Science

Building electronics that don’t die: Columbia’s breakthrough at CERN

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is tough on electronics. Situated inside a 17-mile-long tunnel that runs in a circle under…

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Clockwork from scratch: How scientists made timekeeping cells

A team of UC Merced researchers has shown that tiny artificial cells can accurately keep time, mimicking the daily rhythms…

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400-million-year-old fish exposes big mistake in how we understood evolution

The coelacanth is known as a "living fossil" because its anatomy has changed little in the last 65 million years.…

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Your sleep schedule could be making you sick, says massive new study

A groundbreaking international study, recently published in Health Data Science, analyzed objective sleep data from 88,461 adults in the UK…

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Walk faster, live longer: How just 15 minutes a day can boost lifespan

Regular walking is widely recognized for its significant benefits to overall health and well-being. Previous research has primarily focused on…

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Quantum tunneling mystery solved after 100 years—and it involves a surprise collision

Recently, Professor Dong Eon Kim from POSTECH's Department of Physics and Max Planck Korea-POSTECH Initiative and his research team have…

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You’ve never seen atoms like this before: A hidden motion revealed

Researchers investigating atomic-scale phenomena impacting next-generation electronic and quantum devices have captured the first microscopy images of atomic thermal vibrations,…

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Ivermectin: The mosquito-killing pill that dropped malaria by 26%

Ivermectin administered to the whole population significantly reduces malaria transmission, offering new hope in the fight against the disease. The…

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7000 steps a day cuts death risk by 47%—and that might be all you need

A major new study led by the University of Sydney suggests that walking 7000 steps a day offers similar health…

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Is the air you breathe silently fueling dementia? A 29-million-person study says yes

An analysis of studies incorporating data from almost 30 million people has highlighted the role that air pollution - including…

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