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(Aalto University) For 100 years scientists have disagreed on how to interpret quantum mechanics. A recent study by Jussi Lindgren and Jukka Liukkonen supports an interpretation that is close to classical scientific prin...

The remains of a 1,200-year-old pagan temple to the Old Norse gods such as Thor and Odin have been discovered in Norway.

In one upside-down, hypothetical version of the universe, a bizarre type of black hole could exist that is stranger than an M.C. Escher sketch: charged black holes.

(University of Toronto) Coronavirus antibodies can last at least three months after a person becomes infected with the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a new study published Thursday in Science Immunology.

In a global pandemic, hand-washing is even more important than it usually is.

People are better able to recall the location of high-calorie foods over healthier options. Findings suggest spatial memory may have evolved to prioritize the location of higher-calorie foods.

Thanks to Einstein, we know that our three-dimensional space is warped and curved. And in curved space, normal ideas of geometry and straight lines break down, creating a chance to explore an unfamiliar landscape governe...

Researchers at UNSW Sydney have demonstrated the lowest noise level on record for a semiconductor quantum bit, or qubit. The research was published in Advanced Materials.

A Tyrannosaurus rex called Stan ended up on the auction block because of a lawsuit. Here's how it happened.

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission has performed detailed analyses of the asteroid Bennu, which revealed signs of ancient flowing water

A new measurement of how quickly stars create carbon may trigger a major shift in our understanding of how stars evolve and die, how the elements are created, and even the origin and abundance of the building blocks of l...

Boosting levels of the DUSP4 protein could be a novel way of preventing and treating epilepsy.

The experiments highlight the role of the virus's cone-shaped shell in infection.

The New England Journal of Medicine is calling for the Trump Administration to be voted out in the upcoming election.

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Odours containing trimethylamine, a compound found in rotten and fermented fish, seem less strong and unpleasant for people with a certain genetic variant

Researchers have spent decades searching for the elusive particles; a final generation of detectors should leave them no place to hide --

Over the past century, the existence of these invisible cosmic bodies has become unmistakable --

Secure telecommunications networks and rapid information processing make much of modern life possible. To provide more secure, faster, and higher-performance information sharing than is currently possible, scientists and...

Researchers in the Institute of Industrial Science at The University of Tokyo studied a new method for creating semisolid colloidal systems with less internal mechanical stress by delaying network formation. This work ma...

An art exhibit at the Science Gallery Dublin combines art and science to illuminate the invisible nature of dark matter. Visualizing dark matter is not an easy task. Although scientists have reason to believe the mysteri...

A Germanic aristocrat is just one of 80 newly discovered ancient burials.