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(Chinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters) Scientists from the Institute of Process Engineering, City University of Hong Kong and their collaborators synthesized highly crystalline ternary In0.28Ga0.72Sb nanowires to dem...

Dr. George Church, the legendary godfather of synthetic biology, just made another push towards massively editing life's base code. Since the inception of gene editing, long before the CRISPR revolution, scientists have ...

Black holes are truly bizarre.

BERTHA RESIDES on a quiet industrial estate in Bristol, in the west of Britain. The affectionate name has been given to what at first appears to be a giant loom from the Industrial Revolution. And in some ways it is. Ber...

Low levels of LDL cholesterol and triglycerides have been linked to an increased risk of hemorrhagic stroke in women.

Maternal obesity is associated with differences in breast milk composition from that of mothers with a lower BMI. The variations of the metabolites may contribute to a higher risk of childhood obesity in children whose m...

Higher levels of lead in topsoil have been linked to an increased risk of cognitive impairments, learning difficulties, and problems with decision making in 5-year-old boys.

Study implicates disrupted autophagy and protein aggregation in the pathogenesis of autism schizophrenia and social behavior deficits in other disorders.

Nonsuicidal self-harm is associated with neurocognitive impulsivity, especially in those who perceive negative emotional context of criticism in close relationships.

Increased kynurenic acid production has been implicated in the pathology of schizophrenia. The findings provide a new target for cell-specific treatments that help reduce the production of kynurenic acid and reduce sympt...

The same dust storm on Mars that killed the Opportunity rover is helping us understand how the planet became so inhospitable

Colombia is home to more birds, amphibians and butterflies than anywhere else. Human conflict preserved them - and in peace they now face new threats

Proxima Centauri is 4 light years away. Ambitious space mission Breakthrough Starshot is developing a way to push spacecraft there at a fifth of the speed of light

An analysis of ancient bones has revealed a previously unknown human species named Homo luzonensis that lived in the Philippines 50,000 years ago

To capture and control on Earth the fusion reactions that drive the sun and stars, researchers must first turn room-temperature gas into the hot, charged plasma that fuels the reactions. At the U.S. Department of Energy'...

Older adults who have higher levels of education, embark on more social activities and stay cognitively active have a slower rate of cognitive decline than those who engage in less self-maintenance and social activities.

Nearly 200 years ago, Cherokee gathered inside a cave in Alabama and, using their newly minted alphabet, wrote ceremonial messages onto the walls and ceiling, a new study finds.

Researchers at the Event Horizon Telescope have released the first ever picture of a black hole

Low-temperature plasma - electrically charged gas - that was originally tested aboard the International Space Station is now being harnessed to kill drug-resistant bacteria and viruses that can cause infections in hospit...

The Event Horizons Telescope has produced its first image, and it's a stunner

Gonggong, Holle or Vili?

The image reveals the black hole at the center of Messier 87, a massive galaxy in the nearby Virgo galaxy cluster. The Event Horizon Telescope--a planet-scale array of eight ground-based radio telescopes forged through i...