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Ships from around the world are mysteriously sending false reports of their locations. It could be due to a new kind of GPS spoofing device, which is making the vessels appear to circle a point near San Francisco

Tear gas refers to a group of chemical irritants that can be used to control or disperse crowds.

Global lockdown has done little to slow the rise in atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, meaning that the coronavirus pandemic will have no impact on climate change

A team of researchers at California Institute of Technology has found that arrays of strontium Rydberg atoms show promise for use in a quantum computer. In their paper published in the journal Nature Physics, the researc...

The George Floyd protests against police brutality and systemic racism follow on the heels of many other significant protests that have changed the course of history.

(Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) ) More and more photovoltaic systems are equipped with batteries that store power produced during sunshine for later use. Such solar power storage systems enable operators to u...

Taking the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine did not prevent people from coming down with COVID-19 after being exposed to the disease.

What's the history of anti-fascism and why is it controversial?

The study was withdrawn over concerns about the study's data, which was provided by an obscure U.S. analytics company called Surgisphere.

Some scientists suspect Martian moons sometimes break up into rings. A new piece of evidence from the surviving moon Deimos' orbit supports that theory.

The medial temporal lobe and medial parietal cortex work in tandem to assist in the recognition of faces and places.

Death caused as a result of sleep deprivation is preceded by the accumulation of reactive oxidative species in the gut.

Food poisoning outbreaks could be traced by spraying crops with microbial spores that have DNA 'barcodes', which have been shown to persist for months

Though the issues brought up by this week's George Floyd protests run deep, there is evidence that certain policy changes can lead to less violent police departments.

Twenty-nine genes have now been identified as being linked to problematic alcohol use. A new study report, in addition to an increased risk of alcohol use disorder, people with specific genes linked to AUD also have an i...

Highly energetic, "hot" electrons have the potential to help solar panels more efficiently harvest light energy.

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Social "bubbles" that would allow small groups of family or friends to have close contact indoors during the covid-19 crisis look unlikely to begin any time soon in the UK, judging from new minutes of government meetings...

Approximately 30% of six-month-old babies can discriminate between differences in musical tones.

A previously unknown Maya site in Tabasco, Mexico is the civilization's largest and oldest monumental structure on record.

Applying an electric current to the wrist can lessen the frequency of tics associated with Tourette's syndrome, because it stimulates brainwaves that keep us motionless