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(University of Oxford) New research could shed light on the 'missing' dark matter and dark energy that make up 95 percent of our universe and yet are wholly invisible to us.

It's been 20 years since the first components of the International Space Station (ISS) were launched from Earth. Orbiting the planet every 90 minutes at about 250 miles above Earth's surface, the ISS has been the corners...

A new Ph.D. thesis in the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, shows how utilizing tellurium as a detector material can help detect dark matter more effectively than currently used materials. The research also lays a foun...

A new study reports the CA2 region of the hippocampus controls both higher order cognition, like social memory, and instinctual behaviors, such as aggression. The findings could shed light on why abnormal social behavior...

Researchers have developed a new mathematical model that analyzes the interactions between gut bacteria.

When you deform a soft material such as Silly Putty, its properties change depending on how fast you stretch and squeeze it. If you leave the putty in a small glass, it will eventually spread out like a liquid. If you pu...

The microbiome of a 400-year-old painting includes bacteria and fungi that eat pigments but a treatment with other microbes can protect the painting from damage

A miniature sensor that can be stuck to your skin, clothing or jewellery monitors your UV exposure and lets you know when it's time to get out of the sun

What fundamentally limits our ability to see planets, stars, and galaxies through a telescope? To differentiate between one star and a galaxy that contains 100 thousand million stars?"Quantum mechanics," says Mankei Tsan...

Astrophysical evidence suggests that the universe contains a large amount of non-luminous dark matter, but no definite signal has been observed despite concerted efforts by many experimental groups. One exception is the ...

A fossil so well preserved that its skin is still flexible is revealing much more about the marine reptiles called ichthyosaurs that swam in the sea during the age of dinosaurs

Staff at Google, Amazon and Microsoft are using walkouts, work slowdowns and refusals to build to hold the tech giants to their proclaimed ethics

Genetically modified pig hearts have kept baboons alive for more than 90 days, a threshold that may now allow trials of this type of transplantation in people

For the physics community, the discovery of new particles like the Higgs Boson has paved the way for a host of exciting potential experiments. Yet, when it comes to such an elusive particle as the Higgs Boson, it's not e...

Just weeks after a major UN report on 1.5°C warned that CO2 emissions need to fall fast, the latest figures show they are in fact rising fast

When Siberia's islands thaw, they turn into a crazy jigsaw puzzle of ice.

The UK's 100,000 Genomes Project has hit its target for sequencing the genetic data of people with cancer and rare diseases

Archaeologists discovered the man's body in London's sewer system.

The scale of food waste is shocking, with almost 30 per cent of US food ending up in the bin. Firms like Blue Apron and HelloFresh could offer a surprising solution

A new study reveals a correlation between the passive use of social media and depression symptoms such as loneliness and fatigue.

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Silvano Colombano said that his view on aliens visiting Earth "is not accurately represented" in a viral Fox News article.