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Virgin Galactic performed a successful test flight of the SpaceShipTwo, SS2. This marked the third supersonic test for the spaceship and SS2 reached new heights, climbing to 71,000 feet above the surface of the Earth.

NASA Associate ISS Program Scientist Tara Ruttley talks about the experiment and other science on the latest Orbital Sciences cargo run.

Box Brands has launched the first-ever burrito-making robots at two locations on Santa Monica Boulevard -- inside Mobile and 76 gas stations. The orange Burritobox offers 6 types of burrito, including a breakfast burrito...

A simple blood test could predict a heart attack, a new research published on Friday showed. The new "fluid phase biopsy" test, developed by researchers at the Scripps Research Institute in California, can help doctors t...

Looking to improve your work-life balance? Here are 10 big companies that will let you work from home.

Which jobs will have your running to the therapist and which are a piece of cake? The most and least stressful jobs of the year.

The Hand of God, glowing fish and cliff-climbing penguins -- just the beginning of the images we found for you this week.

America was named after Amerigo Vespucci, an explorer who first recognized that the lands in the New World were previously unknown continents.

New lightbulbs may save billions of U.S. dollars each year.

Of those who make New Year's resolutions, only one in 12 will achieve them. So what can we do to maximise our chances of success?

The year in science news started off with a delightfully loopy story: the discovery by a group of scientists that dogs seem to prefer to poop with at least one of their ends pointing towards magnetic north. A German-Czec...

Books! Greg Friedler/Getty Images Maybe this is something we can apply to Popular Science posts? A team of computer scientists has developed software that's able to predict whether a book will be popular based on its wri...