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Satellite imagery shows that destruction at some of Syria's most iconic ruins has intensified since the onset of the country's civil war.

Toilet paper containing red ink could disguise a dangerous medical condition, one doctor believes. Paper that is decorated with pictures or designs that include red ink could look bloody when wet, and traces of red blood...

Miley Cyrus may have made "twerking" a household word, but male black widow spiders are the real masters of the rump-jiggling dance move. These arachnids twerk their abdomens to avoid getting eaten by potential mates.

The surgeon general of the United States is the leading spokesperson on public health issues for the federal government, nominated by the president and confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

Seismologists have rigged up the Seattle Seahawks stadium to measure the shaking when the crowd goes wild during Sunday's clash with San Francisco 49ers     

Samantha, a fictional operating system in Spike Jonze's movie "Her," is a seductive poster child for artificial intelligence. She purrs in your ear with the dulcet tones of Scarlett Johansson, she organizes your emails a...

Some people feel pain more intensely than others, and new research suggests differences in pain sensitivity may be related to differences in brain structure.

Images from the Jan. 17, 1994 Northridge earthquake and scientific studies that followed.

Remarks President Barack Obama speaks during a press conference, August 2013, about reforming U.S. intelligence programs. U.S. White House The NSA's gathering of Americans' phone call metadata is going to see a few chang...

Smart Contact Lens Google The Google X labs are at it again. But instead of trying to engineer flying generators or spread WiFi with a balloon, the clandestine research center is developing contact lenses that measure bl...

The US president makes concessions to address fears that the NSA has gone too far in its spying on US citizens – but leaves many key areas unaddressed     

Bird backpack tracker Courtesy Michael Shafer/Northern Arizona University To study migrating birds, engineers have been developing a sensor-loaded backpack that would power itself with vibrations produced by flight. A sp...

A 45,000-square-kilometre lake, which has long since dried up, was at the right place at the right time for key migrations in the history of our species     

More than 1000 rhinos were poached in South Africa last year – at this rate deaths could soon outnumber births, threatening a population crash     

More than 1000 rhinos were poached in South Africa last year – at this rate deaths could soon outnumber births, threatening a population crash     

Using a plant-derived chemical, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have developed a process for creating a concentrated stream of sugars that's ripe with possibility for biofuels.

Twenty years ago, no one knew the Northridge fault existed. Thanks to Northridge, the next one won't be such a surprise. The big question is: Are Californians ready?

The impartial eye of satellites could help archaeologists assess, or at least verify, which sites are at risk when conflict makes countries like Syria otherwise inaccessible.

From the sleek hulls of racing yachts to Michael Phelps' shaved legs, most objects that move through the water quickly are also smooth. But researchers from UCLA have found that bumpiness can sometimes be better.

All the latest on newscientist.com: wrecking ecosystems will spur evolution, smartphone EEG, ball lightning, $1000 genome and more     

The excavation of a badly looted tomb in southern Egypt turns up the mummy of a pharaoh never before known to exist. Woseribre Senebkay ruled around 1650 BC.