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Supersolids are strange materials that behave like both a solid and a fluid due to quantum effects – and now researchers have ...

Coots' nests in Amsterdam are built using discarded plastic, providing a time capsule into the material's use over the past ...

In a record-breaking test, researchers remotely detected radioactive material by shooting it with infrared laser pulses and ...

Marine protected areas (MPAs) and other conservation measures are increasingly being used by governments to protect fish ...

A supermassive black hole that doesn't appear to be where we would expect seems to be travelling at more than a thousand ...

It is impossible for us to know exactly how another person's experience of the world compares to our own, but a new ...

Sea ice cover in both the Antarctic and Arctic remained far below average throughout February as global average temperatures ...

Feedback discovers that breasts have been "largely ignored" when it comes to tactile acuity – but is relieved that ...

Motherdom is the latest book to lay bare the shaky science pressuring parents to perfectly steer their children's development ...

Flying commercially in the US remains low-risk despite a recent midair collision, near-misses and FAA job cuts. But aviation safety experts and former FAA employees identify warning signs that would s ...