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A satellite that grabs potentially dangerous space debris with a magnet and drags it to a fiery demise is about to launch and perform its first tests in orbit

Oceans' worth of water may remain buried in the crust of Mars, and not lost to space as previously long thought, a new study finds.

The International Space Station discarded a 2.9-ton pallet of used batteries on Thursday morning (March 11), the most massive object it has ever jettisoned.

High blood pressure, obesity, higher levels of cholesterol, and high blood sugar levels experienced by people in their 20s and 30s appear to have a negative impact on cognitive skills later in life.

A new visual-based tool may help to reduce social disparities at a critical point of child development for a more accurate assessment of autism.

While Parkinson's disease is known to generally affect motor function, there is a range of other symptoms associated with the neurodegenerative disease. Some additional symptoms include changes to the skin on the face an...

Between 60-90% of people with schizophrenia smoke, compared to between 15-24% of the general population. A new study found 40% of those with schizophrenia stopped smoking traditional cigarettes after 12 weeks of switchin...

A phenomenon called proton tunneling could account for point mutations in strands of genetic material --

Study reveals we all have the capacity to think about others as well as ourselves, but thinking about one's self takes precedence.

A new study finds that mobile stroke units (MSUs) - state-of-the-art ambulances built to provide stroke patients with emergency neurological diagnosis and treatment prior to hospital arrival -- improve patient outcomes a...

Researchers have identified the structure of a key member of a family of proteins called nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in three different shapes. The work could eventually lead to new pharmaceutical treatments for a ...

By studying how different pluripotent stem cell lines build muscle, researchers have for the first time discovered how epigenetic mechanisms can be triggered to accelerate muscle cell growth, providing new insights for d...

A new study shows that the proportion of gun violence relative to other forms of violence in TV dramas increased from 2000 to 2018, with statistical parallels to trends in actual gun homicides among U.S. youths.

The ex-governor of the Bank of England is now a key figure in international climate action talks. Progress requires radically reimagining how financial markets value nature, he says

Lunar brutalism, plus how many Burj Khalifas in a hydroelectric dam and efficiency gains of 400 per cent, in Feedback's weird weekly round-up

The compelling story of how Elon Musk's relentless quest to get humans to Mars helped SpaceX succeed against the odds makes great reading in Eric Berger's book, Liftoff

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The wispy cloud trails left by aircraft cause more warming than the carbon emissions from their fuel. Now there might be a simple way to stop them forming

This amazing photograph was taken by James Crombie in Ireland. It shows a murmuration of thousands of starlings acting like a single giant creature to confuse predators

The wild scheme of Ross Ulbricht, a young physics grad who set up a massive online illegal drugs market, keeps us hooked to the bitter end in Silk Road, a fictionalised version of his story

Pollinators have a critical, but largely unappreciated, role to play when it comes to climate change, says ecologist Jeff Ollerton

Non-fungible tokens could be a game changer for digital art, but it is hard to tell how much of it is just a financial stunt, writes Annalee Newitz