As the element that makes up 75 percent of all the mass in the Universe, and more than 90 percent of all the atoms, we’re all pretty well acquainted with hydrogen.  But the simplest and most abundant element in the Universe still has some tricks up its sleeve…

For the first time, physicists have cooled a mechanical object to a temperature colder than previously thought possible, taking it below the so-called "quantum limit" and bending the laws of physics. Using a new technique, the team managed to chill a microscopic…

What is human consciousness and where does it come from? Throughout the ages, some of our greatest minds have probed this question, and struggled to find answers. Today, different disciplines offer varying definitions. One theory says it is meta-cognition…

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Save the Date: 5 Years from Now, Scientists Expect an Explosive Red Nova In 2008, V1309 Scorpii, a binary, or double-star, system, produced a spectacular red nova when its pair of stars merged. When two stars come together this way, the resulting explosion…

Learning Another Language Could Help Your Brain Function and Age Better, Finds New Study

Scientists have tied molecules into the tightest knot ever created

Incredibly rare ruby sea dragon has been caught on camera for the first time

A woman in Nevada died in September from an infection that resisted every kind of antibiotic in the US.

Paleontologists have finally determined what hyoliths — a group of extinct marine creatures — actually are.

Nobel Prize Winner Claims to Have Found the Key to Slowing Aging  Doctor MIT/youtube.com

New technique rejuvenated organs and helped animals live longer

Physicists can now predict the exact moment quantum systems will fail

Engineers have released plans for a 5-km-high skyscraper that eats smog

The wide-ranging adoption of quantum technologies requires practical, high-performance advances in our ability to maintain quantum coherence while facing the challenge of state collapse under measurement. Here we use techniques from control theory and machine…

Astronomers have spotted a massive 'bulge' in Venus' atmosphere

@science IN BRIEF New research suggests microbes named after the mythological beings of Norse mythology are the earliest ancestors of human life on Earth. While these microbes have not been specifically observed, evidence of their existence can be found in…

A giant ice crack is forcing the evacuation of the Halley Antarctic research station

Complex life could have existed on Earth at least once before