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In 2013, photographers across the world captured amazing shots of nature from North Pole to South Pole, in jungles and deserts alike. Though it's hard to pick the cream from such an extremely talented crop, here are some...

After the first day of the DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials, a two-legged, 209-pound (95 kilogram) blue robot sits atop the leaderboard, followed by an MIT-built robot. Today, the robots will battle through another round ...

Michael Barany has been researching the history of modern mathematics in Paris.

Scientists have found that a new type of exploding star dies completely by exhausting all its energy in one single energy burst before collapsing into a black hole. According to a new research by astronomers at the Centr...

Boston College chemists have developed a new chemical synthesis methodology that converts chemicals known as alpha-olefins into new organic compounds. By combining a pair of catalytic reactions in sequence, the researche...

A new study finds that in Texas, the U.S. state that annually generates the most electricity, the transition from coal to natural gas for electricity generation is saving water and making the state less vulnerable to dro...

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Ancient cultures throughout the world have noted and celebrated the shortest day of the year for millennia. Here are six ancient structures that pay tribute to the winter solstice.

Money isn't everything, employees say. This is what many workers would rather have.

Baby penguins, snaking lava and lab lightning are just a few of our favorite images from this week. Check these out!

Everything around you is made of elements that scientists have studied in quite some detail over the last 200 years. But all that understanding breaks down when these elements are subjected to high pressure and temperatu...

Oil spills cause devastating long-term effects on dolphins, according to new research.

A team of material scientists, chemical engineers and physicists from the University of Pennsylvania has made another advance in their effort to use liquid crystals as a medium for assembling structures.

2013 was a good year for animals.

The pulse rate measures the rate at which blood pressure increases throughout the body. There are several places on the body where you can find your pulse.

This Holiday Season, have some food for thought.

Especially in mild climates, other factors take snow melting lead from sun.

Ayurveda is an ancient health care tradition practiced in India.

Believe it or not, photons move in much the same way as an inebriated person wandering home from the pub.

What is the best way to cope with holiday blues? Keywords: expert voices, blues, holidays, psychology, depressio

The unusual solar system object, called 16 Psyche, seems to be the potentially magnetic core of a planet stripped bare by collisions – and it might attract a robotic visitor     

Dec. 21, the winter solstice, is the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and marks the beginning of winter.