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Take three black holes and throw them into the disk surrounding a supermassive black hole and things get really weird, really fast.

The moon is thought to have been created in a violent collision, and a new simulation of the event could answer questions that have puzzled astrophysicists

Researchers have released a new open-access data set recorded from the visual cortex of macaque monkeys during resting state.

The SACS-R detection tool is extremely accurate at detecting autism in young children, a new study reports.

Briefly blocking a key molecule when administering the only approved vaccine for tuberculosis vastly improves long-term protection against the devastating disease in mice, researchers report.

Researchers have been able to re-engineer red blood cells and use them as a promising new vehicle for vaccine delivery.

Dust drastically lowers the output of solar panels, but applying an electric field to the panels can make dust particles repel each other and disperse

As storms become stronger, it might be possible to keep more trees standing if they are planted closer together

Since the discovery of the Higgs boson a decade ago, the ATLAS and CMS collaborations at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have been hard at work trying to unlock the secrets of this special particle. In particular, the co...

Scientists say they will need to conduct studies to find out the severity of the new variant

Both nanomedicines and metronomic scheduling -- when medications are given at lower, more frequent doses -- can correct abnormalities surrounding tumors that help protect cancer cells and foster their growth and spread. ...

The measure would prevent potential spills, the agency says.

A clinical trial has indicated an effective treatment for critically ill COVID-19 patients. The study investigates the effects of using an anti-inflammatory protein, alpha-1 antitryspin (AAT), to treat COVID-19 patients ...

Researchers reveal key differences in the cellular and molecular composition of acral melanoma compared to melanoma. Their findings may lead to new potential therapeutic targets for this rare disease.

A mouse study detailed the differences between the two forms of the protein PPARgamma, a target of 'glitazone' diabetes drugs, could cut out weight gain side effects.

A new study establishes important conceptual connections between the fields of circadian rhythms, metabolism, and addiction. Going beyond current studies on substance use disorders, which focus on the impact of addictive...

When we think of ions, we usually think of single atoms that have lost or gained some electrons, but entire molecules can also become ions. In a new publication that was highlighted as an Editor's Suggestion in Physical ...

On August 6 and 9, 1945, two atomic bombs were dropped over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

George Washington was a key figure in the founding of the United States of America, helping to secure independence from Britain and was its first president.

Many countries have scaled back their coronavirus restrictions, but Iceland is going further with a plan to let infections spread

A West Virginia University postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Physics and Astronomy has made a breakthrough in the study of magnetic reconnection, which could prevent space storms from wreaking havoc on the Ear...

Life's Little Mysteries investigates the meaning behind the medical emblem of two snakes entwined around a rod.