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1) GMO Corn Study Withdrawn: A research team led by University of Caen biologist Gilles-Eric Seralini stoked fears about the safety of GMOs in September 2012 with a paper that purported to show a link between genetically...

What's your poison? How it affects you depends on much more than the amount of raw alcohol it contains. Kat Austen distils the truth (full text available to subscribers)     

Here's a list of the top alien planet finds of 2013, from a tiny world about the size of Earth's moon to a blue gas giant on which it rains molten glass.

Stroke rehabilitation researchers report improvement in spatial neglect with prism adaptation therapy. This new study supports behavioral classification of patients with spatial neglect as a valuable tool for assigning t...

For patients with herniated discs in the lower (lumbar) spine, surgery leads to greater long-term improvement in pain, functioning, and disability compared to nonsurgical treatment, concludes an eight year follow-up stud...

Daily jabs of insulin are a painful reality for many with diabetes. That may change if researchers who have successfully tested oral insulin in rats are able to replicate those results in humans.

Two years after a new underwater volcano appeared offshore of El Hierro in the Canary Islands, earthquake swarms and a sudden change in height suggest a new eruption is brewing near the island's villages.

From penis-snatching fears to foot orgasms, here are some of the strangest science findings of 2013.

A big year for Antarctic sea ice means headaches for ship captains. This year's record-high sea ice extent is trapping ships and preventing supply deliveries.

If you're pining for a real tree but not for its needles in your carpet - or green just isn't your colour - Andy Coghlan has glad tidings for you (full text available to subscribers)     

Traces of ancient vineyards that date back 1,000 years were discovered in the terraced fields of a medieval village in Spain, according to a new archaeological study.

Say cheese, Universe! Humanity kept all sorts of eyes (and lenses) on the sky this year. Here's a roundup of some of the best celestial snapshots we've seen:

Roman mosaic from the 2nd century AD of a ship displaying similar hull shape to the Madrague de Giens wreck. Image credit: via wikipedia | ://bit.ly/19mo34m, Rights information: ://bit.ly/1lavRWo A confrontation among an...

Every year, scientists add to our knowledge of the wide variety of species that live on Earth. Here, LiveScience looks at 13 amazing species announced in 2013.

From their height to whether they are disguising their voice, here are five things you can tell about people just by hearing them talk.

A new study suggests that smoking accounts for high mortality in the Central South of the United States. US mortality data from vital statistics on cause of death for the period 1965-2004 show that by 2004, the gap in mo...

A safe and effective malaria vaccine is high on the wish list of most people concerned with global health. New results suggest how a leading vaccine candidate could be vastly improved.

The Finnish Degenerative Meniscal Lesion Study (FIDELITY) compared surgical treatment of degenerative meniscal tears to placebo surgery. A year after the procedure the study participants, both those in the group who unde...

Instead of encouraging smokers to plan one quit attempt around New Year's, which comes only once a year, experts believe a better strategy would be to follow a New Year's quit with a weekly recommitment to quit that take...

For snow to form, there has to be stuff in the atmosphere ¬-- microbes, specks of dust -- for water molecules to freeze on and then form ice crystals. But in the Arctic, where the atmosphere is very clean, it can someti...

Relaxing and even removing restrictions on hospital visiting hours may help patients recover by lessening anxiety and feelings of isolation, a group of physicians say in a recent study.

A 'mini blizzard' of toxic ammonia was the only hiccup for NASA astronauts, who have repaired a damaged cooling pump on the Iinternational Sspace stationStation