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Titan harbors about 2,000 cubic miles of liquid methane and ethane on its frigid surface. The hydrocarbons are contained in an area near Titan's north pole that's just 660,000 square miles in size, a region slightly larg...

A new way to weigh the mass of distant alien worlds could help reveal key details about how friendly they may be to life, researchers say.

UBC researchers have discovered a universal electronic state that controls the behavior of high-temperature superconducting copper-oxide ceramics.

As findings show the harm caused by antibacterial soaps, their key ingredients may soon be removed from the U.S. marketplace.

If wolves lose endangered status, entire ecosystems will suffer.

Can economics save the planet's forests?

Emperor penguins are lords of the cold. They thrive in frigid conditions that would make human popsicles out of anyone relying on only the hair nature gave them for protection. Many researchers have bundled up and braved...

The USGS pushes back against criticism by a U.S. senator with an explanation of why its drones monitor floods, volcanoes and wildlife populations across the nation.

From pandemic fungus to robot insurrection, here are 9 apocalyptic visions that scientists foresee.

Though it was hailed as a triumph for the "Standard Model" of physics -- the reigning model of fundamental forces and particles -- physicists were quick to emphasize that last year's discovery of the Higgs boson still le...

First produced in the mid-19th century, commercial Christmas cards have spawned a multimillion-dollar industry. Here's a look at some images that may have filled mailboxes in the Victorian era.

DJI's Phantom In Flight Also pictured: NYC's famous Flatiron Building. Dan Bracaglia Ah, the good old days when your microwave stayed put where you left it. Introducing autonomous robots into everyday life is not going t...

Traditional 40-watt and 60-watt incandescent light bulbs will soon vanish from stores beginning in 2014. They will be replaced by more efficient types of lights.

Bonobos have a reputation among the great apes as "hippie chimps," and new research hints that hormones may be a key element in keeping the animals' aggression in check.

Although the Christmas holiday season is typically known for its wintry weather, carolers and tasty treats, not all Christmas traditions around the world are one in the same.

Will genetic diversity help species adapt to climate change?

HIV causes white blood cells to die by self-destruction, a new study shows. This cell death -- which is what can eventually cause the death of an HIV-infected person -- could possibly be halted with a drug, the researche...

A type of cancer therapy that directs the body's own immune system to fight cancer cells has been named as the "breakthrough of the year" by one of the world's top science journals.

A small band of particle-seeking scientists at Yale and Harvard has established a new benchmark for the electron's almost perfect roundness, raising doubts about certain theories that predict what lies beyond physics' re...

The coexistence of two opposing phenomena might be the secret to understanding the enduring mystery in physics of how materials heralded as the future of powering our homes and communities actually work, according to Pri...

An international research team has decoded the molecular structure of the medically important serotonin receptor at room temperature for the first time. This study reveals the dynamics of the receptor at close to its ope...

So many stories, so few slots. Our picks this year run the gamut from physics to biology to technology. But as a group, climate change wins in terms of having the most stories, followed by space... --