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In experiments at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, an international research collaboration has measured the radius of the atomic nucleus of helium five times more precisely than ever before. With the aid of the new value...

If vacuum ultraviolet lasers can be focused into a small beam spot, it will allow investigation of mesoscopic materials and structures and enable the manufacture of nano-objects with excellent precision. Towards this goa...

You might even consider wearing two masks instead of one.

Intelligent extraterrestrials may have built vast solar power plants around their host stars. The hunt for their telltale glow is hotting up

Scientists have calculated the mass range for Dark Matter--and it's tighter than the science world thought.

Combining brain scans with AI technology, researchers were able to accurately predict the likelihood of a person developing schizophrenia in those with a family history of the psychiatric disorder.

Researchers have developed a new computational method for studying genetic and environmental interactions and how they influence disease risk.

From efficacy after one dose, to whether you can still transmit the coronavirus to others and how to find out if the vaccine has worked for you, here's everything you need to know after one dose of the covid-19

Gray matter damage associated with multiple sclerosis progression may be caused by inflammatory reactions that lead to synaptic loss.

Here's how to see January's full moon, whether or not there is a clear night sky.

Researchers have used a new approach to measure precarious, or low-quality, employment in the United States. And, according to those findings, precarious employment has increased 9 percent between 1988 and 2016.

The development of cost-efficient, portable microscopy units would greatly expand their use in remote field locations and in places with fewer resources, potentially leading to easier on-site analysis of contaminants suc...

Car accidents are responsible for approximately a million deaths each year globally. Among the many causes, driving at night, when vision is most limited, leads to accidents with higher mortality rates than accidents dur...

A new study suggests that T cells try to fight SARS-CoV-2 by targeting a broad range of sites on the virus -- beyond the key sites on the virus's spike protein. By attacking the virus from many angles, the body has the t...

Glass windows are notoriously bad at keeping buildings insulated, and a simple new process for making sturdy transparent wood could provide a solution

Patrick Vallance, chief scientific adviser to the UK government, has urged caution when it comes to interpreting preliminary data from Israel on how much covid-19 vaccines can reduce transmission

People who have schizophrenia may be two to three times more likely to die from COVID-19, study suggests.

From the right ratio of green and brown waste to regular aeration, here are some top tips for making compost, writes Clare Wilson

An analysis of millions of posts on Reddit found that people who joined groups related to conspiracy theories were more likely to have faced actions from moderators in more mainstream groups beforehand

All of us are vulnerable to psychological manipulation, due to quirks in the way our brains create our perception of the world. Understanding how that happens can help strengthen our defences against gaslighting

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