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New research describes in detail the first locally-transmitted case of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which causes COVID-19, in the USA, from a woman who had recently traveled to China and ...

(DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory) Atomic distortions emerging in the electrode during operation provide a 'fast lane' for the transport of lithium ions.

Fifty years ago, Monty Python's famous sketch, 'The Ministry of Silly Walks,' first aired. The sketch pokes fun at the inefficiency of government bureaucracy. It opens with the Minister (John Cleese) walks in a rather un...

A new study shows removing liability concerns slightly increases C-section procedures during childbirth.

Heat stress from extreme heat and humidity will annually affect areas now home to 1.2 billion people by 2100, assuming current greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new study. That's more than four times the number of...

Newly published research provides the first analysis of potential targets for effective immune responses against the novel coronavirus. Researchers used existing data from known coronaviruses to predict which parts of SA...

Since the first reports of a new coronavirus disease in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, COVID-19 has spread rapidly across the globe, threatening a pandemic.

A new study links air pollution to changes in the human gut microbiome which could fuel diabetes, obesity and inflammatory bowel diseases like colitis and Crohn's disease.

Study uncovers how misinformation and fake news can spread via social media platforms like Twitter. Those with high numbers of mutual followers are more likely to spread "dreadful" misinformation. Findings could offer so...

Combining advanced microscopy and mathematical modeling, researchers have discovered a pattern that governs the growth of neurons.

A new Lancet study describes the first locally-transmitted case of SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, in the USA from a woman who recently traveled to China and transmitted the infection to her husband.

Your personality traits might indicate whether you are at an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease as you age. Those who are less agreeable and more confrontational appear to have better neuroprotection agains...

TechRadar Editor Matt Swider is learning firsthand what coronavirus precautions look like in Egypt, after an apparent false positive stuck him in quarantine.

Researchers of the University of Basel have developed a new method with which individual isolated molecules can be studied precisely--without destroying the molecule or even influencing its quantum state. This highly sen...

Proxima Centauri b, a planet orbiting our nearest stellar neighbour, is being blasted with cosmic rays and solar flares - which could make it warm enough to host life

This new hub will serve as the epicenter for opinion polls, debates, and questions concerning COVID-19.

TURTLES HAVE an unfortunate habit of devouring plastic objects floating in the sea. These then get snared in their alimentary canals, cannot be broken down by the animals' digestive enzymes and may ultimately kill them. ...

WAR ZONES are dangerous places. Where better, then, for a nuclear reactor? On March 9th America's government awarded a trio of firms $39.7m to design "microreactors" that can supply a few megawatts of power to remote mil...

THERE IS TWICE as much water on Earth as land. Oceanographers are nevertheless fond of saying that science knows less about the high seas than it does about the moon. If John Waterston gets his way, though, that could so...

The UK government has pledged to make smart motorways safer by rolling out a radar detection system within the next the three years, but New Scientist can reveal that just 7 per cent of the roads are protected by the mea...

Children don't seem to get ill from the new coronavirus and understanding why could help us decide how to tackle the pandemic

The ExoMars mission, a joint venture between the European and Russian space agencies, will be delayed for two years. It has already been plagued by issues and the coronavirus hasn't helped