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A giant Mayan mask sculpture has been revealed at an archaeological site in the Mexican state of Yucatán after undergoing restoration work.

(Southwest Research Institute) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $950,000 in funding to three energy storage research projects led by Southwest Research Institute. SwRI will use novel materials and technolo...

An ancient reptilian sea monster had a shark-like bite.

(Imperial College London) Researchers perform experiments that can add or subtract a single quantum of sound--with surprising results when applied to noisy sound fields.

A new study reveals living on a street lined with trees may be good for mental health. Researchers found people who lived within 100 meters of trees were less likely to be prescribed antidepressants.

Though people believe they respect a logical, fact-based opponent, they actually have greater esteem for arguments based on experience.

Microglia appear to play a key role in inflammation-associated depression.

Quantum physics allows to make statements about the behavior of a wide variety of many-particle systems at the atomic level, from salt crystals to neutron stars. In quantum systems, many parameters do not have concrete v...

X-rays are usually difficult to direct and guide. X-ray physicists at the University of Göttingen have developed a new method with which the X-rays can be emitted more precisely in one direction. To do this, the scienti...

A new theory that could explain how unconventional superconductivity arises in a diverse set of compounds might never have happened if physicists Qimiao Si and Emilian Nica had chosen a different name for their 2017 mode...

The enzymes in human cells known as histone deacetylases, or HDACs, are targets for a handful of anticancer drugs because of their ability to affect gene expression. Now, researchers have developed a new method to invest...

Special immune cells found in the brain, microglia, play a key role in the processes that make you feel uneasy and depressed in correlation with inflammation. This is the conclusion of a study using mice. The results sug...

Teenagers with happy childhood memories are likely to drink less, take fewer drugs and enjoy learning, according to new research.

New research shows that there are two phases of wall restructuring after an aneurysm forms, the first beginning right away to reinforce the weakened points.

Borderline Personality Disorder is treatable. New research is the first to show that adolescent borderline pathology follows a similar downward course after discharge from inpatient treatment previously demonstrated for ...

While eating less and moving more are the basics of weight control and obesity treatment, finding ways to help people adhere to a weight-loss regimen is more complicated. Understanding what features make a diet easier or...

A newly-designed 3D-printed Biomesh effectively minimized postsurgical complications of hernia repair in an animal model.

The man will pay a fine of up to 6,000 euros, authorities said.

Researchers perform experiments that can add or subtract a single quantum of sound--with surprising results when applied to noisy sound fields.

Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) light in microscopy offers the advantage of obtaining a high-resolution image combined with spectral information about the object under study. However, because EUV microscopy uses diffraction in...

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The global population is an estimate of the number of people on the planet, and currently sits at about 7.8 billion people. Here's how that number is calculated and what it tells us about life on Earth.