If future studies prove it to be successful, this technique for the early detection of pancreatic cancer could save thousands of lives.
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A new paper explores how noise from human activities pollutes the oceans, and what we can do to fix it.
As wind power grows around the world, so does the threat the turbines pose to wildlife. From simple fixes to high-tech solutions, new approaches can help.
The high pitches from the flute and the harp would reach your ears before the notes from the tuba and the cello.
Our Universe requires dark matter in order to make sense of things, astrophysically. Could massive photons do the trick?
A radical redesign of commercial aircraft, called the flying-V plane, could increase fuel efficiency by 20%, greatly reducing emissions.
Climate activists’ brand of iconoclasm is far removed from the Beeldenstorm that swept medieval Europe.
We still don’t know what dark matter is, but at least we now know what it’s not. When it comes to science, we often say that it only takes a single […]
There are pros and cons to sending interstellar messages to aliens that may or may not exist.
All matter particles can act as waves, and massless light waves show particle-like behavior. Can gravitational waves also be particle-like?
Here’s how to appreciate them from a distance.
The more horror we consume, the harder it becomes to find a good scare. These genuinely unsettling movies should get you in the mood for Halloween.
Without these two elements, we’re doomed to fail. In this day and age, it’s virtually impossible to have sufficient expertise to figure out what the complete, comprehensive, scientifically validated truth surrounding […]
Some U.S. intelligence operatives have suggested foreign adversaries may be using “directed-energy” weapons against Americans.
The future of healthcare may bring powerful collaborations between AI and medical professionals.
When was the last time you spent some quality time with yourself?
A new technique for analyzing networks can tell who wields soft power.
From unexplained tracks in a balloon-borne experiment to cosmic rays on Earth, the unstable muon was particle physics’ biggest surprise.
So far, gravitational waves have revealed stellar mass black holes and neutron stars, plus a cosmic background. So much more is coming.
A new paper reveals that the Voyager 1 spacecraft detected a constant hum coming from outside our Solar System.
Astronomers claim to have found structures so large, they shouldn’t exist. With such biased, incomplete observations, perhaps they don’t.
The catastrophic birth defect anencephaly affects about 1 in 4,600 pregnancies in the U.S. It is largely preventable with folic acid supplements.
When what we predict and what we measure don’t add up, that’s a sign there’s something new to learn. Could it be a new fundamental force?
Pluto failed to meet the definition of a planet, but some astronomers think there might be a legitimate Planet 9 out there.
Historical geniuses used the “creative nap” to give their minds a boost. Apparently, the “hypnagogic state” can help with problem solving.
Linguists discover 30 sounds that may have allowed communication before words existed.
It started with a 22-year-old woman, named in papers only as Mrs McK.
After it became clear that the world wasn’t 6,000 years old, some proposed that northern peoples had emerged independently from others.
Our brains might be flooded with the hallucinogen DMT as we die, leading to vivid dreams.