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The world of consumer-ready drones is in its infancy, with only a few ready-to-fly options in existence. But DJI's Phantom 2 Vision is evidence that the space is maturing. With its latest offering, DJI offers a complete,...

Some might consider drilling a hole in someone's head a form of torture, but in the province of Ahdahuaylas in Peru, ca. AD 100-1250, it was state-of-the-art medical care.

Investigators have discovered a cocktail of chemicals which, when added to stem cells in a precise order, turns on genes found in kidney cells in the same order that they turn on during embryonic kidney development. The ...

-- Texas A&M Physics Student Awarded For Contributions To CERN Large Hadron Collider Project -- 'Perfect' Electron Roundness Bruises Supersymmetry -- Several popular theories of what lies beyond the Higgs boson face 'sev...

For Christmas, your dog will likely want whatever you offer.

Even as the holidays approach, scientists are still hard at work in labs and field stations, delivering piping fresh discoveries for us to ponder.

Cutting is one form of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) -- also known as self-injurious behavior or non-suicidal self-directed violence -- which is the deliberate, self-inflicted destruction of body tissue without suicida...

Whey protein is one of the two major proteins (along with casein) contained in milk, and appears in many foods and dietary supplements.

Having a fearsome bite won't get you out of a root canal. A male Siberian tiger named Marty had to undergo the dreaded dental procedure in his den at Scotland's Highland Wildlife Park after keepers noticed signs of troub...

In a first for robot-human relations, Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata chatted with the talking robot Kirobo aboard in the International Space Station on Dec. 6.

Geologists have built a model volcano that crackles with lightning as it erupts, hinting at a new way of judging the risk to aircraft following an eruption     

In December 1968, the Apollo 8 crew became the first humans to experience an Earthrise from the lunar orbit. This visualization is based off of the actual photos and satellite imagery. Narrated by Andrew Chaikin, author ...

By matching colors to the various wavelengths, scientists have revealed geologic structures invisible to the naked eye while also creating images of the asteroid Vesta that seem more like works of art.

Computing resources have helped researchers better grasp how proteins misfold to create the tissue-damaging structures that lead to type 2 diabetes. The structures, called amyloid fibrils, are also implicated in neurodeg...

Researchers found that among HIV-infected Russian drinkers, depressive symptom severity alone was not significantly associated with lower rates of antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation. However, when examining cognitiv...

Researchers have developed a new vaccine that protects against lethal pneumonia caused by Staphylococcus aureus (staph) bacteria, including drug-resistant strains like MRSA. The new vaccine, tested in animal models, work...

A scientific article suggests that algal extracts may counter the effects of high fat diets.

Prescribing both a stimulant and an antipsychotic drug to children with physical aggression and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), along with teaching parents to use behavior management techniques, reduces ...

An interventional cardiology team has successfully completed the first two robotically-assisted coronary angioplasty/stent procedures in California.

A dubious record has been set this year: More than 800 manatees died off Florida, for the first time ever. Many were killed by red tide, a type of toxic algae.

Yeasts are microscopic, single-celled organisms belonging to the fungi kingdom -- the taxonomic group that also includes mushrooms and mold.

Noctilucent clouds, Earth's highest clouds, appeared over the South Pole earlier than usual this year. Water molecules mixed with meteor smoke at the edge of space, creates this phenomenon.