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Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have new experimental evidence and a predictive theory that solves a long-standing materials science mystery: why certain crystalline materials shrink when heated.

New technology developed by engineers at the University of Alberta shows potential in cleaning and decontaminating process water from oilsands production.

Tropical Cyclone Maha continued to move north along the southwestern coast of India when NASA’s Aqua satellite passed overhead and analyzed the cloud top temperatures.

As we prepare to switch our clocks back an hour to standard time on Nov. 3, in keeping with the twice-a-year time change, those who loathe the practice may take heart in the notion that it may be on its way out.

Over the past decade, evidence has mounted that the measles vaccine protects in not one but two ways: Not only does it prevent the well-known acute illness with spots and fever that frequently sends children to the hospital, but it also appears to protect from other infections over the long term.