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The incredible true story of Mars rover Opportunity turns into a moving, inspirational and downright personal tale of a little machine millions of kilometres from home

A novel compound eliminates disease-causing segments of RNA associated with ALS and dementia, and restores the health of neurons in mouse models.

People with PTSD had a 9% increased risk of hospitalization and an 8% increased risk of death following contracting COVID-19 than people without the disorder. Those with psychosis had a 58% increased risk of death associ...

A new neuroimaging study identifies migraine sufferers have enlarged perivascular spaces in a brain region called the centrum semiovale.

A study hints that soil-borne fungi that can cause disease may be widespread in the U.S.

Seven viruses from the Siberian permafrost have been revived and replicated themselves in the lab - including the oldest ever revived so far

Researchers have identified two new genes, ATP8B4 and ABCA1, that are implicated in Alzheimer's disease. The genes impact the brain's immune system and cholesterol processing, leading to an increased risk of developing A...

Looking at emotional situations in a different light can help boost creativity for those who are more conventional thinkers.

The Orion capsule has made its closest fly-by of the moon and sent back detailed images of its surface and of the spacecraft rounding the far side of the moon

NASA's rover has imaged what could be the remnant of an ancient river delta

Recurrent UTIs could one day be prevented with a vaccine instead of antibiotics if promising results in mice and rabbits are replicated in clinical trials

A robotic leg with a big toe and motors that can "change gear" like a bicycle can enable a wearer to walk up stairs and slopes

round the world, belief in witches and witchcraft varied widely; more than 9 in 10 people in Tunisia believed that people could use supernatural powers to do harm, while fewer than 1 in 10 people in Sweden did.

Amazon is offering these fantastic kids binoculars for $17.84 in its Black Friday sales.

Since the Large Hadron Collider turned up nothing in its search for supersymmetry, physicists have turned their attention to the axion, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, a self-described superfan of this hypothetical partic...

Light pollution disrupts animals and has also been linked to human ailments. Bat scientist Johan Eklöf has some useful fixes in his new book

These images from a new illustrated book chart the long human love affair with orchids, the incredible family of flowering plants that continue to captivate us today

From Goldfinger to No Time to Die, James Bond has long showcased the latest tech advances. Might 007's next adventure involve protecting a low-cost, lightweight, high-capacity battery from sinister forces, asks Kathryn H...

They offer ways to produce cement with releasing carbon dioxide

This time it is one that involves negotiation and double-dealing

Invented in 1970 by Corning Incorporated, low-loss optical fiber became the best means to efficiently transport information from one place to another over long distances without loss of information. The most common way o...

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