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Exposure to a sunlight-activated catalyst broke down 99% of a forever chemical, leaving behind recyclable fluoride.

When mathematicians revived ignored mathematical structures, they found that overlooked particles, called "neglectons," could complete the quantum computing puzzle.

Scientists have captured a video showing the implantation of a human embryo for the first time, using a laboratory model of a uterus.

Researchers have combined 15 years' worth of radio data to peer through the cone of a high-energy jet and unravel the magnetic mysteries of a "blazar" billions of light-years from Earth. The new findings also shed light on the origin of elusive "ghost particles."

The first World Humanoid Robot Games are underway in China, with robots competing against each other in track and field, soccer, kickboxing and other events.

A study of March's Myanmar earthquake has found that strike-slip faults don't necessarily repeat past behavior, meaning the San Andreas fault could unleash a bigger quake than any seen before.

Evidence is mounting that the evolution of our species is more convoluted than we imagined — more like a braided stream than a branching tree.

As experts study the human fossil record of Asia, many have come to see it as telling a different story than what happened in Europe and Africa.

Floating offshore wind turbines open a whole new playing field for energy companies, which have so far had to stick to shallow waters.