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The lunar rocks collected by Apollo astronauts suggested the moon had a strong magnetic field. A new analysis shows the opposite.

Green hydrogen could be a game-changer for the clean energy transition-but right now, its too expensive and still relies on harmful forever chemicals. A new EU-backed project called SUPREME aims to fix that by reinventin...

The congenital condition spina bifida is often treated surgically in the womb, but many children still go on to have mobility issues. The addition of a patch made up of stem cells from donated placentas could improve the...

More parents are refusing vitamin K for their newborns, a decision that makes infants 81 times more likely to suffer a devastating brain hemorrhage.

The ultimate mental reset. New research confirms that just three minutes in nature can "recalibrate" your brain, quieting stress and restoring focus.

Reprogramming the fear. New research suggests that "superintelligent" AI isn't the harbinger of doom we think it is, but a tool that requires smart, specific guardrails.

Genetic evidence hints that there was a strong bias for male Neanderthals and female humans to mate, rather than any other combination

A preference for pairings between male Neanderthals and female Homo sapiens may answer the question of why there are "Neanderthal deserts" in human chromosomes.

Scientists use laser heat to "unseal" the blood-brain barrier, allowing immunotherapy to achieve record-breaking survival rates for brain cancer.

A widening health gap. A 10-year study of 35,000 people finds that the link between cannabis use and mental health disorders is strengthening, with youth facing the highest risks.

The world is never really at rest. Even in a vacuum near ultracold temperatures where all classical motion should come to a halt, you'll find quantum fluctuations. In thin, two-dimensional materials, these include ra...

Some computers are easy to spot. Artificial, human-built computers like those found in smartphones and laptops are abstract dynamic systems with observable computational elements like input, output, energy cost, and logi...

Legislation working its way through the UK parliament would ban children from using social media and virtual private networks - but the proposals would endanger online privacy and may not make children safer, say legal e...

New photos captured by NASA's Curiosity rover show that Mars' giant, spiderweb-like "boxwork" features are covered in tiny, never-before-seen nodules that bear a striking resemblance to arachnid eggs. And...

We all know we live in three-dimensional space. But what does it mean when people talk about four dimensions? Is it just a bigger kind of space? Is it "space-time," the popular idea which emerged from Einstein...

Researchers from Skoltech have published a paper in the journal Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena presenting an analysis of steady propagating combustion waves-from slow flames to supersonic detonation waves. The study reli...

A massive study of more than 270,000 people has uncovered a surprising link between a common amino acid and how long men live. Researchers found that higher levels of tyrosine-an amino acid found in protein-rich foods an...

For the first time, a team of US researchers has used sensors containing highly excited Rydberg atoms to detect signals from an ordinary handheld radio. Through a careful approach to demodulating the incoming signals, No...

Nearly all of the solar systems planets are about to file across the night sky in a planetary alignment, and it will be visible from anywhere on Earth

Antarcticas Hektoria Glacier stunned scientists by retreating eight kilometers in just two months, with nearly half of it collapsing in record time. The rapid breakup was driven by a flat, underwater bedrock surface that...

Researchers have discovered new ways to shape quantum light, creating high-dimensional states that can carry much more information per photon. Using advanced tools like on-chip photonics and ultrafast light structuring, ...

Scientists at the University of Oxford have finally settled a decades-long mystery about the Moons magnetic field - and it turns out both sides were right. By reanalyzing Apollo mission rocks, they discovered that the Mo...