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A machine that sends messages using common chemicals has been built by researchers. Among many potential applications, this system could relay secret messages or allow tiny devices to communicate inside the human body. Nearing the…

Now the seventh leading cause of death, diabetes is a growing epidemic in the United States and the condition plagues more than an estimated 29 million Americans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — and that number…

In December 2015, the large cyclone that crossed the Arctic brought so much heat and humidity to this otherwise frigid and dry environment that it thinned and shrunk the sea ice cover during a time of the year when the ice should have been…

Developed by chemists at MIT, a new catalyst material provides key insight into the design requirements for producing liquid fuels from carbon dioxide, the leading component of greenhouse gas emissions. The findings suggest a route toward…

Earth’s magnetic field constantly deflects incoming supersonic particles from the sun. These particles are disturbed in regions just outside of Earth’s magnetic field – and some are reflected into a turbulent region called the foreshock.…

Synthetic biology allows scientists to design genetic circuits that can be placed in cells, giving them new functions such as producing drugs or other useful molecules. However, as these circuits become more complex, the genetic components…

A UCF scientist has developed filaments that harvest and store the sun's energy - and can be woven into textiles, after being inspired by Marty McFly's self-lacing Nikes in Back to the Future Part II. The breakthrough would essentially…

Weather permitting, on Sunday, November 13th and Monday, November 14th, you’ll be treated to a showstopper supermoon that will be the closest moon to Earth in almost 70 years. We won’t see a supermoon like this until 2034, so this is a…

The world's biggest bitcoin wallet provider will "pretty easily" have its biggest ever month for activity in November, following a surge in use after Donald Trump's shock election victory in the US. Peter Smith, the cofounder and CEO…

Global carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels did not grow in 2015 and are projected to rise only slightly in 2016, marking three years of almost no growth, according to researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the…