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China has gone to the moon, reports state news agency Xinhua. On Dec. 14, the country announced it completed a soft landing of its lunar probe, Chang'e 3, and China joins the United States and the former Soviet Union as ...

Every now and then, scientists go in and spruce up the ancestral tree of human evolution. The most recent pruning turned up something odd about the origin of life on Earth. Scientists studying the genomes of aquatic life...

China became the first country to make a 'soft landing' of a spacecraft in almost 40 years. The last country to do so was the Soviet Union in 1976.

One in five people believes that doctors should be allowed to help the elderly who are not seriously ill, but who are tired of living, to die, if that is their stated wish, reveals research published.

The body that appraises the clinical and cost effectiveness of new drugs in England would do well to take a leaf out of its sister organizations' books in Wales and Scotland, says an editorial in the Drug and Therapeutic...

Coffee and cigarette smoking may protect against the rare liver disease Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC), study shows.

An elderly woman in Colombia got the surprise of her life when doctors discovered a calcified fetus inside her abdomen. The "stone baby," known in the medical community as a lithopedion, weighed four pounds and was 40 ye...

Taste Manipulation: CGI For Your Mouth? In "The Matrix," the machines that rule the Earth have locked humanity in a total immersion experience that fools all five senses, including taste. Digital information fed to milli...

Hot on the heels of Winter Storm Dion comes Electra. Winter Storm Electra, named such by the Weather Channel, will bring snow to a large portion of the Northeast and parts of the Midwest on Saturday followed by a wintry ...

Green lighning, frog eggs and the death of Comet ISON are just a few of the amazing photos we found for you this week.

If you want to discover great new products delivered by customer-focused businesses, here are eight unique box subscription services you'll want to sign up for in the new year.

The clock is ticking on the holiday shopping season, but cybercriminals are more active than ever this time of year. Here are five holiday cyberscams you should look out for as your finish your online shopping.

This winter, tens of thousands of birdwatchers across North America will bundle up and brave the elements, all in the name of science. The National Audubon Society's 114th annual Christmas Bird Count begins Saturday (Dec...

Researchers describe the evolution of various forms of the enzyme "dihydrofolate reductase" as it occurred from bacteria to humans. Their paper may prove useful to scientists in the design of future drugs and catalysts.

Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a bacterial infection of the respiratory tract that causes severe coughing. The disease is especially serious for babies.

The North Pole, the northernmost point on Earth, has inspired human imagination, scientific exploration and political conflict for decades.

Beyond diet and exercise, microbes may be preventing you from losing weight.

The Chang'e-3 mission marks the rekindling of humanity's love affair with the moon, as a new round of international explorers take aim at its surface     

The Chang'e-3 mission marks the rekindling of humanity's love affair with the moon, as a new round of international explorers take aim at its surface     

Affluenza, a condition marked by irresponsibility, reckless behavior, casual sex and substance abuse, and all-around obnoxious, antisocial conduct is sometimes seen in wealthy people and their kids. Is affluenza contagio...

A virus may be making some people gain weight.