science

Researchers have found that excess levels of calcium in brain cells may lead to the formation of toxic clusters that are the hallmark of...

With their insensitivity to decoherence, Majorana particles could become stable building blocks of quantum computers. The problem is that they only occur under very...

Fragile X syndrome is the most frequent cause of intellectual disability in males, affecting one out of every 3,600 boys born. The syndrome can...

A team of scientists has detected a hidden state of electronic order in a layered material containing lanthanum, barium, copper, and oxygen (LBCO). When...

It's a safe bet that some of the websites and apps you use collect and subsequently sell your personal data. But how can you...

Fossils that preserve entire organisms (including both hard and soft body parts) are critical to our understanding of evolution and ancient life on Earth....

Women who work as cleaners or regularly use cleaning sprays or other cleaning products at home appear to experience a greater decline in lung...

Multicellular organisms like ourselves depend on a constant flow of information between cells, coordinating their activities in order to proliferate and differentiate. Deciphering the...

It's an age-old debate for coffee lovers. Which is better: Arabica beans with their sweeter, softer taste, or the bold, deep flavor of Robusta...

Thermoelectric devices, which can generate power when one side of the device is a different temperature from the other, have been the subject of...

Two groups of highly venomous spiders might be seeing more of each other at family reunions. A new study led by San Diego State...