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A machine learning model has revealed how crystals of sodium chloride slowly weaken and then rapidly crumble to dissolve in water

Stress such as intraocular pressure elevation in the eye causes the retinal tissue to undergo transcriptional and epigenetic changes similar to natural aging.

Whole brain functional connectivity patterns successfully classified six basic emotions from neutral expressions.

A renegade meteor flared in Earth's atmosphere in the wee hours of Nov. 19, creating a bright green fireball in the sky over the eastern US and Canada.

It's long been believed that mummification was meant to preserve the dead. It turns out that notion is dead wrong.

The Levoit Core 400s is now just $165 -- the cheapest price we've ever seen it.

Increasing consumption of food and drinks high in antioxidant flavonols helps slow memory and cognitive decline, a new study reports.

To observe living cells through a microscope, a sample is usually squeezed onto a glass slide. It then lies there calmly and the cells are observable. The disadvantage is that this limits how the cells behave and it only...

Artificial intelligence is on a tear. Machines can speak, write, play games, and generate original images, video, and music. But as AI’s capabilities have grown, so too have its algorithms. A decade ago, machine learni...

Superconducting materials are characterized by the fact that they lose their electrical resistance below a certain temperature, the so-called transition temperature. In principle, they would be ideal for transporting ele...

Scientists used observations of the angle at which dogs urinate and laboratory tests with jets of fluid to design a urinal that produces far less splatter than usual

A new study has revealed how the glass-like shells of diatoms help these microscopic organisms perform photosynthesis in dim conditions. A better understanding of how these phytoplankton harvest and interact with light c...

Scientists recently unearthed fossils of strange ocean creatures that lived about 460 million years ago and were unlike any animal alive today.

The Colorado river is the lifeblood of the US south-west, but today it is drastically depleted due to overuse, megadrought and climate change. Here's how to rescue it

A sense of stagnation pervaded the summit in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, as negotiators failed to reach agreement on key issues such as fossil fuel financing

Astronomers analysing data from the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted signs of chemical reactions driven by star light in the atmosphere of an exoplanet for the first time

We found the Waterpik Cordless Select to be a great water flosser for traveling, but it lacks the variety of larger models.

When an epidemic strikes, more than just infections spread. As cases mount, information about the disease, how to spot it, and how to prevent it propagates rapidly among people in affected areas as well. Relatively littl...

Researchers have developed a family of adeno-associated viral vectors (AAVs) that are able to cross the blood-brain barrier to deliver gene therapies directly to the brain.

Whether it's for studying or a bit of afternoon Netflix, we're here to help our student readers choose which iPad to buy this Black Friday.

The Apple Watch Series 8 was released in September -- but the Black Friday sale has knocked $50 off the top-line model.

Astronomers have created a colorful interactive map of more than 200,000 galaxies and quasars spanning the lifespan of the cosmos.