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Every standard cable, every wire, every electronic device has some electric resistance. There are, however, superconducting materials with the ability to conduct electrical current...

Water bear. Moss piglet. Tardigrade The gentle teddy-bear features of this polyonymic animal belie its hardy nature. Capable of withstanding dehydration and cosmic radiation and surviving...

Scientists from The University of Manchester have found a way to trick the eye into thinking the world is brighter than it actually is. Using...

Platinum, a noble metal, is oxidised more quickly than expected under conditions that are technologically relevant. This has emerged from a study jointly conducted...

Total release foggers, commonly known as "bug bombs," are ineffective at removing cockroaches from indoor environments, according to a new study from North Carolina...

Antibiotic-Resistant Genes (ARGs) that were first detected in urban India have been found 8,000 miles away in one of the last 'pristine' places on...

One of the major issues when studying ore deposits formed in surficial or near-surface environments is the relationship between ore-forming processes and bacteria. At...

Researchers at UT have discovered the largest individual of any cave salamander in North America, a 9.3-inch specimen of Berry Cave salamander. The finding...

Despite a scientific consensus, citizens are divided when it comes to climate change, often along political lines, and scholars want to better understand why. "We...

No animal alive today looks quite like a duckbilled platypus, but about 250 million years ago something very similar swam the shallow seas in...

Regular use of a common type of medication, such as aspirin and ibuprofen, significantly improves survival for a third or more patients with head...