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In a major breakthrough, scientists have experimentally confirmed a universal growth law in two dimensions using a quantum system of fleeting light-matter particles. The finding strengthens the idea that wildly different processes--from crystals to . ...

Cumberland, B.C. is reimagining its coal mining past as a clean energy opportunity. Water trapped in abandoned mine tunnels could be used in a geothermal system to heat and cool buildings efficiently and with minimal emissions. The project could ...

Southern Alaska's winter finale delivered a spectacular atmospheric display, captured by a NASA satellite. Cold Arctic air flowing over warmer ocean waters created long bands of clouds, swirling vortex patterns, and even a compact polar storm with .. ...

A bold step toward returning humans to the Moon is underway with Blue Origin's uncrewed MK1 "Endurance" lander, designed to test the technologies that future astronauts will rely on. Built in partnership with NASA, the mission will showcase precision ...

A powerful new electromagnetic thruster has taken a major step forward after a successful high-energy test at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Fueled by lithium vapor and driven by intense magnetic forces, the experimental engine reached record ...

MIT neuroscientists have uncovered a surprising secret hidden in the adult brain: millions of "silent synapses," dormant connections that lie in wait until new learning calls them into action. Once thought to exist only in early development, these .. ...

Penn researchers have developed a smarter AI method for solving notoriously difficult inverse equations, which help scientists uncover hidden causes behind observable effects. By introducing "mollifier layers" that smooth noisy data, they've made ...

A forgotten fossil hidden inside a garden wall has turned out to be one of Australia's most remarkable prehistoric discoveries. Scientists have now identified the 240-million-year-old amphibian, Arenaerpeton supinatus, revealing an almost perfectly . ...

A short burst of immunotherapy before surgery is delivering surprisingly powerful results for a specific type of colorectal cancer. Patients in a UK-led trial who received just nine weeks of pembrolizumab prior to surgery have remained cancer-free .. ...

A major 10-year clinical trial is turning one of the world's most common knee surgeries on its head. Researchers found that trimming a damaged meniscus--a procedure long believed to relieve pain--offers no real benefit over placebo surgery. Even more ...