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(North Carolina State University) A team of researchers has demonstrated a way to use low-energy, visible light to produce polymer gel objects from pure monomer solutions. The work not only poses a potential solution to ...

(Lehigh University) An international group of researchers examined the two paths that scientists are following to improve science: the movement for reproducibility and the movement for open science. They have very distin...

NASA is trying to turn the ageing International Space Station into a hub for commerce and has partnered with the likes of Estée Lauder and Adidas

Australian stinging trees, species of which can grow up to 35 metres tall, inject toxins that cause pain in the same way as animal venoms found in spiders and scorpions

After nine months and a million deaths, we ask experts in the field whether they think we are over the worst of the pandemic and what the future looks like

(American Chemical Society) This year marks a decade since the official end of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which leaked up to 5 million barrels of petroleum into the Gulf of Mexico. Since then, scientists have studi...

Study reveals how eating disorders in some women are inextricably linked to their culture and upbringing.

Axon regeneration and dramatic improvements in functional recovery occurred when lactate was applied to damaged neural tissue. Treatment with lactate also significantly improved locomotion and restored some walking capab...

The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards finalists have been announced

A genetic variation that alters the metabolism of glutathione may be responsible for cognitive decline in people who do not have other associated biomarkers, a new study reports.

Researchers have developed an automated 3-D printing method that can produce multicolor 3-D microstructures using different materials. The new method could be used to make a variety of optical components including optica...

Study identifies neurons in command of guiding adaptive behaviors.

An ancient cave bear adult and cub mummy have been found in the melting permafrost of Siberia.

Since 1950, 5.6 million tonnes of microplastic microfibres have been dumped on land and in the sea through clothes washing - and the rate of release is increasing

People with depression and a history of physical disease are at increased risk of their disease symptoms worsening and requiring hospitalization.

Researchers have identified a key neural circuit that plays a role in dissociation, a phenomenon in which people can feel disconnected from their bodies and reality.

Study shows adolescents find vaping nicotine more rewarding than adults, and do so after shorter exposure. The findings may explain why vaping is so popular in the teenage demographic.

Covid-19 isn't the first pandemic humanity has faced and it won't be the last. What has happened offers lessons about how to judge and respond to virus warnings in future

Flames reveal their secret workings when freed from the effects of gravity, so burning things in space may help us get more energy from less fuel back on Earth

There are hundreds of SpaceX satellites in the sky. A successful sighting just requires a bit of luck, writes Abigail Beall

It's still too early to recommend that everyone don eyeglasses, goggles or face shields in public to protect against COVID-19.

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