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Scientists know the Higgs boson interacts with extremely massive particles. Now, they're starting to study how it interacts with lighter particles as well. Immediately after the Big Bang, every particle in the universe t...

New analysis of the ancient crocodylian Deinosuchus confirms that this apex predator had jaws and teeth that were powerful enough to subdue massive dinosaur prey.

(University of Delaware) Researchers at the University of Delaware have gained new understanding of the virus that causes hepatitis B and the "spiky ball" that encloses its genetic blueprint. They looked at how the capsi...

If you'd told me ten years ago that I could go live in a house built by a giant concrete-spitting 3D printer, I not only would've thought you were crazy, I wouldn't have known what you were talking about. Five years ago ...

A team of researchers at the University of Cambridge has developed a method for the crystallization of colloids secured to an oil-water interface in response to laser illumination. In their paper published in the journal...

A form of magnetic levitation can separate living and dead cells, which could help in everything from drug discovery to tissue engineering

When it comes to training badly behaved dogs, treats and rewards produce better and quicker results than electric shock collars

(The Optical Society) Researchers have designed an off-grid, low-cost modular energy source that can efficiently produce power at night. The system uses commercially available technology and could eventually help meet th...

The occipital cortex plays a causal role in piloting our attention to manage the intake of images.

A new osmotic transport device removes fluid from the spinal cord to reduce swelling in rat models of SCI.

If we can harness it, quantum technology promises fantastic new possibilities. But first, scientists need to coax quantum systems to stay yoked for longer than a few millionths of a second.

The vaccine cannot be fully approved until 2021, according to its registration certificate.

Researchers have designed an off-grid, low-cost modular energy source that can efficiently produce power at night. The system uses commercially available technology and could eventually help meet the need for nighttime l...

The key to performance and motivation lies within the ratio of glutamine and glutamate in the nucleus accumbens. The ratio of glutamine to glutamate relates specifically to stamina.

Grass bedding in South Africa's Border cave dates back 227,000 years, and was put on top of ash to help keep biting insects away

Mitochondria regulate how neural stem cells become neurons during brain development. The findings may help explain how humans developed larger brains during evolution and how mitochondrial defects lead to some neurodevel...

Masks with these one-way valves expel respiratory droplets from the wearer into the air.

Using a third-person, or observer, perspective to recall memories activates different areas of the brain than using a first-person perspective for memory recall. Adopting an observer-perspective for memory recall leads t...

Meditation and relaxation may provide relief to those suffering sleep paralysis, a new pilot study reports.

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A compound eye almost identical to those of modern bees and dragonflies has been found in a fossil trilobite that lived on the seabed 429 million years ago

New research reveals a plot by Henry VIII's chief minister, Thomas Cromwell to change the balance of power on the Great Bible's front page, just a year before his execution for high treason.