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A collaboration between civil engineering and neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh could change how spinal fusion ...

Scientists found a virus-like living entity in human bodies named "obelisks" - small loops of RNA, each a thousand genetic ...

Scientists discover a byproduct of sucralose that can damage DNA, raising new questions about the safety of artificial ...

Pop culture has often depicted robots as cold, metallic, and menacing, built for domination, not compassion. But at Georgia ...

During a complicated bone surgery, every second matters. The longer a wound is open, the more likely it is to become infected ...

Associate Professors Amir Alavi, Nitin Agarwal, and D. Kojo Hamilton have secured a $352,213 NIH R21 grant to create the ...

AI-powered muscles, made from lifelike materials, paired with intelligent control systems can perform motions that feels ...

T he idea of being exposed to the vacuum of space sounds like something straight out of a sci-fi film, but the reality is far ...

Halloween telescope image reveals bat-shaped stellar nursery where infant stars are born. The cosmic creature spans four full ...

Fear begins deep in the brain. The amygdala, buried within the temporal lobe, acts as an alarm system, detecting threats and ...

I first heard about Spectrophilia (having a sexual attraction, or sexual experience to ghosts) a few years ago when a relative of mine divulged the details of her new boyfriend: a 100-year-old Spanish ...