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Americans cannot get enough vampires, according to a nationally representative survey on beloved movie monsters conducted even before "Twilight" revived the bloodsucking trend.

On-orbit astronaut Karen Nyberg proves Cady Coleman told 'Gravity's Sandra Bullock the truth: a single strand of human hair pushed against a handrail aboard the ISS sprang Nyberg backwards in microgravity.

Hollywood has advanced far beyond monsters in floppy rubber suits. Pulling technology from fields as diverse as dentistry and automobile racing, special effects' gurus create creepy monsters, gruesome murder victims and ...

The wildfires threatening Sydney and other parts of New South Wales, Australia, are finding fuel in eucalyptus forests, which many experts blame for wildfires that have blazed through the hills of California and other pl...

Throughout the year the Antarctic hole in the ozone layer (defined as less than 220 Dobson Units) grows and recedes seasonally, reaching it's maximum size this year on September 26th.

A home on Seattle's steep and scenic slopes comes with a hidden risk. The next earthquake on the Seattle Fault, which cuts under the heart of the city, could trigger many more deadly landslides than previously predicted.

(Phys.org) --Active camouflage has taken a step forward at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), with a new coating that intrinsically conceals its own temperature to thermal cameras.

American soldiers may soon be joined on the battlefield by machine gun-toting robots on wheels, according to U.S. Army officials. The U.S. Army and the U.S. Marines have already experimented with prototype machines on th...

A fusion reaction is the same reaction that fuels the stars. An international collaboration of scientists hope to someday create our own fusion energy, starting with the prototype ITER fusion reactor, which you can see i...

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a technique widely used in medicine to create images of internal organs such as the heart, the lungs, the liver and even the brain. Since its invention in 1977, MRI has become a staple...

For the second time in a week, a rarely seen type of deep-sea creature was found along the coast of California. The carcass of a 14-foot oarfish washed ashore in Oceanside, Calif., on Friday, days after a bigger one was ...

Advancement allows patients to hear differences in pitch and timbre.

A helmet that sees behind you and a droid-like rolling camera are revealed at the DEMO Fall 2013 conference.

Babies who have a strong primitive sense of numbers at 6 months of age grow into children with strong math skills at age 3, new research finds. Scientists hope the study will lead to better math education.

The Amazon rain forest's dry season lasts longer than it did 30 years ago, and the likely culprit is global warming, a new study finds.

STARPATH Phil Mynott via PR Newswire Evening visitors to Christ's Pieces park in Cambridge, England are basking in the glow of a whole new type of street light. Starpath, a new type of resurfacing material being tested w...

A new method to re-grow hair using a person's own cells has been created, according to a preliminary study in mice.

Girls lag behind boys in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) fields, but there are ways to prevent the brain drain, studies suggest. Here are some common myths about girls, math and science.

The global campaign to eradicate polio is in jeopardy as the virus breaks out amid the chaos of war-torn Syria     

For the first time, new human hair has been grown from transplanted skin cells, meaning that baldness might soon be a thing of the past     

The U.S. military is developing an app that may one day enable troops in battle to call in airstrikes using their smart phones. The technology could help reduce the amount of friendly or civilian casualties during combat...

Brushing and flossing your teeth can help maintain oral health, but eating certain foods is also good for you teeth. Here's a look at eight foods that may help keep your mouth healthy.