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Why heroin is the poster child for addiction.

A parasite that normally infects cats has been found in Arctic beluga whales, and scientists are scratching their heads over how it got there. Experts fear that climate change could be putting marine mammals, as well as ...

The ice-age mammoth tusk discovered at a construction site in Seattle, Wash., is at least 16,000 years old and could be as old as 60,000 years, according to paleontologists studying the fossilized tusk. CNN reports that ...

With a former Army medic as one of its founders, RevMedX's mission is to stop bleeding faster so that those who suffer traumatic injuries like gunshot wounds have a better chance of survival. The company's high-tech solu...

Should Abraham Lincoln or Dwight D. Eisenhower get more credit for promoting science in the U.S.? A President's Day contest allows the public to vote for the most science-friendly Commander-in-Chief.

The AR.Drone has some limitations and frustrating aspects, but this quadricopter is an absolute blast to fly, and even an old guy like me, who's not a gamer and is totally inept with joysticks, found it simple to operate...

A week before Maggie Worthen was due to graduate from Smith College, she suffered a severe brain stem stroke, leaving her unable to move or speak. She was 22 years old. Maggie's doctors diagnosed her as being in a persis...

In biology, a protein's shape is key to understanding how it causes disease or toxicity. Researchers who use X-rays to take snapshots of proteins need a billion copies of the same protein stacked and packed into a neat c...

A new breed of ultra thin super-material has the potential to cause a technological revolution. "Artificial graphene" should lead to faster, smaller and lighter electronic and optical devices of all kinds, including high...

Many notable figures -- not only Thomas Edison -- contributed to the development of this revolutionary technology.

(Stanford University) Stanford Professor Mark Jacobson will present a new roadmap to renewable energy for all 50 US states at the annual meeting of American Association for the Advancement of Science in Chicago on Feb. 1...

Very active or athletic young woman who experience bone injuries, irregular menstrual cycles and less energy may be prone to this condition.

Better treatments for prostate cancer may emerge from studies of prostate stem cells.

Poison ivy is a toxic plant that causes an itchy and sometimes painful rash in most people when they touch it.

If foods are protein-rich, ants can't tell solid morsels from liquid.

Climate solutions need conservative and progressive input.

After generations of steady employment, coal miners are looking to go elsewhere.

Flappy Bird, a deceptively simple gaming app, has been withdrawn by its creator Dong Nguyen because it is too "addictive."

New research suggests that food likes and dislikes are to some extent determined by genes.

Whether you're interested in recording high-definition aerial footage, or you just want to experiment with capturing high-flying views, here are some of the coolest camera-carrying drones available on the market.

A researcher says he's finally deciphered an obscure Nordic code that had long stumped cryptologists. The code was written with "runes," or letters in the runic alphabet.

The U.K. Royal Air Force is joining flood recovery efforts in the U.K. after winter storms have drenched the area and caused the River Thames to overtop its banks.