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A new scan of the Titanic shipwreck made with more than 715,000 images has revealed the world's most famous shipwreck as we've never seen it before.

A metal detectorist stumbled upon a hoard of Roman coins and Iron Age vessels in the Welsh countryside.

A new study sheds light on the intricate relationship between our hand movements and the attention they command. While it's well known that hand movements influence how we process visual stimuli, this study reveals the s...

Researchers are studying humor's neural substrates, utilizing physical comedy clips from Charlie Chaplin. The researchers observed brain activity of epileptic patients, while they watched Chaplin's comedic scenes, using ...

After showing up five times in Hubble images, a 'reappearing supernova' is helping scientists solve one of astronomy's biggest mysteries.

Researchers pinpointed 10 pesticides that significantly damage neurons involved in the onset of Parkinson's disease. The study utilized California's extensive pesticide use database and innovative testing methods to iden...

A new study looked at how and why caregivers sometimes forget their children in cars, leading to fatal heatstroke. Researchers discovered this form of prospective memory lapse can occur when environmental cues fail to tr...

For more than 10 years, Guoliang Huang, the Huber and Helen Croft Chair in Engineering at the University of Missouri, has been investigating the unconventional properties of "metamaterials"--an artificial material that e...

When most people think of crystals, they picture suncatchers that act as rainbow prisms or the semi-transparent stones that some believe hold healing powers. However, to scientists and engineers, crystals are a form of m...

Cold exposure in the morning could be more beneficial in boosting metabolism and burning fat in men than in the evening. The study focused on brown adipose tissue (BAT), a distinct type of fat that burns calories to prod...

Sensors could be added to the fingertips of prosthetic hands that then enable people with amputated arms to gauge the temperature of an object

In tests with a rat, the e-skin patch conveyed touch and pressure signals to the brain, prompting the animal to move its muscles

Animals fleeing predators can take advantage of the "human shield effect" where they seek refuge in human-dominated spaces - but for bobcats and coyotes in Washington state, conflict with humans is three times as likely ...

Long periods of extreme weather caused by El Niño events have a severe and long-lasting economic impact for the hardest-hit nations, an analysis has found

After years of pioneering work, researchers at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have completed the detector towers that will soon sit at the heart of the SuperCDMS SNOLAB dark matter detect...

The risk of a kilometer-scale asteroid hitting Earth in the next millennium is really low. Phew.

Researchers have identified a potential marker in the brain that might indicate an increased risk of suicide. They observed that veterans with a history of suicide attempts demonstrated distinct functional connectivity b...

Researchers discovered that through temporary increases in brain malleability and simultaneous desensitization to fear memories, they could control fear responses in mice. This was achieved by inhibiting the Acan gene, t...

Quantum computers promise to solve challenging tasks in material science and cryptography that will remain out of reach even for the most powerful conventional supercomputers in the future. Yet, this will likely require ...

The crime, which had been attributed to a rogue politician called "Boss" Tweed, was likely orchestrated by an "eccentric and destructive" man with an obsession for white paint.

The expression of certain genes in the brain before birth could influence the risk of developing various mental illnesses during childhood. Researchers found genetic patterns linked with adult psychiatric illnesses also ...

Used diapers could be a source of building materials, as they can be recycled to replace the sand normally used in concrete