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The capacitors of electronic circuits function something like batteries -- storing electrical charge that can be quickly dumped to power devices like camera flashes. So-called "supercapacitors" take the energy-storing ab...

Spotted by NASA's Opportunity rover, the rock may have been flipped over when it was kicked into view, perhaps offering a taste of pristine Martian material     

Engineers are pioneering a new way to explore the viscous fluids of biological environments, like the inside of the human body, where microscopes are difficult to place. Called a "bio-bot," the microscopic biological mac...

Much like "Mars Rat," a Martian rock is causing quite the stir. Captured by NASA's Opportunity Mars Rover, researchers discussed a rock that appeared in an image that was not there previously. The Mars rock mystery quick...

In 13 milliseconds (13 one-thousandths of a second), a hummingbird can flap its wings a few times - and your brain can comprehend a picture, scientists say.

In recent weeks, Google said it would acquire Nest -- whose signature product is an Internet-connected, self-adjusting thermostat -- before venturing even farther afield with its announcement that it will bring to market...

Archaeologists had mounted a search to find the lost remains of Alfred the Great, with no luck until now. If the remains are indeed Alfred's, the discovery would mark the second English king to be found in the United Kin...

Discovery Channel's new dramatic miniseries called Klondike reveals the dangerous lives of gold diggers who made their way into the Alaskan and Canadian wilderness to strike it rich at the end of the 19th century.

Fishing lines can unintentionally kill sea turtles, so researchers want to predict where these deadly encounters might happen.

You can't just go to the store and buy an x-ray laser. Because x-ray photons pack so much more energy than visible-light photons, forming them into a pure beam requires a very different... --

Richard Madden, Abbie Cornish, Conor Leslie, Augustus Prew and Johnny Simmons ('Klondike' cast) braved the elements to deliver a realistic take of the gold rush in the frigid Yukon. They give Livescience.com's Laura Popp...

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.

Can Montana wolves survive new threats from weakened state protection?

Is it ever right to kill for conservation?

Soon our mechanical friends will be able to swap tips on how to best care for us and learn about their worlds.

The discovery of a Portuguese manuscript purporting to include an illustration of a kangaroo has been used to question which European power was first to "discover" Australia.

A new Surgeon General's report finds more diseases than ever that are caused by smoking, including breast cancer and colorectal cancer. The carcinogens from cigarettes do not stay in the lungs, research finds.

Scientists have discovered a U-shaped gorge that rivals the Grand Canyon in depth, carved by glaciers before West Antarctica was buried in ice.