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A new study reports humans have more universal ways of expressing happiness than any other emotion.

Shifting sands are slowly revealing a WWI submarine, officially known as UC-61, and turning it into a tourist attraction in France.

Researchers report sleeping less than six hours a night may increase your risk of developing cardiovascular disease compared to those who sleep the recommended eight hours per night.

Researchers report children who experience deprivation early in life have impaired memory and executive function between the ages of 8 and 16 compared to peers who were placed in quality foster homes.

Researchers report muscle stem cells may give rise to rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare cancer that affects the muscles in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The study also identifies two genes linked to the tumor's growth.

Researchers have identified over 500 genetic variants which affect the use of, and addiction to, alcohol and tobacco.

Researchers demonstrate our brains can track sounds within the environment as we sleep. The study suggests this ability could allow us to sleep in safety and wake at the correct moment.

The proposed facility would become the most powerful—and most expensive—collider ever built --

Scientists behind the world's largest atom smasher have laid out their multibillion-euro vision to build an even bigger one, in hopes of unlocking even more secrets of matter and the universe in the coming decades.

Researchers report a new drug being developed to treat stroke patients may also have neuroprotective properties against Alzheimer's disease.

Researchers report fasting affects the circadian rhythm of the liver and skeletal muscles, allowing them to rewire their metabolism. The study suggests fasting can help improve health and protect against aging related di...

Before China finished packing up its Chang'e 4 lunar lander to be blasted off on a never-before-accomplished journey to the far side of the moon, scientists slipped in a small tank of plant seeds. And now, the team annou...

Oil companies are missing out on vast sums of recoverable oil in unconventional reservoirs, according to Penn State experts.

I recently discovered it's possible for someone in their 20s to feel old--just mention Microsoft's Clippy to anyone born after the late 90s. Weirdly, there is an entire generation of people who never experienced that dan...

Optical properties of materials are based on their chemistry and the inherent subwavelength architecture, although the latter remains to be characterized in depth. Photonic crystals and metamaterials have proven this by ...

CERN inspired famous Dutch fashion artist Iris van Herpen to create her Magnetic Motion collection. On March 10, 2018, the underground cavern that holds CERN's CMS experiment had some rare visitors: fashion models, posin...

Researchers at the George Washington University have taken a major step toward reaching one of the most sought-after goals in physics: room temperature superconductivity.

More than 100 years ago, Albert Einstein and Wander Johannes de Haas discovered that when they used a magnetic field to flip the magnetic state of an iron bar dangling from a thread, the bar began to rotate.

Scientists drilled through some 3,500 feet of ice to study this hidden Antarctic lake. They found it is teeming with life.

It's one of the most extreme environments on Earth.

Scientists in Switzerland say they have turn aggressive cancer cells into harmless fat in a mouse model.

The winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize in physics says scientists shouldn't feel pressured to do research that has economic or commercial ramifications. Science for the sake of science is more important.