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

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 ...

When most people think about biodiversity in lakes and rivers, they imagine fish, plants, or perhaps birds and amphibians. But beneath the surface exists another world that often goes unnoticed: ...

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

There may be an ultraheavy explanation for the mystery surrounding the origins of the highest-energy particles ever observed.