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A new paper proposes resonance may contribute to human consciousness.

You probably have a picture of a typical investigative journalist in your head. Dogged, persistent, he digs through paper trails by day and talks to secret sources in abandoned parking lots by night. After years of pains...

An undulating ribbon of silver surprised divers near northern New Zealand in October -- but not so much that they couldn't get it on video.

(American Physical Society) Nature is full of examples of large-scale collective behavior; humans also exhibit this behavior, most notably in pelotons, the mass of riders in bicycle races. Using aerial video footage of b...

(American Physical Society) Urinating into a cup may sometimes be a medical necessity, but it's often uncomfortable, embarrassing and messy -- especially for women. But what if there were a way to comfortably provide a s...