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Flickr/ annstanley59 Ah, the employee goodbye letter. Sentimental, all-encompassing, and most importantly, time-consuming. You only get one shot and the people you're directing this letter to are human beings you've spen...

Particles never before detected and possibly teensy extra dimensions may be awaiting discovery, says a physicist, adding that those searching for such newbies should keep an open mind and consider all possibilities.

The Garmin FR70 heart rate monitor is a good pick for people who are driven by data to push their workouts harder. The watch and chest strap allow for continuous heart monitoring.

When 27-year-old Jennifer Juarez gave birth to a baby girl in December 2013, she knew something had gone wrong. The Fountain Valley, Calif. mother-to-be told ABC News the newborn was "really pale" when she first came out...

If you ever thought a bird was giving you the stink eye, but quickly wrote it off as just a figment of your imagination -- you were probably right in the first place. New research is helping scientists better understand ...

Temblor early warning systems are real—and making their U.S. debut --

The Mars Science Laboratory captured imagery of the brightest object in its twilight sky, Earth and its orbiting Moon. The rover's Mast Camera imaged them on January 31st, 2014, its 529th day on the Red Planet.

The Moon likely formed when a giant body collided with Earth, chomping a hungry bite out of it in a spectacular collision billions of years ago. That's the abridged bedtime story, at least. There are still many pages mis...

Women's risk factors for stroke are different from those of men, and include pregnancy conditions and hormone changes, say experts who are issuing new guidelines today aimed at preventing stroke in women.

Topological insulators -- materials whose surfaces can freely conduct electrons even though their interiors are electrical insulators -- have been of great interest to physicists in recent years because of unusual proper...

Pacific salmon can find their way to their ancestral feeding grounds without any prior travel experience using the Earth's magnetic fields as a guide.

An earthquake of preliminary magnitude 4.2 struck just off the coast of California today, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

The small intestinal section from a mouse is revealed in this fascinating microphotograph. See how incredible image was made.

Increasing air pollution is threatening the health of those living in the Indian city of New Delhi.

A drug called bumetanide aimed at eliminating autism symptoms in people with certain forms of the condition is showing promise in the early stages of research.

A giant jellyfish belonging to a previously unidentified species washed ashore on a beach in Tasmania, Australia, last month. YouTube

A video of the Earth's interactions with the sun, photos of micro-currents made by reef-building coral, and an illustration bacteria on the human hand all take top prizes in an annual science visualization contest.

"Dynamic Earth" is the video winner of the 2013 International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge, jointly sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the journal Science.

Winning photographs, illustration and video from the 2013 International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge, including cosmic interactions, coral whirlpools and more.

Topological insulators--materials whose surfaces can freely conduct electrons even though their interiors are electrical insulators--have been of great interest to physicists in recent years because of unusual properties...

Distracted Driving Ryan Harvey via Flickr Cellphones are responsible for a quarter of all accidents in the U.S. Texting is particularly bad, since it serves as both a mental and visual distraction. One study found that t...

Seeking a solution to decoherence--the "noise" that prevents quantum processors from functioning properly--scientists at USC have developed a strategy of linking quantum bits together into voting blocks, a strategy that ...