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The Neanderthal gene mutation, which had previously gone undetected, could explain why Mexicans and other Latin Americans have a higher risk of Type 2 diabetes as white, non-Hispanics. The finding could uncover new targe...

Mars One, the private organization proposing to colonize Mars by 2025, recently announced Lockheed Martin is working on a mission concept study for a Mars lander based on their 2007 Phoenix lander. Mars One also recently...

Researchers and officials will send a pulse of water down the Colorado River, one of the most dammed and diverted waterways in the world, to see if the influx rejuvenates the wetlands and estuary at the river's terminus.

Map of the possible impact points of 2014 AA, produced by astronomer Bill Gray. Bill Gray

Rudimentary technology gets an update.

Ciphers, conspiracies, secret societies, the dark web - intrigued yet?

The Eastern U.S. - from the Appalachians to Maine -- is bracing for a snowstorm to close out this first week of 2014. The Weather Channel, which began naming winter storms in the 2012-2013 season, has dubbed this snowy m...

Changes in water masses during La Niña events can significantly slow the melting rate of one of Antarctica's largest glaciers, according to a new study.

From 1 January, residents of Colorado aged 21 or older became the first people in the world able to buy pot for legally sanctioned recreational use     

Low-energy light bulbs are cutting peak electricity demand in the UK, helping to keep the juice flowing even as old power stations are mothballed     

There's no cure for psoriasis yet, but there are many ways to get relief from the symptoms of this common skin disease.

Originally published: Dec 30 2013 - 2:00pm, Inside Science News ServiceBy: Jyoti Madhusoodanan, ISNS Contributor(ISNS) - Icebergs are loud travelers, and underwater microphones listening in on nuclear tests can hear them...

The first babies of 2014 show a trend toward the letter Y, including Adilyn, Naythyn, Rylee and Maya. Two Brooklyns entered the world around midnight, and a pair of twins straddled the new and old year.

A new type of nano-generator converts vibration from walking into enough electricity to keep electronic devices going     

All the latest on newscientist.com: signals from deep space that defy Einstein, the wired Wild West, forgotten aliens, dry January, armpit cheese and more     

People with spatial neglect ignore the left side of their world - and the "left side" of time too, which means they problems reasoning about the past     

Unusual blue petunias reveal a molecular trick that plants use to create vibrantly colored petals. The finding might open the door for all sorts of new flower hues.

Temperatures are dropping drastically across the northern U.S. this week, and lower temperatures bring forth new hurdles for the human body to conquer.

Some jars of the popular Italian sauce Prego are being recalled because of their potential to spoil.

All 52 passengers aboard the Russian research ship MV Akademik Shokalskiy have been rescued by helicopter and transported to an Australian icebreaker ship.

Jumping genes that copy and paste themselves throughout the human genome may play a role in causing schizophrenia by altering how neurons communicate, new research suggests.

Our story on space flight ("Cluster analysis", December 21st 2013) demoted Chuck Yeager to colonel. He retired as a brigadier-general. Sorry.