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Rosy future? People tend to believe that others will come around to their point of view over time. Credit: © Syda Productions / Fotolia People tend...

A chemical reaction where three different molecules (e.g. H, O2, H) each participate in the breaking and forming of chemical bonds. The reaction is...

Take-off. Credit: © stockphoto mania / Fotolia Rising temperatures due to global warming will make it harder for many aircraft around the world to take off...

PackDrone. Credit: Alain Herzog EPFL A new drone developed at EPFL uses cutting-edge technology to deliver parcels weighing up to 500 grams. The device will never...

Image of chromosomes in uncondensed form (left) and condensed form in dividing cell (right). Credit: The lab of Ken Zaret, PhD, Perelman School of Medicine,...

Olivine, the most abundant mineral found in the Earth's mantle, is considered to be a robust model of the interior of the Earth's composition. Credit:...

C. elegans. Credit: © heitipaves / Fotolia Researchers at the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) in Mainz, Germany, have made a breakthrough in understanding the origin...

Sandia National Laboratories' Guillaume Loisel poses with Sandia's Z machine, where hands-on experiments contradicted a long-standing assumption about the X-ray spectra from the vicinity...

Cardiff Catalysis Institute researchers develop new processes with industry and promote catalysis as a sustainable 21st century technology. Credit: Mike Hall Photography Scientists at Cardiff University...

ComText allows robots to understand contextual commands such as, “Pick up the box I put down.” Credit: Tom Buehler/MIT CSAIL Despite what you might see in...

Watered streets of Houston. Credit: © Irina K. / Fotolia Southern cities such as Houston and Tampa -- which faced the wrath of hurricanes Harvey and...