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Chinese researchers have discovered a brand new type of crystal in a sample of moon rocks, as well as a source of helium-3 -- a potential fuel for nuclear fusion reactors.

Surprisingly, there is no official definition of a pandemic.

Measuring a quantum object makes it lose its odd quantum properties, and it only takes between 0.1 billionth of a second to 0.1 sextillionth of a second

Researchers have resorted to applying antibiotics on corals to save Caribbean reefs from deadly disease, but there are concerns this could create antibiotic resistance in other marine animals

Discover whether running at night could influence your body's performance

Due to their very high efficiency in transporting electric charges from light, perovskites are known as the next generation material for solar panels and LED displays. A team led by Dr. Lei Su at Queen Mary University of...

"Alien goldfish" from the Carboniferous had toothy tongue-like structures that resembled those in living mollusks, a new study finds.

Assessing a child's exposure to air pollution on a monthly basis from conception to the age of 8.5, researchers found the greater the exposure to air pollution before the age of 5, the greater the alteration in brain str...

The neural circuitry that connects olfactory information about another mouse's sex to decision-making in the brain determines the behavioral outcome as to whether aggression or affection is expressed.

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Addiction occurs as a result of the reward system becoming overwhelmed in a way that leads to chronic and permanent alterations in the brain.

Study reveals a strong connection between certain bacteria residing in the gut and metabolites, small molecules found in the blood.

Metal pipes beneath the floor provide enough local disturbance of Earth's magnetic field for an autonomous robot to work out where it is and navigate around a lab

In a study of more than 2300 people with chronic fatigue syndrome, 91 per cent had these genetic variants, in a discovery that could improve diagnosis and treatment

Researchers develop a low-cost "soft machine" robotic sleeve to assist children with cerebral palsy to control their arm movements.

People automatically incorporate extralinguistic information into grammatical processing during verbal communication.

A deep-sea fisher in Australia recently reeled in a creepy-looking shark with bulging eyes and a human-like smile. Experts are unsure exactly which species it belongs to.

Vertical farms are popping up everywhere from Pennsylvania to Dubai, most of them growing some sort of leafy green (and one growing mushroom fungus!). A farm in Iceland has taken a different direction, both in terms of w...

We're talking exercise on periods - is it safe to do so? And how does it affect energy levels? Here's what science has to say

We may have discovered one of the key reasons for the extraordinary lifespans of bowhead whales, which can live for more than 200 years

Couples who reported greater satisfaction with their marriage had greater neural synchronization while watching video clips associated with marriage.

The riskiest instrument is the voice, at least when it comes to spreading viruses such as SARS-CoV2. Compared to breathing quietly, during singing or speaking infected people release more than 500 times particles into th...