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How large is a neutron star? Previous estimates varied from eight to 16 kilometres. Astrophysicists at the Goethe University Frankfurt and the FIAS have...

A cranium of a four-million-year-old fossil, that, in 1995 was described as the oldest evidence of human evolution in South Africa, has shown similarities...

An international team of researchers, led by Harvard University, have developed a dynamic surface with reconfigurable topography that can sculpt and re-sculpt microscale to...

For some years now larger wild animals such as lynxes, wolves, and bears have been spreading out across Europe as existing populations grow and...

Auxin is a hormone that is essential for the development of plants as it controls a wide range of processes from shaping the embryo...

Canadian researchers have discovered a new and direct molecular mechanism to stop cancer cells from proliferating. In the prestigious journal Nature Cell Biology, scientists...

Harvard University researchers are using physics to solve one of the biggest challenges in designing light-weight, long-lasting batteries: how to squeeze more energy into...

A new study has revealed sensitive regions of the world are still at risk from the dangerous and potentially irreversible effects of climate change;...

It took nearly a century of trial and error for human scientists to organize the periodic table of elements, arguably one of the greatest...

In the past experimentation round Wendelstein 7-X achieved higher temperatures and densities of the plasma, longer pulses and the stellarator world record for the...

Chemical secrets of a plant used throughout history for its calming effects have been revealed in new research. These new findings came from research into...