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For most of history, technology was about atoms, the manipulation of physical stuff to extend humankind's reach. But in the last five or six decades, atoms have partnered with bits, the elemental "particles" of the digit...

As students, Jussi Lindgren and Jukka Liukkonen had found one element of their quantum mechanics lectures unsatisfying. "When we were taught physics, there were some fundamental elements you were told were true, and you ...

When a semiconducting nanowire is coupled to a superconductor, it can be tuned to topological quantum states thought to host localized quasiparticles known as Majorana Zero Modes (MZM). MZMs are their own antiparticles, ...

In a new study, a team tests the notion that a cell's identity can be described solely by the genes it expresses. The study advocates a more 'multimodal' approach to defining cell identity.

Adding a medication used to treat epilepsy, bipolar disorder and migraines to a blood pressure medicine reversed some aspects of breast cancer in the offspring of mice at high risk of the disease because of the high fat ...

The aviation industry is planning a pushback against the flight-shaming movement and Greta Thunberg, according to the head of the International Air Transport Association

Scenes of justified and unjustified violence in movies activate different areas of the adolescent brain. Unjustified violence activates the lateral orbital frontal cortex, while scenes where violence appears justified, a...

Researchers test the theory that a neuron's identity can be described by the genes it expresses alone.

This past year was rich in scientific retractions of papers filled with poor processes and, in many cases, blatant fabrications.

Clinical trials for a preventative treatment for dementia was successful in mouse models. Researchers say human trials will begin in two years.

The Philippines is the first country with a serious vitamin A deficiency problem to approve genetically modified golden rice as safe for humans and animals to eat

Hangovers, those nasty vertigo-inducing, cold sweat-promoting and vomit-producing sensations after a raucous night out are all part of your body's attempt to protect itself from injury after you overindulge in alcoholic ...

It's that time of year when people make their New Year's resolutions - indeed, 93% of people set them, according to the American Psychological Association.

Here are the weirdest parasitic infections we covered this year.

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The Mandalorian's "The Child" products are available for preorder and will go on sale in May 2020.

Here are 100 of our favorite science photos of 2019.

A new material’s strange properties could be useful in future quantum computers --

Twelve people have died and thousands more have been displaced by three months of bush fires in Australia, as temperatures have soared to 45°C

TSU radiophysicists are forming a database of properties of composite materials that can be used to create 5G and space communication devices operating in the terahertz range. The scientists are creating composite materi...

From raccoons in sewer grates to hedgehogs in cups, this was a sticky year for some unlucky animals.

(Science China Press) Thermoelectric materials can convert temperature difference in a conducting solid into electrical energy, or vice versa. However, the conventional thermoelectric effect, i.e., the longitudinal Seebe...