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Why heroin is the poster child for addiction.

In the first study to look at the consequences of anti-gay prejudice for mortality, researchers found that lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals who lived in communities with high levels of anti-gay prejudice have...

Missouri's 2007 repeal of its permit-to-purchase (PTP) handgun law, which required all handgun purchasers to obtain a license verifying that they have passed a background check, contributed to a sixteen percent increase ...

According to a new survey that focuses on public awareness and perceptions of science, research and scientists, only 74 percent of Americans that participated knew the Earth orbits the sun. The survey also revealed a str...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

Rainbow mist, light-trapping corals and the violent sun are just a few of the amazing images we have from Science this week.

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

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.

Would you willingly suffer a bout of flu for $3,000? Scientists at the U.S. National Institutes of Health are hoping that at least 100 people are game. You'd get the satisfaction of helping advance our understanding of i...

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.