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Results from the annual Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, which ranks states

The methods behind a study questioning mammograms was itself highly questionable.

Hawaiian Police Officer And Patrol Boat If a new bill passes, soon Hawaiian police could be the only people on the islands allowed to fly drones. DPSUSCB Here's a roundup of the week's top drone news, designed to capture...

The Voynich manuscript has eluded interpretation for a century. It was written in Central Europe in the 15th century and rediscovered by antique book dealer in 1912. Despite intense scrutiny, no one has been able to read...

The largest ground-based astronomy project of all time perches more than three miles above sea level in one of the driest deserts on Earth. A particularly parched region of the Atacama Desert in South America is the Anto...

Human and dog brains process sounds in similar ways, and this may allow the two species to understand each other's emotions, new research shows.

The silver treasure dates back 3,200 years before minted coins were invented and was found in the ancient biblical city of Abel Beth Maacah, a city mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.

For the first time, an X PRIZE is offering award money to participants during a competition --

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, is developing a military drone capable of avoiding hostile threats on the ground, such as ambushes and improvised explosive devices.

A researcher claims he's decoded 10 possible words in the famously unreadable Voynich manuscript, which has eluded interpretation for a century.

Archaeologists excavating the city of Abel Beth Maacah in northern Israel have discovered a silver treasure in a jug, dating back 3,200 years, long before minted currency was invented.

Using just coiled fishing line and sewing thread, a team of scientists has developed a way to create super-strong artificial muscles.

Coiled fishing line and sewing thread work as artificial muscles. Heat activation causes the coils to contract or expand, which can be used to open or close a window to regulate the temperature inside a building.

Rising temperatures could destabilise Atlantic currents, potentially triggering intense African droughts and faster sea level rise around Europe     

Brain-cell regeneration has been found in a new location in our brains – the new cells may one day be used to treat brain diseases or help stroke recovery     

Dave Lange Jacob Slaton For the past five years, Dave Lange has handled all FedEx shipments that require a chartered plane, coordinating deliveries of the big, weird, and extra important. His techniques put your stamps a...

Flu has been particularly bad this year among young and middle aged adults, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Every man's sperm is fighting an evolutionary civil war - and over the years, it ups the risk of fathering a child with a genetic disorder     

Right now, tens of thousands of gamers are using video-streaming site Twitch to try and play a single version of classic retro game Pokémon. But why?     

A new map of conversations formed on Twitter reveals that conversations on a topic can take six different shapes, which could be used by social media strategists to improve their reach.

(Phys.org) --A new high-accuracy calibration of the LUX (Large Underground Xenon) dark matter detector demonstrates the experiment's sensitivity to ultra-low energy events. The new analysis strongly confirms the result t...

Robot fear outsells robot awe and wonder every time. It's very nearly axiomatic. But if you need proof, go to the Democratic Republic of Congo, where two 8-foot robots are directing traffic. The automatons are little mor...