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This week we found images of the Grand Canyon, rogue black holes and even volcanic steam.

A new study says volunteer efforts to map the lunar surface had results that were similar to professional astronomers with up to 50 years of experience. The crowd-sourced mapping mission indicates the effectiveness citiz...

In March 2008, on a remote Norwegian island in the Arctic circle the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, or "doomsday vault," took its first deposits. The vault's builders had spent the prior year blasting a tunnel and three cha...

A dispatch from the continent's artist-in-residence.

Guacamole, Coke and Nike clothes are all products feeling the heat of a changing climate.

The FDA's proposed changes to food labels are a step in the right direction, but parents can start encouraging healthy eating habits for their children right now.

Sinkholes occur when the ground collapses gradually or suddenly due to dissolving bedrock, sometimes taking homes or cars with it.

What does it take to get a kid to eat vegetables and fruit?

A urinary tract infection is an infection of any part of the urinary tract, which includes the bladder, kidneys, ureters and urethra.

Watching the Paralympics makes us forget about the term "disability" and the idea that sport with a disability is about limitations. The athletes on the slopes and rinks at Sochi are showing us that theirs is a ruthless,...

(University of Tennessee at Knoxville) Established in 1999, the award from the American Geosciences Institute is presented to a geoscientist who has demonstrated a long history of scientific achievement and exceptional s...

The number pi (π = 3.14159265358979323846...), unique among the pantheon of mathematical constants, captures the fascination of the public and professional mathematicians.

A digital model demonstrates the inner ear can dampen background noises.