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Sorting machine with conveyor belt, which transports the shredded plastic waste. Credit: © Photo Fraunhofer IOSB Recycling black plastics, such as those found in car instrument...

Jupiter is not only the largest planet in our solar system, but it’s also the oldest, according to new research from Lawrence Livermore National...

The image attempts to illustrate something that cannot be imaged -- a universe of multi-dimensional structures and spaces. On the left is a digital...

A rat touches a touch stimulus that has appeared in an iPad screen. The visual stimulus has been created by a cognitive brain pattern...

MACS J0416.1-240 is a cluster of galaxies located four billion light years away. A new study based on observations with the Hubble Space Telescope...

These are examples of the doodling activity. Credit: Courtesy of Drexel University Your brain's reward pathways become active during art-making activities like doodling, according to a...

Lyot Crater, rendered here with elevations exaggerated, is home to relatively recent water-carved valleys (denoted in white). New research suggests that water came from...

The research icebreaker CCGS Amundsen. Credit: Image courtesy of University of Manitoba The Science Team of the Canadian Research Icebreaker CCGS Amundsen has cancelled the first...

This is a graphic showing how sugar and carbon dioxide is converted to plastic. Credit: Georgina Gregory Some biodegradable plastics could in the future be made...

The vegetarian diet was found to be almost twice as effective in reducing body weight than the conventional diet. Credit: © Feng Yu / Fotolia Dieters...

The massive protostar is surrounded by a disk of gas and dust. The outflow is launched from the surface of the outer disk. Credit: ALMA...