Reserve University, in collaboration with partners around the world, have been able to control the direction o...

Building a computer out of the skeletons that hold our cells together could make them smaller and far more energy efficient

(Arizona State University) Scientists at ASU are celebrating their recent success on the path to understanding what makes the fiber that spiders spin -- weight for weight -- at least five times as strong as steel. One of...

According to a new study, we trust our fingertips over our eye when it comes to processing ambiguous information.

Researchers report single neurons in the primary visual cortex can reliably detect straight lines, even though the makeup of the cell is constantly changing.

In the last half-century, laser technology has grown into a multi-billion-dollar global industry and has been used in everything from optical-disk drives and barcode scanners to surgical and welding equipment.

Researchers say dehumanization seems to be at the core of schadenfreude, the sense of pleasure at other peoples' misfortune.

According to researchers, the scent of lavender is not only relaxing, the active compound, linalool, may help to treat anxiety disorders.

Entrainment devices not only enhance theta wave activity, they also may help boost memory performance, a new study reports.

The fastest timescales. The highest pressures. Absolute zero. The nanoscale. These conditions are far from our everyday experience, but studying how things behave in different situations can reveal a more complete pictur...

The World Health Organization wants governments worldwide to ban the 'virginity tests' used by some police, doctors and employers to assess women and girls

The World Health Organization wants governments worldwide to ban the 'virginity tests' used by some police, doctors and employers to assess women and girls

MARON KRISTóFERSSON is looking forward to the completion of a new roof on his office in downtown Reykjavik. It is not that the old roof leaked, but rather that the new one will be heated. Mr Kristófersson is the boss o...

A woman's body goes through a number of changes in the earliest stages of pregnancy. Here are 10 clues to help a woman figure out whether she's pregnant.

There are several things a man can do to increase the chances that he will get a woman pregnant.

When Martha the passenger pigeon died in 1914 at the Cincinnati Zoo, it marked the end of an era. Once the dominant species in eastern North America, passenger pigeons roamed the forests in giant flocks up to several bil...

Women are less likely to get breast cancer if they give birth before the age of 30. Now we know the effect kicks in specifically after 33 weeks of pregnancy

These international projects, selected during the process to plan the future of US particle physics, are all set to come online within the next 10 years. A mile below the surface at Sanford Underground Research Facility ...