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Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have discovered that high-frequency ultrasound waves similar to ...

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A devastating earthquake in Myanmar is giving scientists new insight into how major quakes start, spread, and grow. The ...

Garlic is not a substance that most people consider an aphrodisiac. It turns out that mosquitoes agree. In fact, a new Yale study finds that garlic also functions as a de facto birth control for ...

A study led by researchers at the University of Liège reveals the mechanism by which surfactin, a molecule produced by ...

Every dollar spent on forest fuel treatments saves about $3.75 in wildfire damages, according to a new study, led by ...

For decades, the common explanation for why children struggle to read has stayed remarkably consistent. Smart kids read well. Kids who don't simply aren't smart enough. And when children strain over a ...

A nanocrystal is an extraordinarily tiny piece of material—composed of anywhere from a few to a few thousand atoms—in which ...

A new study warns that climate change is creating serious and growing risks for millions of pilgrims performing Hajj, with ...