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Planting more crops to meet the biofuel demand is destroying grasslands and pastures in the central US, threatening wildlife

An electrical cure for ageing attracted the ire of the medical establishment. But could the jazz-age inventor have stumbled upon a genuine therapy? (full text available to subscribers)

In folklore, foxes are typically characterized as cunning creatures sometimes having magical powers.

Watch an animation that examines the contents of the universe as described by physics - does it contain everything that is, including the unknown?

Bleach-related compounds in a Mars meteorite from Antarctica suggest that chemical reactions may have destroyed organics - at least on Mars's surface

Predictive techniques got a boost after Nate Silver's tremendous success with the US elections. Can others do likewise with the Oscars?

Insomnia has become a major health concern worldwide. In the US, 60 million prescriptions for sleeping pills are issued each year and non-benzodiazepines are the most commonly prescribed type. However, recent scientific ...

A new Lockheed Skunkworks project promises outsized results in a compact package. In a presentation that seems ripped from the Atomic Age, Lockheed Skunkworks says it might be a decade away from producing a power plant b...

Taking blood is a fine art. Even the most experienced practioner may require more than one stab to find a vein--seems only natural to wonder, might a robot do the job better? Mountain View's Veebot thinks so. Veebot want...

EVENT: Get the latest on the science news that topped multiple "Top-10" lists for 2012-the discovery of a new elementary particle that fits all descriptions of the long-sought Higgs boson. Physicists from ATLAS and CMS, ...

See the spectral eyes of the Caribbean trumpetfish glowing in many different colours in an award-winning photograph

Cumbria's decision to veto an underground repository for the UK shows how hard it is to find a long-term solution, say William M. Alley and Rosemarie Alley

Tens of thousands of people join rallies in Washington DC and San Francisco to urge action on climate change.