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As the science advances, it's becoming increasingly possible to dispatch robots into war zones alongside or instead of human soldiers. Several military powers, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel and ...

When the earth below Bayou Corne, La., collapsed on Aug. 3, 2012, it created a hole nearly 750 feet deep and covered nearly 15 acres. The sinkhole caused a flurry of bad publicity for Texas Brine Co., whose operations in...

The sun can wreak a lot of havoc on Earth during its more active periods. Coronal mass ejections can send solar storms of charged particles that can lead to radio blackouts and geomagnetic storms. Fortunately Earth has a...

The Science Channel will produce a new series called "I F-ing Love Science," hosted by Craig Ferguson, the late-night star announced Saturday night (Mar. 8) at the South by Southwest Interactive festival.

Stephen Wolfram Last month, Stephen Wolfram--scientist, founder of Wolfram Research, and the closest thing Big Data has to a rock star--unveiled Wolfram Language, a "symbolic" computer language more than 25 years in the ...

Researchers have found four new substances in the stratosphere capable of depleting the ozone layer.

The oceans became a lethal sulfuric-acid stew after the huge asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs some 65 million years ago, a new study suggests.

Climate change is drowning Australia's surf, which could mean that by the end of the century, waves will be two-thirds of the size they are today     

A blood test can distinguish between people who will get Alzheimer's in the next two to three years and those who won't - but would people want to know?     

A slew of new studies suggest the climate is highly sensitive to carbon dioxide, and explain why some recent work has said the opposite. New Scientist explains     

A silk dog outfit dating back to the declining days of China's Forbidden City reveals the posh lives of China's royal dogs.

A new exhibition featuring over 200 artifacts from China's Forbidden City will be opening on March 8, 2014 at Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum.

Ideas for new wearable technologies, from a device that uses heart rhythm to verify a person's identity to a stylish handbag that can charge a phone, were part of a pitch competition on Saturday at tSouth by Southwest In...

Women are getting a raw deal at work, and it's not their imagination. New research finds that women face more hurdles and have fewer opportunities at work then men.

In 2012, an estimated 660,000 people worldwide died from malaria, most of them in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite increased prevention and control measures that have decreased malaria mortality rates by more than 23 percent ...

Those hoping to replace Pluto with a new planet may be disappointed with the news about the hypothetical "Planet X." The gas giant looming in the outer reaches of our solar system was nowhere to be found in NASA's Wide-f...