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The quantum world is notoriously complex, its multiple layers and miniscule components eluding standard analytical approaches.

Fossil traces hidden deep underground may solve the mystery of dark matter, the elusive substance that makes up 80 per cent of the universe

A type of ancient, microscopic worm hid its jaws from scientists for more than 100 years.

In early times, the universe was an energetic mix of strongly interacting particles. The first particles to break free from this dense soup were neutrinos, the lightest and most weakly interacting particles of the Standa...

Desert snakes slithering across the sand at night can encounter obstacles such as plants or twigs that alter the direction of their travel. While studying that motion to learn how limbless animals control their bodies in...

(Uppsala University) A world moving from fossil fuels to renewable energy will rely more and more on energy storage and in particular on batteries. Better batteries can reduce the carbon footprint of the transport sector...

Researchers report they have identified biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease in spinal fluid samples of a significant number of older patients hospitalized as a result of hip fractures. The study suggests neural alterations...

Researchers report children who grow up surrounded by green space have a 55% reduced risk of developing a mental health disorder as they age.

A new study sheds light on how our sense of smell is affected by the decrease of neurons in our noses as we age.

Study reveals context is essential for reading people's emotions.

In children with autism, the sound of their mom's voice creates a weaker brain response than in their peers not on the autism spectrum, a new study reports.

Quantum computers will process significantly more information at once compared to today's computers. But the building blocks that contain this information - quantum bits, or "qubits" - are way too sensitive to their surr...

A new study reveals we are consciously aware of and automatically attend to our own face, even when we are not aware of it.

Contrary to popular belief, developmental dyslexia is not caused by a structural dysfunction in the cerebral cortex, researchers report. A new study reveals developmental dyslexia is the result of a decrease in white mat...

The lost airliner Flight 370 may have crashed thousands of miles from the search locations, according to new research based on sounds recorded in the ocean after the passenger jet disappeared in March 2014.

Characterizing and predicting how electrically-heated silicate glass behaves is important because it is used in a variety of devices that drive technical innovations. Silicate glass is used in display screens. Glass fibe...

Being married to Victorian author Charles Dickens was definitely not the best of times.

The Australian Federal Police wants to use drones equipped with lasers to find a buried body in a murder case

A new study links prenatal smoking with a significantly increased risk of a child developing ADHD later in life. The study found higher cotinine levels in the mother's blood during pregnancy increased the risk of her chi...

Doctors in Arizona injected a 69-year-old man with a drug designed to shrink tumors growing in his body. The drug was radioactive. The man was cremated.

Some of this science sounds awfully familiar. Given the popularity of our first article about physics concepts with deceptively common names, Symmetry is back with 10 more seemingly normal words that mean something diffe...

A combination of warm air from Africa, global warming and a localised heating effect has led to temperatures exceeding 20°C for the first time ever during UK winter