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Expedition leaders say they have found several new species of octopus using a remotely operated vehicle around 3 kilometres deep near Costa Rica

The Journal of the American Heart Association's special issue showcases the progress of innovative digital technology projects, funded by over $14 million from the American Heart Association's Health Technologies and Inn...

Just like a book can't be judged by its cover, a material can't always be judged by its surface. But, for an elusive conjectured class of materials, physicists have now shown that the surface previously thought to be "fe...

A discovery from an experiment with magnets and lasers could be a boon to energy-efficient data storage.

Scientists are making significant strides in the development of ultrabroadband white laser sources, covering a wide spectrum from ultraviolet to far infrared. These lasers find applications in diverse fields such as larg...

Researchers made a breakthrough in understanding memory loss due to repeated head impacts, as often experienced by athletes. Their study reveals that memory issues following head injury in mice are linked to inadequate r...

The young sun may have captured several Mars- or Mercury-size exoplanets that now orbit in the outer reaches of the solar system, but identifying them will be extremely challenging.

The enormous aqueduct was built in the second century to carry water to the city of Corinth from a lake 50 miles away.

Random physical fluctuations - or noise - can be a source of errors for conventional computers, but for a prototype "thermodynamic computer" they can be harnessed to run calculations

The new model mimics the structure and function of the human conjunctiva in a lab dish, even producing its own tears.

A study suggests primordial black holes may make planets and moons near us wobble. If measured experimentally, this will provide the first concrete proof such objects exist.

Atoms can absorb and reemit light--this is an everyday phenomenon. In most cases, however, an atom emits a light particle in all possible directions--recapturing this photon is, therefore, quite hard.

An experiment outlined by a UCL (University College London)-led team of scientists from the UK and India could test whether relatively large masses have a quantum nature, resolving the question of whether quantum mechani...

An international collaboration, led by Macquarie University scientists, has introduced a new quantum optics technique that can provide unprecedented access to the fundamental properties of light-matter interactions in se...

The Indian plate may be peeling into two as it slides under the Eurasian plate, tearing Tibet apart in the process.

Scientists have estimated how many cells have occupied Earth since the origin of life on the planet.

A new DNA technique has detected evidence in Iron Age skeletons of Turner, Klinefelter and Down syndrome.

Over 40 years, popular music lyrics have shifted from themes of love to lust, as revealed by a study of Billboard's Top 40 songs from 1971 to 2011. This analysis indicates a decline in songs featuring love or a mix of lo...

Scientists have created a healthy rhesus monkey clone by providing the cloned embryo with a healthy placenta, paving the way for more efficient cloning of primates and other mammals.

The salt we spread to keep roads safe in winter is damaging ecosystems and threatening water supplies. Do alternatives, from coffee grounds to cheese brine, work?

A healthy rhesus monkey has been born after being cloned from fetal cells, but creating a clone of an adult human being would be much harder

Sperm counts are down worldwide, but researchers are finally getting to grips with why - and coming up with ways to reverse the trend