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Scientists from Skoltech, the Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography, and the Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR) in Beijing, China, are exploring the superconductivity of polyhydri...

Metrological institutions around the world administer our time using atomic clocks based on the natural oscillations of atoms. These clocks, pivotal for applications like satellite navigation or data transfer, have recen...

Writing is an age-old cultural technique. Thousands of years ago, humans were already carving signs and symbols into stone slabs. Scripts have become far more sophisticated since then but one aspect remains the same: Whe...

Deadly superbugs are unlikely to develop resistance to a new antibiotic produced by bacteria, scientists say.

Mosquitoes can be drawn to your skin microbiome, suggesting that one day a spray that alters your bacteria could help ward off bites

As the world works to transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources, we'll extract less oil and gas from the Earth and more minerals like lithium, cobalt, and nickel. Demand for these materials has skyrocketed...

The enigmatic pulsar J1023 radically changes in brightness every few seconds. Astronomers may finally have an explanation.

The discovery of Homo floresiensis revolutionised the study of human evolution, but it was rocked by accusations of theft. Twenty years on, here's the full story behind the episode

Discover the science behind nature's most famous fundamental force with the latest gravity news, features and articles from Live Science.

A newly described fossil suggests that the ancestor of humans and apes arose in Europe, not in Africa.

Researchers overturned three decades of scientific consensus about the role of LTP (Long-Term Potentiation) in memory and learning. The team discovered that it's not the enzymatic actions of CaMKII that are needed for LT...

Archaeologists in Mexico City discovered a bevy of stone objects carved to look like humans at a former Aztec site.

Researchers examined the role of genetics and educational attainment in early-onset Alzheimer's disease, specifically focusing on carriers of the PSEN1 E280A mutation. They found that carriers with an additional high-ris...

Metasurfaces are artificial materials adept at manipulating perception. With metasurfaces allowing lenses to be reduced to one 10,000th the size of conventional lenses, they are generating considerable interest as optica...

Running shoes with an elevated heel may change the speed at which the feet hit the ground, raising the risk of injuries in the lower legs, according to a small study

Every austral summer, Rangiroa and Tikehau atolls in French Polynesia host a mysterious assembly of female great hammerhead sharks -- a critically endangered and typically solitary species.

The storm intensified overnight and made landfall near Keaton Beach, Florida, on the morning of Aug. 30, supporting predictions that soaring sea temperatures would boost storms and hurricanes this year.

Researchers are nearing human trials for vaccines aimed at preventing fentanyl and heroin overdoses. The vaccines could offer a lifeline to those struggling with opioid addiction or at risk of accidental overdose.

New research challenges the widely held belief that cognitive impairments from brain metastasis are solely due to the tumor's mass effect. The study reveal that metastasis alters the brain's chemistry and disrupts neural...

Clive Oppenheimer's intrepid scientific memoir not only takes us to the crater's edge, it shows how seriously the volcanologist takes the mystical meanings volcanoes hold for those who live nearby

As labs study possible fragments of a meteor that might have been more than it seemed, we must keep looking for any signs of extraterrestrial life, argues astrophysicist Avi Loeb in his new book

There is more to where maths came from than the ancient Greeks. From calculus to the theorem we credit to Pythagoras, so much of our knowledge comes from other places, including ancient China, India and the Arabian penin...