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When molecules interact with the oscillating field of a laser, an instantaneous, time-dependent dipole is induced. This very general effect underlies diverse physical phenomena such as optical tweezers, for which Arthur ...

A new mouse study reveals common food additives, such as the dietary emulsifiers CMC and P80, may increase the risk of anxiety related disorders and adversely affect social behaviors.

Researchers report a genetic variant that prevents correct functioning of the NMDAR receptor may play a role in the development of schizophrenia.

Researchers have developed a new system that relies on reinforcement learning to tune a robotic prosthesis, allowing users to walk comfortably with the device within minutes.

Researchers have discovered a link between women who sleep for more than nine hours uninterrupted a night while pregnant and an increased risk of stillbirth. The study reports the link appears to be independent of other ...

Contrary to popular belief, bilingual children do not have an advantage over monolingual children when it comes to attention and executive function, a new study reports.

Researchers have developed a new technique that helps identify the functional properties of individual synapses that link the two hemispheres of the brain.

An international research team led by physicists from the University of Cologne has implemented a new variant of the basic double-slit experiment using resonant inelastic X-ray scattering at the European Synchrotron ESRF...

MIT researchers have developed a way to dramatically enhance the sensitivity of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR), a technique used to study the structure and composition of many kinds of molecules, including...

A new study reveals how bacteria in the gut is able to metabolize levodopa into dopamine in Parkinson's patients.

Fitting musicians with motion capture sensors and applying mathematical techniques, researchers discover how musicians communicate non-verbally while performing different pieces of music.

On Sunday, the moon will snuggle up as close as it ever does to Earth, passing through our planet's shadow and putting on a show for millions across North and South America.

The discovery of preserved carcasses of tiny crustaceans and tardigrades beneath Lake Mercer suggests biologically complex life may survive deep beneath the ice

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN is the most powerful particle accelerator in the world. During its ten years of operations it has led to remarkable discoveries, including the long sought-after Higgs boson. On Jan...

Imagine how much you could accomplish if the circuits in your laptop and cell phone worked 10 times faster, and your battery lasted 10 times longer, than they do now.

The last 10 years have seen amazing advances in science and technology - and stark damage to the world we live in. Like a lot of people on social media we thought we'd take a look back at the last ten years in science an...

Renewable energy is generally viewed as a long-term solution to climate change. It's no surprise, then, that a great deal of effort is going into to powering the world by using only renewables, and researchers are even l...

At the beginning of the 2010 season, tennis superstar Serena Williams was at the pinnacle of her sport. She was the top-ranked female tennis player in the world. However, while dining at a Munich restaurant Serena accide...

A team of neuroscientists have produced a series of amazing, detailed images of fruit fly brains using a brand-new combination of imaging techniques.

A cigar-shaped space rock named 'Oumuamua caused quite a stir when it became the first interstellar visitor discovered in our solar system. Is it an asteroid, a comet or an alien spacecraft? Whatever it is, it's probably...

There's a rocky planet in our stellar neighborhood that's very big and cold. However, scientists argue, it might still hold life.

A single genetic tweak can mess up the process of regeneration in hydras, causing them to sprout multiple heads.