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The Great Cold Spot was first discovered on Jupiter using observations taken of Jupiter's auroral region by the CRIRES instrument on ESO's Very Large...

The countries with the highest proportion of women who reported alcohol consumption during pregnancy were the UK (28.5 %), Russia (26.5 %) and Switzerland...

Smartphones typically capture a limited portion of the full fingerprint using small sensors. Multiple partial fingerprints are captured for the same finger during enrollment....

This is the wing of the bird-like feathered dinosaur Anchiornis under laser-stimulated fluorescence. The folds of skin in front of the elbow and behind...

This is a parrotfish, a common Labrid species. Credit: Brett Aiello, University of Chicago The sensory system in fish fins evolves in parallel to fin shape...

Duke researchers have linked specific differences in the brain's cerebellum (pink) and pons to increased risk for multiple forms of mental disorder. Credit: Image credit:...

Using brain stimulation researchers could increase honest behavior. Credit: © christianchan / Fotolia Honesty plays a key role in social and economic life. Without honesty, promises...

The study used Great Barrier Reef sponge Amphimedon queenslandica. Credit: Courtesy The University of Queensland Humans have a lot in common with the humble sea sponge,...

Most people will startle when they hear an unexpected loud sound, at least the first time. Credit: © punghi / Fotolia Most people will startle when...

Iowa State University researchers, left to right, Metin Uz, Suprem Das, Surya Mallapragada and Jonathan Claussen are developing technologies to promote nerve regrowth. The...

The experimental data shows how a light pulse dissociates a hydrogen nucleus from the nitrogen atom without destroying important bonds within the molecule. Credit: Th....