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January 6, 2016

Here's the science behind North Korea's H-bomb claim

Did North Korea really join the H-bomb club?

January 5, 2016

Egg-shaped pods: Coffins of the future?

Italian designers have developed an egg-shaped pod similar to a coffin that lets the deceased support new life after their own death.

January 4, 2016

Four new elements added to periodic table

Four new elements have been added to the standard periodic table and their creators from Japan, Russia and the United States will now come up with permanent names and symbols for them.

December 16, 2015

Science breakthrough? Physicists may have discovered Higgs boson relative

Could scientists have found a particle heavier than the famous Higgs boson?

December 12, 2015

Englert and Higgs win Nobel physics prize for subatomical particle research

Francois Englert of Belgium and Peter Higgs of Britain won the 2013 Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for their theoretical discoveries on how subatomic particles acquire mass.

December 8, 2015

Men have a better sense of direction than women, study says

In classic men vs. women moment, it looks like there might be a partial answer to the age-old road trip question, “honey, are we lost?”

December 5, 2015

Physicists unveil new particle results helping explain universe

Scientists at the world's top lab for particle physics say they've witnessed an extremely rare event that adds certainty to how they think the universe began.

December 2, 2015

London Zoo seeking female mate for near-extinct fish

The zoo on Friday asked aquarium owners and fish collectors to come forward it they know of any living females "so that a vital conservation breeding program can be started."

December 2, 2015

Both sides could be lying in Russian fighter jet incident, scientists say

The circumstances behind Turkey’s shooting down of a Russian fighter jet last week continue to be hotly debated between the two countries.

December 2, 2015

Scientists debate risks, ethics of editing human DNA

A hot new tool to edit the human genetic code has a big wow factor: the promise of long-sought cures for intractable diseases.