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Inside a chip no wider than a fingernail, a quantum computer is storing information as tiny vibrations, a breakthrough that ...

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Prostate tumors can vanish from the immune system’s radar. Now, scientists have found a way to strip away that disguise by changing the length of a single RNA molecule.

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A cobalt aluminum nanolaminate has shattered the usual tradeoff between strength and flexibility, emerging up to 10 times ...

Scientists have uncovered a biological pathway that may help explain why herpesvirus infections are associated with faster cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease. Credit: Shutterstock A virus that ...

Moving with the speed and agility of an insect, the tiny robot could someday assist in search-and-rescue missions.

Multiple environmental pressures are harming bees whose pollination supports crops and flowering plants worldwide.