A new animal study suggests that short-term starvation might improve outcomes for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy
The latest analyses from the Large Hadron Collider boost the case for the particle's existence, but there's no new data
New simulations show that several large, closely spaced eruptions (and not decreased solar radiation) could have cooled the Northern Hemisphere enough to spark sea-ice growth and a subsequent feedback loop
An Italian architectural historian thinks Giacomo Andrea de Ferrera, a Renaissance architect and da Vinci friend, drew the man-in-circle diagram first
Roosevelt Island was once home to the founders of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), not to mention important studies of malaria, frostbite and saltwater consumption
A collaboration with an Israeli University will incubate start-ups from an East River island with a colorful past
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This book excerpt traces the history of quantum information theory and the colorful and famous physicists who tried to figure out "spooky action at a distance"
A new analysis by open-science advocates present a "clear refutation" of a controversial finding that appears to undermine assumptions about how essential phosphorus is for life
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