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Two researchers in a remote area of the Canadian Arctic stumbled upon a mysterious message in a bottle. The note, stuffed inside a bottle and tucked between some rocks nearly 500 miles from the nearest human settlement, ...

Scientists have demonstrated a drug-discovery strategy with a double payoff --- it enables the rapid selection of chemical compounds that have a desired effect on cells and also highlights how the compounds work.

Scientists have taken an important step towards new malaria treatments by identifying a way to stop malaria parasites from multiplying.

Researchers at the University of Utah have discovered a new aquifer in the Greenland Ice Sheet that holds liquid water all year long in buried layer of slushy snow. The aquifer is extensive, covering 27,000 square miles ...

Big surprises still hide in snowy Greenland. Despite decades of poking and prodding by scientists, only now has the continent revealed its hidden snow aquifer.

NASA planned three spacewalks to fix the failing cooling system aboard the International Space Station, ISS. The first spacewalk was completed 5 hours and 28 minutes. Space suit issues delayed the second mission until De...

On Dasher, on Dancer, on Tablet and Pixel ... in the spirit of Christmas cheer, here are five tech innovations that could help Santa Claus complete his rounds this Christmas Eve.

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Looking for a part-time or work-from-home job? These 20 positions topped FlexJob's 2013 list of surprising flexible opportunities.

Researchers have weighed a planet orbiting a distant star by measuring the starlight passing through its atmosphere. The technique could accelerate the hunt for Earth-like worlds. [More] --

Robot Olympics, diamonds in the Antarctic and the cause of road rage are a few of the cool Science stories we found this week.

(University of York) Scientists at the University of York have made a significant step in the search to develop effective second generation biofuels.

A Japanese robotics team dominated the DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials, an ambitious two-day competition that saw robots driving cars, climbing ladders and wielding power tools.

As robots battled through each phase of the DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials, LiveScience sat down with DARPA director Arati Prabhakar to talk about the competition, the future of robotics, and how robots relate to nation...