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Scientists widely accept the existence of quarks, the fundamental particles that make up protons and neutrons. But information about them is still elusive, since their interaction is so strong that their direct detection...

Researchers have developed a compact laser that emits light with extreme spectral purity that doesn't change in response to environmental conditions. The new potentially portable laser could benefit a host of scientific ...

A new study reveals the molecular switch that helps control the function of satiety neurons and body weight.

Exercise is associated with improved brain function and a decrease in cerebral blood flow in older people with mild cognitive impairment, a new study reports.

Hacking the Curiosity rover let researchers measure the density of the rocks it was driving over, revealing that Martian mountains may not form how we thought

A self-growing hydrogel becomes stronger and larger with use and could one day help make robots with artificial muscles

More than 80% of parents reported significant or moderate improvements in their child's ASD symptoms following medical cannabis treatment, a new study reports.

Researchers report people with sleep apnea have trouble recalling details of autobiographical memories, putting them at greater risk of developing depression.

A new study reveals taking a short daytime nap can help to consolidate learning and memory of new foreign words.

For some couples, condoms don't cut it.

Nature's red flag is the eerie white glow of one of the ocean's most biologically rich ecosystems.

There's a giant void hiding under the Antarctic ice, and it's growing larger and more menacing by the day, a new study using satellite data finds.

They might look cute and helpless now, but someday, these tiger cubs will be able to rip their prey to pieces.

Something to chew on THE GIANT PANDA is beloved of conservationists. It is the mascot of the WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature, formerly the World Wildlife Fund) and, with its striking black-and-white pelage, is one of the...

OPINION IS DIVIDED on whether Homo sapiens should announce its presence to the universe by broadcasting messages to any putative extraterrestrials who may be listening, or should keep schtum, for fear of attracting unwan...

A BACTERIUM called Salmonella typhi travels from host to host in contaminated food and water. Thanks to better mains and drains its excursions have been curtailed in rich countries. But the disease that it causes--typhoi...

THE ANNOUNCEMENT in November of the editing of the genomes of two embryos that are now baby girls, by He Jiankui, a Chinese DNA-sequencing expert--brought much righteous, and rightful, condemnation. But it also brought a...

It came from outer space THIS IS A cross-section through a grain from a well-travelled rock. It was brought to Earth from the Fra Mauro highlands of the Moon in 1971, by the crew of Apollo 14. Four billion years before t...

A research group led by assistant Professor Taichi Goto at Toyohashi University of Technology has, for the first time, demonstrated stop bands that prevent propagation of specific frequency components of forward volume s...

Aspirin is not only an important drug, but also an interesting physics model system in which molecular vibrations and electrons are coupled in a particular way. For the first time, X-ray experiments in the ultrashort tim...

In 2015 the UN established 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be met by 2030. From universal access to clean water and education to gender equality and strong institutions, achieving the SDGs would mean a higher ...

Meet Raj Bhera and her adorable cubs.