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Glyphosate is the most commonly used herbicide chemical in the world, sprayed everywhere from farms to backyards.

Scientists found the 'secret molecule' that allows Geobacter microbes to exhale electrons over vast distances underground

Earth's sister planet, Venus, has not been regarded as a high priority in the search for life. Its surface temperature of around 450°C is thought to be hostile to even the hardiest of micro-organisms, and its thick, sul...

You can feel it on your laptop and mobile phone. It's behind your refrigerator and office copy machine. While heat is desirable for appliances like a coffee maker, it can jeopardize the reliability and safety of electron...

Venus just became a serious contender. But what are the other most promising locations for extra-terrestrial life?

Weird science took center stage at the 30th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony.

Early space travellers were younger men, but the average age has risen since the 1960s. More women are also now going to space, but they only make up 64 of the 566 to have left Earth

At sports venues designed to maximize crowd atmosphere, beware of hearing loss. Originally published:Apr 14 2014 - 2:45pm,Inside Science News ServiceBy:Brian Owens, ISNS Contributor(ISNS) -- The roar of the crowd is a ma...

Read a preview of Launchpad, our free weekly newsletter in which resident space expert Leah Crane fills you in on all the very latest news on our exploration of our solar system - and beyond.

Is there a link between income inquality and kissing? And why do alligators make such loud bellows around mating season? Feedback reports from the Ig Nobel prize

(National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)) The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology has developed a unique superconducting hot electron bolometer mixer (HEBM) usin...

Study implicated hippocampal neurons in our ability to make educated guesses.

The guideline change comes after strong criticism from public health experts and a report that the updated guidelines were posted despite objections from CDC scientists.

When a child reaches the age of two-and-a-half, the primary purpose of sleep changes from brain-building to brain maintenance and repair, a role it maintains for the rest of our lives.

Gamma interferons, a type of immune cell that induces and modulates several immune system responses, may also play a role in preventing depression.

While numerous researchers have concluded that diet can help prevent or alleviate symptoms of depression, a new study reports the evidence to support such claims is weak.

Sleep in babies seems to mainly help develop new brain connections, but at the age of around two-and-a-half there is an abrupt shift to brain repair

As our lives become increasingly intertwined with technology--whether supporting communication while working remotely or streaming our favorite show--so too does our reliance on the data these devices create. Data center...

A new hollow optical fiber greatly reduces the "noise" interfering with the signals it transmits compared to the single-mode fibers now widely used, researchers at the University of Rochester report.

A CT scan of an ancient mummy shows that its "mummy portrait" was almost, but not completely accurate.

Composite fermions are exotic quasi-particles found in interacting 2-D fermion systems at relatively large perpendicular magnetic fields. These quasi-particles, which are composed of an electron and two magnetic flux qua...

To capture panoramic views in a single shot, photographers typically use fisheye lenses--ultra-wide-angle lenses made from multiple pieces of curved glass, which distort incoming light to produce wide, bubble-like images...