The next major discovery in the search for alien intelligence may come from studying Moon dust under a microscope rather than listening for signals with a radio telescope. A new study proposes ...

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Lithium-ion batteries power most electric cars today, but another type of battery is beginning to look increasingly ...

Diamond is famous for being one of the hardest materials on Earth. For more than a century, scientists also believed it could ...

Researchers in Japan have developed a way to build an important optical component directly onto silicon chips without ...

Cobalt plays an important role in the modern energy system. The metal is used in many lithium-ion batteries, including ...

A steaming cup of tea or coffee is part of the daily routine for millions of people. But new research suggests that regularly ...

For many women, menopause is not simply about hot flashes. The years surrounding the final menstrual period can bring anxiety, irritability, low mood, exhaustion and disrupted sleep, sometimes ...

A substance normally locked safely inside red blood cells may become a powerful trigger of inflammation when those cells are ...

A heart attack can seem sudden, but the disease behind it often develops quietly for decades. Fatty deposits can slowly ...

A deadly brain cancer may have a hidden defense system that scientists could eventually learn to switch off. Researchers at ...