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The so-called memristor's resistance relies on how much charge has already passed through it 

A marine exploration team found the wreck, one of more than 250 warships that took part in the largest naval engagement of World War I

The Dutch National Police are training juvenile bald eagles to use their sharp talons to ground rogue flying robots

How the Galaxy Note 7’s lithium batteries can go awry   

Language experts describe how cultures with nothing in common can learn to communicate 

Ancient Romans used the word, but pop culture has the concept all wrong 

A complex underground collision ripped apart Earth's crust, killing more than 100 people

Researchers say they were able to unearth roughly a fifth of the animal

DNA reveals Ötzi's leather overcoat was made of a grab bag of at least four different individual animals

Battery could pave the way for so-called transient power sources for scientific instruments or tools of espionage, researchers say

A new imaging technique could help make imaginary characters appear to convincingly interact with a gamer's actual surroundings

Some people—such as fetuses that absorb a dead twin—have two sets of DNA

The bacteria that cause anthrax are capable of surviving in the soil for centuries

The science of Luke Aikins’ 7,600-meter free fall into a net

Dragon Hole, or Longdong, is reportedly more than 300 meters deep. If confirmed, that would be far deeper than the previous record holder, Dean's Blue Hole in the Bahamas

Researchers can only guess about the bumpy, colorful living ball found off California 

Some places will see temperatures as much as 5.6 to 8.3 degrees Celsius above average for this time of year

Mollusk mouth contractions propel a 3-D–printed plastic frame

Enhanced walking capabilities could help robots navigate environments that people move around in, and could improve the performance of bots created for disaster response

The number of overdoses from K2 and other similar compounds has increased each year since 2010, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report

Four countries are at risk, however, according to a new U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report 

Like its distant relative T. rex, a newly identified dinosaur, named Gualicho shinyae, sported small arms and hands with two clawed fingers

The JAMA paper highlights some of the successes of the Affordable Care Act

While it's not news that the Turing test has flaws, the new study highlights just how limited the test is for answering deeper questions about artificial intelligence, study co-author says