The waste left over from spent fossil fuel may contain a treasure trove of rare-earth elements worth billions of dollars.

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A single, half-hour session of moderate exercise is enough to confer an immediate mood-boosting effect, and now scientists ...

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"How often do you poop?" might sound like a very personal question, but your answer could reveal quite a lot about your overall health.

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A fifteen-year-old dubbed "Belgium's little Einstein" has completed his PhD in quantum physics in what could be record time.

Two large gold deposits discovered in China may hold a collective mass of over 2,000 metric tons (2,200 US tons) of the ...

A new study has found that people are more likely to act kind towards others when Batman is present – and not for the reasons ...

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The Mexican government will build a supercomputer with a processing capacity seven times greater than the current most ...