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Scientists have long known that sharks get cancer. In fact, according to NBC News, at least 23 species of sharks are known to grow tumors. But, according to some researchers, convincing everyone otherwise has proven prob...

A volcano on Mercury may have been active over an unprecedented billion-year time span.

Thirty years of shrinking Arctic sea ice has boosted extreme summer weather, including heat waves and drought, in the U.S and elsewhere.

Sophisticated recent experiments with ultrashort laser pulses support the idea that intuition-defying quantum interactions between molecules help plants, algae, and some bacteria efficiently gather light to fuel their gr...

The energy needed to change the magnetic orientation of a single atom -- which determines its magnetic stability and therefore its usefulness in a variety of future device applications -- can be modified by varying the a...

The private estate belonged to a wealthy family who also had an ornamental fountain made of mosaic in their garden. This is the first time that a fountain has been discovered outside the known, more affluent quarters of ...

Winter Storm Dion, as it is called by the Weather Channel, caused hundreds of delays and left thousands without power in the western United States. The weather system is traveling east and is expected to bring a mix of s...

The odd effects of hypothermia, a bra to help you eat healthier and a secret labyrinth under Rome are just a few of the coolest stories we found in Science this week.

Last year, I visited a warehouse behind a typically fashionable San Francisco café where two startups, Bot & Dolly and Autofuss, were busy making the insanely immersive visuals for the ...

(University of Montreal) The clinical context of the administration and dosage of antipsychotics may influence their efficacy, reported Philippe Vincent and Édouard Kouassi, from the Institut universitaire en santé men...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed prototype calibration tools for an experimental medical imaging technique that offers new advantages in diagnosing and monitoring of certain cancers...

In a discouraging development, two men whom scientists said had been "cured" of HIV after undergoing bone marrow transplants tested positive again for the virus. The unfortunate news not only blindsided researchers who t...