Scientists measure the distance to the Moon by bouncing lasers off mirrors placed there by space probes and astronauts.

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The A Line, on the Los Angeles Metro rail system, is now the longest light-rail line in the world, running for 58 miles, with ...

Graphene's journey from discovery to industrial use has been marked by impressive progress. It was first discovered in 2004, ...

How can we guess the size of an extinct animal when all that remains are a few scattered bones? A study conducted by ...

Humans use lots of different types of information to make sure we don't get lost. We can look out for familiar landmarks and ...

Comparing a map of the neurons in a nematode worm - the connectome - with a map of how signals travel across those neurons ...

Two mathematicians have proved that a straightforward question — how hard is it to untie a knot? — has a complicated answer.

Researchers have for the first time measured the speed of proton transfer through charged water, a fundamental chemical ...

The snakes are most active in their movement when high temperatures are around 70 to 80 degrees and the low temperatures at night hover in the 50s.