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Changing Magnetic States

Scientists have demonstrated a new type of spin gas-liquid transition in quantum magnets.

Space: The Final Frontier In Silicon Chemistry

The chemical profile of carbon-containing molecules capped by silicon and nitrogen could give scientists insight into the birth of stars.

Images Of Transparent Mice

The ability to see through the normally colored tissue of mice gives scientists unprecedented insight into the inner workings of the body.

Lab-On-A-Brain: A Mini Lab On A Mouse’s Head

Microfluidics technology has given researchers the ability to observe the brain in vivo over as long as 53 days.

7 Must-Read Stories In October 2014

From Nobel Prizes to world firsts and ancient sex to fossilized poo, don't miss any of our top stories from October!

Schrödinger’s Cat At The Atomic Level

A team of Japanese researchers have reported the first experimental observation of the 40 year-old Kondo effect.

The Oldest Poo In Japan

Fossilized poo suggests that the marine ecosystem in northeastern Japan had recovered from the Paleozoic-Mesozoic extinction by the Early Triassic.

Diverse Patterns Controlled By A Single Gene

Variations in a single gene, apt-like, can lead up to 15 different patterns of coloration in caterpillars.

Bosonic Super-WIMPs Ruled Out As Dark Matter Candidate

Using one ton of liquid xenon, scientists have performed highly sensitive experiments which rule out bosonic super-WIMPs as the stuff of dark matter.