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A new study suggests humans can sense hidden objects without touching them, by detecting faint movements in sand. This unexpected form of “remote touch” challenges traditional ideas about how the ...

For decades, scientists have searched for a safe way to reach deep parts of the human brain without cutting into the skull.

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American researchers are finally getting a real-time view inside one of the most unforgiving propulsion systems in service, ...

The O2O system could send more data to Earth than ever before, NASA says.