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Alain Aspect, who won a long-expected Nobel Physics Prize on Tuesday, not only helped prove the strange theory of quantum entanglement but also inspired a generation of physicists in his native France, according to forme...

Physicists Alain Aspect, John Clauser and Anton Zeilinger developed experimental tools that helped prove quantum entanglement--a phenomenon Albert Einstein famously dismissed as "spooky action at a distance"--is real, pa...

AI can use images from Google Street View and satellites to estimate building energy efficiency across entire cities. That could guide investments in reducing energy waste and fighting climate change

A series of chemistry experiments suggest that a molecule that provides energy for all living cells, called ATP, could have been forged in geothermal vents in the ocean or created in freshwater ponds

Find out how this powerhouse mineral helps us stay healthy every day with our guide to the benefits of magnesium

Contagious itching may have evolved as a survival mechanism, such as by alerting other animals in the group that a parasite could be circulating

Where are all the galaxy's dead stars hiding? New research draws the map.

Understanding this weird property of particles is ushering in a new era of technology

This year's physics Nobel prize was awarded Tuesday to three men for their work on a phenomenon called quantum entanglement, which is so bizarre and unlikely that Albert Einstein was skeptical, famously calling it "spook...

A portable device called Lumen promises to enable your body to burn fats more efficiently, part of a new trend for "metabolism hacking" - which may even help you run for longer, have better skin and reduce the risk of co...

Satellite measurement should reveal just how much potent greenhouse gas was released by the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage, but for now the estimates put it in the order of hundreds of millions of cubic metres

Here's a look at all winners of the Nobel Prize in physics, including Steven Chu, Aage Niels Bohr and Enrico Fermi.

Their work has set the foundations for today's fledgling quantum computers.

Several weeks ago, clima­­te scientists said an extreme heatwave in China was the worst on record anywhere. Days later, Pakistan declared a national state of emergency due to unprecedented flooding. In Europe, record s...

The covid-19 pandemic has been linked to a decline in the proportion of male babies being born, in line with previous findings that fewer boys are born after population-wide stressful events

Researchers have cleared out deadly pneumonia infections from the lungs of mice using an army of microbots made from antibiotic-covered algae. In the future, the new therapy could be used to do the same in humans.

A highly efficient LED that is deadly to microbes and viruses but safe for people has been engineered by three RIKEN physicists. It could one day help countries emerge from the shadows of pandemics by killing pathogens i...

The powerful camera built for the Dark Energy Survey has taken more than 1 million photos from its perch in Chile. Here are some of the best. From high atop a mountain in the Chilean Andes, the Dark Energy Camera has sna...

A new study points to pyridine pollution as the most likely culprit behind the deaths of crustaceans, with dredging in the river Tees a possible source

We've investigated which vegetables are low in carbs - because not all veg is created equal

The 2022 Nobel prize in physics has been jointly awarded to Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger

Human-caused climate change is making droughts more severe - and could shift some regions of North America into permanent drought conditions