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The theory of quantum mechanics has transformed daily life since being proposed a century ago, yet how it works remains a ...

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Too much cosmic radiation can sterilize a planet – but a surprising new study has found that under the right circumstances, it could actually make uninhabitable worlds habitable.

Artificial sweeteners were introduced to offer a healthier alternative to sugar – but as a new study highlights, these ...

A woman who lived and died 2,000 years ago in the Altai Mountains of Siberia is opening a new window into ancient tattoos.

Your brain uses some of the same language and cognitive systems for both reading and listening, but it also performs ...

Is there a massive undiscovered planet on the outer reaches of the Solar System? The idea has been around since before the ...

Scientists have discovered the long-buried secret of a 17th-century French aristocrat 400 years after her death: She was ...

CERN scientists have analyzed a particle of antimatter isolated in an undecided quantum state known as a superposition for ...

An adopted embryo that was frozen for 30 and a half years has given rise to what some claim is the 'oldest baby' in the world ...