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Physicists have reported what could be the first incontrovertible evidence of the existence of unusual particle-like objects called anyons, first proposed more than 40 years ago.

(via NOVA PBS) Space warfare is no longer science fiction. Explore the tech behind it all— from laser "dazzling" systems that ...

This past week, the Supreme Court addressed a case involving a request from two oil companies to drop a lawsuit by two local governments blaming them for climate change damages. The companies are ...

Years later, with millions dead, there is still no definitive answer to the origins of COVID-19. Like the Texas Killing ...

A laboratory worker at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Siberia, Russia, has died just days after falling ill ...

What we know about human history is only a fraction of the full story. Much of the rest is like dark matter, invisible to us.

Physicists have spent generations chasing a theory that could unify the laws of the universe. So much of the cosmos stays ...

It is that time of year again, when the Twitter crowd erupts about “Who is going to win the Nobel Prize this year?” Unfortunately, there seems to be a real disconnect between the process, ...

Should you ever visit Antarctica, there are two very good reasons to cover your body from head to toe. One – intuitively – is ...

For some reason, hurricanes are terrified of South America. In fact, as long as we’ve been keeping track, it’s only EVER been ...

Across mammals, increased species size typically means a longer lifespan, ranging from only a couple of years for mice to almost 200 years for some whales. However, when we look within species, we ...