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Discovering the Higgs boson in 2012 was only the start. Physicists immediately began measuring its properties, an investigation that is still ongoing as they try to unravel if the Higgs mechanism is realized in nature as...

Astrophysicists are using the simulation to learn how stars form, how they arrange themselves into galaxies, and how the heavy elements that are vital to complex life are forged.

New research has found a critical flaw in modified gravity theories: They allow for effects to occur without causes and for information to travel faster than the speed of light. This is bad ... for modified gravity.

May's full supermoon will turn a rusty red during the total lunar eclipse.

Genetic research reveals that wild African monkeys of a locally famous colony are the descendants of escapees from a private zoo that shut down in 1956.

Hunters living in what is now South Africa trapped springboks in U-shaped rock walls called desert kites, which were previously thought to be unique to the Middle East region

Neuroimaging study reveals a biological deficit in some children with dyslexia that impairs phonological decoding.

Adding a BCI that evokes tactile sensations makes it easier for users to manipulate and use robotic arm prosthetics.

The human body is constantly exposed to various environmental actors, from viruses to bacteria to fungi, but most of these microbial organisms provoke little or no response from our skin, which is charged with monitoring...

The researchers detected the new virus in a sample obtained from a child diagnosed with pneumonia in 2018.

Infants take less than one second to completely process visual information. They also have the same temporal limitations in visual processing as adults.

During the so-called Super Flower Blood Moon lunar eclipse, the face of the moon will turn a brick-red hue. Here's why.

Study identifies gene expression signatures that underlie microglia associated with amyloid plaque phagocytosis.

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Campylobacter infection, one of the most common foodborne illnesses in the Western world, can also be spread through sexual contact, according to a new research.

Researchers just sunk a drill 5 miles below the Pacific Ocean's surface to dig the deepest hole below the ocean in history.

Using magnets, a collaborative group have furthered our understanding of chirality.

A robotic artist powered by AI algorithms has created realistic self-portraits that question the limits of artificial intelligence and what it means to be human.

Chronic skin itch affects 7% of U.S. adults but until recently neuroscientists considered the mechanisms of skin itch the same. Researchers have uncovered differences in itch on hairy versus non-hairy skin that could lea...

Depressive disorders are among the most frequent illnesses worldwide. The causes are complex and to date only partially understood. The trace element lithium appears to play a role. The distribution of lithium in the bra...

The shutdown of a US oil pipeline is just the latest in a wave of ransomware attacks targeting everyone from small businesses to government agencies - what can be done to stop it?

Fields of rust-colored soil, spindly cassava, small farms and villages dot the landscape. Dust and smoke blur the mountains visible beyond massive Lake Malawi. Here in tropical Africa, you can't escape the signs of human...