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(Institute for Basic Science) IBS research group in collaboration with the University of Science and Technology of China, has reported the discovery of small and ferroelectrically tunable skyrmions. Published in Nature M...

A paper published in 2017 appeared to show a limited quantum effect in bacteria. Now scientists argue that something much weirder happened.

As if stand-alone technologies weren't advancing fast enough, we're in age where we must study the intersection points of these technologies. How is what's happening in robotics influenced by what's happening in 3D print...

The authors of a study found that a large percentage of healthy babies don't start sleeping through the night even at a year old. The research team also examined whether infants who didn't sleep for six or eight consecut...

Cancer scientists have combined 'liquid biopsy,' epigenetic alterations and machine learning to develop a blood test to detect and classify cancer at its earliest stages.

Researchers have developed a wireless system that leverages the cheap RFID tags already on hundreds of billions of products to sense potential food contamination -- with no hardware modifications needed. With the simple,...

Two new studies provide evidence that previous Dengue infection in pregnant mothers may lead to increased severity of Zika in babies, and that previous Zika infection in mice mothers may increase severity of Dengue infec...

The siren call of addictive drugs can be hard to resist, and returning to the environment where drugs were previously taken can make resistance that much harder. However, addicts who exercise appear to be less vulnerable...

Pancreatic cancer cells are known for their ability to thrive under extreme conditions of low nutrients and oxygen, a trait known in the cancer field as 'austerity.' The cells' remarkable resistance to starvation is one ...

Around the world, 425 million people live with diabetes and upwards of 15 percent develop foot ulcers, which increases their risk of death 2.5 times. A new nitric oxide-releasing technology has the potential to cut down ...

Regular early head circumference assessments add valuable information when screening for long-term neurocognitive risk - according to new research.

Scientists have constructed functional metalenses that are one-tenth to one-half the thickness of the wavelengths of light that they focus. Their metalenses, which were constructed out of layered 2D materials, were as th...

Insomnia and other sleep disorders are worse for women who undergo surgical menopause rather than natural menopause, a new study reports.

According to researchers, those who live in colder regions with less daytime sun light drink more alcohol than those who live in warm areas. Climate, researchers say, may impact the prevalence of alcoholism and alcoholic...

Measuring and monitoring the circumference of a preterm baby's head could help to predict intelligence later in life and identify potential neurocognitive problems. Researchers report faster head growth is linked to high...

Radar surveys have revealed a crater left when a kilometre-wide asteroid hit Greenland - and the impact could explain a climate mystery

Researchers report abstract reasoning in old age may be used to predict depressive symptoms over an extended period of time. The study found a correlation between a decline in abstract reasoning and a worsening of depres...

A new mouse study reveals exercise may help curb drug addiction and buffer against relapse by altering the production of peptides in the brain.

Household heating systems are huge sources of carbon emissions, but many countries are showing how existing technologies can fix the problem

After years of searching, a planet several times larger than Earth has been discovered orbiting Barnard's star - the closest star to Earth after the Alpha Centauri system

A climate change denier is no longer to head House science committee, but Washington state voters reject carbon tax and Arizona blocks renewable energy boost

Tall buildings in Houston made hurricane Harvey dump more rain on the region, before the water ran straight off the city's hard surfaces causing epic flooding