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A newly published paper describes two ways of reversing autism-like symptoms in a new mouse…
Synthetic chemists have designed self-assembling polymers, which require heat in order to rearrange themselves. This…
A newly published study takes a closer look at WASP-12 b, a planet that is…
The EU is about to stop a precedent-setting initiative that was designed to tackle a…
Researchers suggest that a small dose of methamphetamine, i.e. crystal meth, could reduce the replication…
At the Supercomputing 2012 conference last week, IBM Research-Almaden presented its next milestone towards fulfilling…
The gigantic orange magnets at MIT were originally built decades ago to confine hydrogen nuclei…
A newly published study found that on average children exposed to high levels of nicotine…
A new study indicates that the benefits of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for patients with post-traumatic stress…
While Sherlock Holmes might have stated that the absence of any evidence is evidence itself,…
Using the Planck space telescope, scientists discovered a bridge of hot gas connecting galaxy clusters…
A new study indicates that nesting birds that feed on insects that hatch in lake…
Chimpanzees and orangutans experience a mid-life crisis just like humans, according to a survey of…
Scientists at Stanford University have developed a new algorithm, known as ReFIT, that vastly improves…
Olfactory white is to smells what white noise is to sounds. To noses, it’s neither…
The French space agency CNES has announced that the Convection, Rotation, and Planetary Transits (CoRoT)…
Researchers have used pet dogs, with real injuries, to test a treatment that involved transplanting…