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What seemed to be frictionless flowing solid - one of the weirdest predictions of quantum mechanics - may in fact be a squishy quantum plastic
A colossal whale with a killer bite may have ruled the oceans alongside a giant shark - and preyed on other whales
That's the thinking behind a new strategy which asks: "Is this physiologically possible without the aid of drugs?"
From the expanding universe to black holes and quantum gravity, here's what you need to know about Einstein's masterwork. First of a new monthly series
The FDA seeks to decrease the use of antibiotics in farm animals, saying they pose a "serious public health threat"
Eight US states now have more than 30 per cent of adults who are obese, up from four a year previously
By firing a gun into the sand, we can see the moment of crater formation when debris is flung fastest and farthest
Stem cells already produced from a dead monkey could be reprogrammed to become sperm and eggs
Andrew Carnie began a science degree but ended up an artist. Optic nerves and one-eyed kittens are just some of his inspirations
For years, people have disagreed over whether business methods can be patented. Does a new hearing in the US change that, asks Paul Marks
With a name befitting a beast from Harry Potter, mummichogs can cope with an extraordinary range of environmental extremes
Ice sheets melt away as CO
2 rises: that's how it's supposed to work. So why does the opposite sometimes seem to have happened?
The problem science has in Parliament is not the few MPs who are actively anti-science, but those that are ostensibly neutral, says Michael Brooks
Software that allows cellphones to collaborate could help improve the quality of data the handsets' sensors collect
Infectious disease hogs vital energy needed by the developing brain, leaving people in disease-ridden nations with a lower IQ
It turns out El Niño may not have had such a large effect on recent climate change as a controversial paper published last year suggested
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