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Musical sounds created by longitudinal vibrations within the Sun's atmosphere, have been recorded and accurately studied for the first time by experts at the University of Sheffield, shedding light on the Sun's magnetic atmosphere

Batteries might gain a boost in power capacity as a result of a new finding from researchers at MIT

Ah, the cool, refreshing feel of air conditioning on a sweltering summer day

An international team, including Oxford University scientists, has discovered six diverse new planets, from 'shrunken-Saturns' to 'bloated hot Jupiters', as well a rare brown dwarf with 60 times the mass of Jupiter

It's a tragedy of war that innocent bystanders often get caught in the crossfire. But now scientists have shown how a battle for survival at a microscopic level could leave humans as the unlikely victims.

researchers at Tel Aviv University are investigating new applications for their recent discovery that small beams of light can indeed be bent in a laboratory setting, diffracting much less than a "regular" beam

When zebra finches learn their songs from their father early in life, their brain is active during sleep

For several thousands of years, ancient Egypt dominated the Mediterranean world -- and scholars across the globe have spent more than a century trying to document the reigns of the various rulers of Egypt's Old, Middle and New Kingdoms

Astronomers have glimpsed what could be the youngest known star at the very moment it is being born

Conventional solar cell efficiency could be increased from the current limit of 30 percent to more than 60 percent, suggests new research on semiconductor nanocrystals, or quantum dots