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Archaeologists in England were surprised to discover an elaborate cross with human faces and a gold-and-garnet necklace in an early medieval burial.

Combustion engines, propellers, and hydraulic pumps are examples of fluidic devices--instruments that utilize fluids to perform certain functions, such as generating power or transporting water.

A dog's breed may not dictate its behavior, but genes do play a role, a study of the genomes of 4,000 purebred, mixed-breed and wild dogs has revealed.

Very small exhaled droplets, so-called aerosol particles, play an important role in the airborne transmission of pathogens such as the coronavirus. Researchers in the field of fluid mechanics used a model to investigate ...

What are these microscopic zebra-striped squares, and why did scientists painstakingly arrange more than 6 million of them on a silicon plate just half a centimeter wide?

Low levels of the HDAC4 enzyme caused mice to sleep longer and more deeply than usual.

Physicists have recently synthesized a new transfermium isotope lawrencium-251 and studied the α decay of lawrencium-253 in more detail. This is the first new lawrencium isotope synthesized directly over the past two de...

Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid hit the Earth with the force of 10 billion atomic bombs and changed the course of evolution. The skies darkened and plants stopped photosynthesizing. The plants died, then the ani...

Those on the autism spectrum are more likely to consider the body and mind to be one, while those not on the autism spectrum are more likely to believe the body and the mind are separate entities.

The UK government says a proposed new coal mine in Cumbria will have a "broadly neutral" effect on greenhouse gas emissions, but its climate change advisers disagree

The UK government says a proposed new coal mine in Cumbria will have a 'broadly neutral' effect on greenhouse gas emissions, but its climate change advisers disagree

Error correction in quantum computers could be simplified by a new protocol proposed by an all-RIKEN team based on "cat states." It could cut the computing resources needed to fix errors to the same level as conventional...

RIKEN physicists have fabricated a nanoscale "heat engine" that uses a property of electrons known as spin as the effective working medium. It is promising for exploring the development of spintronic heat engines capable...

A fossil skull from a toothy early relative of today's birds shows a weirdly modern skull configuration, raising new questions about the early evolution of birds.

Using 12 high-powered lasers, researchers recreated small solar flares in order to study the mechanisms behind a fundamental astronomical phenomenon known as a magnetic reconnection.

New AI technology is able to detect changes to the retina and predict the risk of retinal vein occlusion. Researchers say the technology could also be used to detect heart attack and stroke risks.

Study reveals a genetic predisposition to ADHD can predict cognitive decline and Alzheimer's risk later in life.

At just $109, the Lenovo Chromebook 3 is an ideal cheap laptop for kids or students who need something to work and play on.

Not only did Ankylosaurs like "Zuul" use their tails as weapons against potential predators, but they also used them to battle their peers.

The brain responds more strongly to information that is deemed social as opposed to non-social.

Certain auditory cues not only help us recognize an object more quickly, but they also even alter our visual perception.

The 11,000-year-old carved relief, found in Turkey, is the oldest narrative carving on record.