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The piles of angular, jumbled rocks that mark mountain summits result from powerful explosions sparked by lightning, a new study shows.

Master Carvers are sculpting larger-than-life carnivorous plants and imaginary creatures from record-breaking ginormous pumpkins and other massive fruits at the New York Botanical Garden this weekend.

When it comes to detectors for dangerous chemicals, toxins or nefarious germs, smaller and faster is better. But size and speed must still allow for accuracy, especially when measurements by different instruments must gi...

Paul Sikkel and reggae star Amlak Tafari discuss the recent controversy of naming a parasite after Bob Marley.

From the lab equipment of Marie Curie to the workbooks of Émilie du Châtelet, an exhibition at New York's Grolier Club gathers artifacts and manuscripts from the most significant women in science of the last 400 years.

An exhibition at New York's Grolier Club, "Extraordinary Women in Science & Medicine: Four Centuries of Achievement," gathers artifacts and manuscripts from some of the greatest scientific minds. This image gallery featu...

The Story of Modern Single-Streaming Recycling

NASA's Hubble, Spitzer and Chandra space telescopes will observe six galaxy clusters over the next three years during The Frontier Fields project. The trio should be able to spot galaxies that existed just a few hundred ...

Did you know that autoimmune diseases predominately affect women, or that some people have hardly any immune system? Here are 11 surprising facts about the immune system.

Although being diagnosed with breast cancer is usually an extremely stressful experience for most women, a new study by researchers has found that there also can be unexpected benefits.

Our friends at PopPhoto.com are reporting live from the 2013 PhotoPlus Expo in NYC, the biggest photo trade show in the U.S. They've compiled a list of the best new gear, including the Sony A7 and A7r, the Fugifilm XQ1 c...

Pairs of entangled photons that act as clocks demonstrate for the first time how the passage of time might be an illusion     

The friendliest cats may be the ones who are most often spayed before adoption -- which, over time, could lead to cats becoming less approachable and more feral, some early research suggests.

From cat breeding to domestication here are six secrets to a cat's personality. Purebreds tend to be friendlier, and both socialization and the father's genetics play a big role in a cats' friendliness.

The most recent flare, which erupted at 11:03 a.m. EDT Friday, registered as an X-class event, the most powerful type. It clocked in at X2.1 on the space weather scale, beating out the X1.7 flare that the sun fired off j...

Multiple, distinct Y chromosomes are associated with significant excess prostate cancer risk, according to analysis of multi-generational families. Researchers intend to study these Y chromosomes for genetic mutations th...

The sun erupted with two of the strongest solar flares it can unleash Friday (Oct. 25), just days after firing off an intense solar storm at Earth. The major solar flares registered as X1.7- and x2-class solar events on ...

Researchers at NIH have developed two new microscopes, both the first of their kind. The first captures small, fast moving organisms at an unprecedented rate and the second displays large cell samples in three dimensions...

At least 22 people in Syria - most of them children younger than 2 - may have contracted polio, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported.

Women who experience physical, mental or sexual abuse at the hands of their partners have an increased likelihood of being food insecure. That's according to a new study that may prove valuable to those creating interven...

Twenty grams of essential amino acids taken twice daily for a week before and for two weeks after knee-replacement surgeries helped 16 patients, mean age 69, recover faster and with much less muscle atrophy than a contro...

Researchers have discovered a molecule that could help lead to the non-invasive detection of lung cancer as well as its treatment.