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Humans can ‘feel’ hidden objects under sand from 2.76 inches away, revealing the surprising power of remote touch.

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Sophie Germain was a brilliant, self-taught mathematician who won one of France's most prestigious prizes, yet she declined ...

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Brian Oliver receives funding from NHMRC, the ARC, and iCare for research of respiratory diseases. Multiple schools and early learning centres in the Australian Capital Territory have shut on Friday ...

If you’ve ever been to Bermuda, you’ve probably seen their famous pink-sand beaches, made up of the shells of tiny sea creatures. Or if you’ve traveled to Hawaii, you may have visited black-sand ...

Engineers create a sand battery that they say will slash the carbon emissions in Pornainen, Finland, by 70% — it uses renewables to heat the sand to almost 850 degrees Fahrenheit. When you purchase ...