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Saturday, December 28, will be the 40th birthday of one of the most significant pieces of environmental history in the U.S.: the Endangered Species Act. Now, with this landmark legislation entering its middle age, it's a...

Not all science findings blow our socks off, even if they have to do with important topics. Here's a list of the research that definitely did not surprise us in 2013.

As genetics reveals the incredible diversity among cancer cells, researchers have largely given up pursuing a silver bullet to cure all types of cancer. Instead, many have begun searching for the next-best thing: a silve...

Typhoons and tornadoes took a terrible toll in 2013, despite a dearth of tropical storms and twisters in many parts of the world.

Typhoons and tornadoes took a terrible toll in 2013, despite a dearth of tropical storms and twisters in many parts of the world.

Toddlers prefer using different hands for treats and toys.

When a magnitude-7.6 earthquake ripped open a Costa Rica fault on Sept. 5, 2012, it was one of the first successful quake forecasts using GPS monitoring.

A group of researchers led by Hendrik Bolink of the Institut de Ciència Molecular (ICMol) of the Scientific Park of the University of Valencia has developed a thin film low cost photovoltaic device with high power conve...

Generations of archaeologists puzzled over ice-age footprints in French caves - but these three men can read them like a book (full text available to subscribers)     

Cells in complex organisms sometimes respond to pressure and stress by growing in a preferred direction. The phenomenon, called mechanotaxis, helps create multicellular structures such as our organs.... --

Icebreakers are rushing to the aid of a Russian research and tourist ship trapped by sea ice in Antarctica, while scientists abroad the vessel are using the extra time to conduct additional research on the ice-covered co...

In the bunker is an unsettling world, where we must face our past, present and future selves. A short story by Joanna Kavenna