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Late last week, Israel targeted three of Iran's key nuclear facilities--Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow, killing several Iranian nuclear scientists. The facilities are heavily fortified and largely underground, and there are ...

Tiny, orange glass beads discovered on the moon during the Apollo era may reveal an untold history of lunar volcanism.

New research reveals that individual neurons in the hippocampus can respond to both slow and fast brain waves at the same time by switching between different firing modes. This process, called interleaved resonance, allo...

A gaggle of companies are searching the US Midwest for underground hydrogen fuel produced by a billion-year-old split in the continent - New Scientist visited one of the first to start drilling

Experts urge healthcare providers to screen new fathers for mental distress, citing strong evidence that paternal mental health affects child development. Depression, anxiety, and stress in new dads are linked to poorer ...

New research reveals that people can consciously remove specific information from their memories by dampening the brain circuits that initially stored it. In a recent study, participants were asked to forget one of two i...

Using machine learning to analyse data from the Event Horizon Telescope, researchers found the black hole at the centre of our galaxy is spinning almost as fast as possible

A new study reveals that mitochondrial dysfunction plays a central role in the loss of Purkinje neurons in the cerebellum, contributing to motor impairments in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Researchers found that ...

Researchers at Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have demonstrated an innovative method to control magnetism in materials using an energy-efficient electric field. The discovery focuses on materials known as magnetoelectrics, ...

A Cornell research team has employed a variation of a theory first used to predict the collective actions of electrons in quantum mechanical systems to a much taller, human system--the National Basketball Association.

In a new study, researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities discovered surprising magnetic behavior in one of the thinnest metallic oxide materials ever made. This could pave the way for the next generation of...

A new filter for infrared light could see scanning and screening technology tumble in price and size. Built on nanotechnology, the new heat-tunable filter promises hand-held, robust technology to replace current desktop ...

There are new hints that the fabric of space-time may be made of "memory cells" that record the whole history of the universe. If true, it could explain the nature of dark matter and much more

It's a crucial step toward the dream of printable organs on demand. The post Scientists Can Now Design Intricate Networks of Blood Vessels for 3D-Printed Organs appeared first on SingularityHub.

The British VarEVolt battery has been granted the certification needed so it can be manufactured on a large scale, meaning more EV makers can use them in their cars.

The world's oldest known dress is a simple V-necked garment that was overlooked as rags for decades.

Look at any world map and you'll see that the Pacific is the largest ocean. But how did it get so big?