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Around of a fifth of global methane emissions come from rotting landfills. Satellites have now spotted some particularly large emitters

Scientists found a huge field of hydrothermal vents on the East Pacific Rise.

An archaeologist claims that Maya rulers' cremated remains were used to make rubber balls for use in Mesoamerican ballgames.

Topology and entanglement are two powerful principles for characterizing the structure of complex quantum states. In a new paper in the journal Physical Review X, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania establish...

Consciousness can not simply be reduced to neural activity alone, researchers say. A novel study reports the dynamics of consciousness may be understood by a newly developed conceptual and mathematical framework.

Imagine trying to summon the sun to your research laboratory.

A 2021 experiment achieved the landmark milestone of nuclear fusion ignition, which data analysis has now confirmed - but attempts to recreate it over the last year haven't been able to reach ignition again

Virtually all wind turbines, which produce more than 5 percent of the world's electricity, are controlled as if they were individual, free-standing units. In fact, the vast majority are part of larger wind farm installat...

Gilead Sciences is helping to drive the next generation of treatment, prevention and cure strategy innovations with an aim to change the trajectory of the HIV epidemic. By transforming care and improving outcomes for tho...

Twenty people who were legally blind or visually impaired received a transplant of a cornea made from pig collagen. All of them had improved sight, including three who now have 20/20 vision after being legally blind

T. rex may have evolved thin eye sockets to help handle its bite force.

Some large, meat-eating dinosaurs such as Tyrannosaurus rex had keyhole-shaped eye sockets, and reconstructions suggest this helped them bite with greater force

Prolonged concentration may cause a compound called glutamate - which can be harmful at high levels - to accumulate in regions at the front of the brain

A neurometabolic account

Losing fat and gaining muscle at the same time is possible - here's how

The world is awful. The world is much better. The world can be much better. All three statements are true at the same time. Discussions about the state of the world too often focus on the first statement: The news highli...

Scientists have finally identified the origin of a puzzling volcanic mineral on Mars that was found at the bottom of an ancient lake by the Curiosity rover.

From water boiling into steam to ice cubes melting in a glass, we've all seen the phenomenon known as a phase transition in our everyday lives. But there's another type of phase transition that's much harder to see, but ...

Looking for ways to increase your protein intake? Here are seven fruits that are high in protein

A growing population and climate change means the UK needs to consider long-term measures like major reservoirs and water transfers, not just short-term fixes like hosepipe bans

A growing population and climate change means the UK needs to consider long-term measures like major reservoirs and water transfers, not just short-term fixes like hosepipe bans

A growing population and climate change means the UK needs to consider long-term measures like major reservoirs and water transfers, not just short-term fixes like hosepipe bans