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Six scientists were convicted for manslaughter for failing to communicate earthquake risks, but wiretapped conversations hint at further problems

By mimicking the tiny structures in fireflies' bodies, researchers have created a brighter LED lens

Vampire fans have a rich vein of lore to draw from.

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The six scientists were convicted for manslaughter for failing to communicate earthquake risks, but wiretapped conversations hint at deeper problems

Why have people around the world always been fascinated by vampires? Did vampire tales begin as a way to explain frightening phenomena actually witnessed? Although there is no scientific evidence for vampires, there is s...

Watch a shark attack consume a dead pig in a forensic experiment probing what happens to a body underwater

Sandy will linger for days over the US east coast. Climate change means future hurricanes will be more likely to behave this way too

If you want to take the visual pulse of a major event, you can do a lot worse than checking out Instagram. Now, for Hurricane Sandy, we present Instacane, a site that updates with Instagram images of the storm in real ti...

If you're in a safe area (please, don't do this if you're not) scientists are looking for some help dissecting Hurricane Sandy. By collecting samples with the help of volunteers, researchers can learn a lot about an extr...

With imported plants the main source of deadly tree diseases, gardeners need to learn to be green as well as green-fingered

The grand sweep of cosmic history is about to be revealed in the crackle of giant radio waves, say astrophysicists Abraham Loeb and Jonathan Pritchard (full text available to subscribers)

Therapies to make gay people straight are hateful and dangerous, but banning them won't win over their supporters, says Christopher J. Ferguson

Kathleen Taylor raises questions about the impact of advances in neuroscience in The Brain Supremacy, but provides few answers