science

Dr Horst Punzmann (left) and Professor Michael Shats in the lab. Credit: Stuart Hay, ANU Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) have controlled wave-generated...

Image Credit: Flickr/stefan koopmans Infants as young as 20 months of age expect adults to display surprise when discovering a false belief, according to a...

Researchers from Brown University have shown experimentally how a unique form of magnetism arises in an odd class of materials called Mott insulators. The...

Galaxy Cluster MACS 0416. Credit: University of Texas at Austin Astronomers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a new technique to discover...

Research has shown that naps play an important role in sustaining new learning in infants. A new study from the University of Arizona suggests...

Based on the proven health benefits of exercise for older adults, a team of researchers theorized that exercise might also help adults prevent or...

During the 'Great Oxidation Event', oxygen concentrations in the atmosphere increased by as much as four orders of magnitude, near or above modern levels.Image...

McGill scientists show brain's own opioids involved in musical pleasure. Image Credit: Flickr/amy leonard The same brain-chemical system that mediates feelings of pleasure from sex,...

With the ocean absorbing more carbon dioxide (CO2) over the past decade, less of the greenhouse gas is reaching the Earth's atmosphere. That's decidedly...

In this artist's illustration, an intermediate-mass black hole in the foreground distorts light from the globular star cluster in the background. New research suggests...

Image Credit: Flickr/Katy Ereira Taking the stairs is normally associated with keeping your body strong and healthy. But new research shows that it improves your...