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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 of ci...

At least five new experimental substances -- based on a tiny protein found in cone snail venom -- could someday lead to the development of safe and effective oral medications for the treatment of chronic nerve pain, rese...

The fossilized skull of a 28 million-year-old whale may be the oldest evidence paleontologists have of echolocation. According to analysis of the new species of toothed whale, Cotylocara macei looked similar to modern-da...

For a plant to create reproductive cells, it must first erase a series of tags attached to DNA across the genome that distinguish active and inactive genes. But the marks also keep a host of damaging 'jumping genes' inac...

Targeted therapies seem to be the future of cancer treatment, but can they be too narrowly focused? In a new study, scientists have found that for a rare cancer of the blood vessel where several mutations can underlie th...

A previously unrecognized gene variation that makes humans have healthier blood lipid levels and reduced risk of heart attacks has been found by researchers. But even more significant is how they found the gene, which ha...

A sweetener created from the plant used to make tequila could lower blood glucose levels for the 26 million Americans and others worldwide who have type 2 diabetes and help them and the obese lose weight, researchers hav...

Married women are 28% less likely to die from heart disease than unmarried women, a new study has found. This is despite the fact that marriage makes no difference to women's chances of developing heart disease in the fi...

Honey, that delectable condiment for breads and fruits, could be one sweet solution to the serious, ever-growing problem of bacterial resistance to antibiotics, researchers say. In addition, several studies have shown th...

On March 20, a 45-mile wide asteroid will pass in front one of the brightest stars in the night sky. The process is called occultation and may be the source of some great night-time viewing experiences.

The last stable part of the Greenland Ice Sheet has started melting, a new study finds.

Spectacular images of shrinking glaciers in northeast Greenland.

Biologists claim to have used nanomaterials to enhance plants' ability to harness sunshine. It could lead to a new class of bionic materials     

The tiny world went on a serious diet in its youth, shedding about 11 kilometres of its original width as it cooled     

Humans aren't just being replaced by robots, particularly as job descriptions adapt to new divisions of labor: A growing number will find themselves working alongside the droids. The situation raises some thorny legal is...

This week is Science we found creepy ancient masks, ostracod babysitters and the physics of lassos.

(American Chemical Society) A waste product from making paper could yield a safer, greener replacement for the potentially harmful chemical BPA, now banned from baby bottles but still used in many plastics. Scientists ma...

(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) This study may lead to more efficient water-desalination systems, fundamental understanding of fluid flow.

(American Chemical Society) Leftover cigarette smoke that clings to walls and furniture is a smelly nuisance, but now research suggests that it could pose a far more serious threat, especially to young children who put t...

(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) MIT researchers find that nanotechnology could turn shrubbery into supercharged energy producers or sensors for explosives.

(American Chemical Society) Adjusting the calcium level and acidity could be the key to developing new better tasting, more eye-appealing and creamier reduced-fat sauces, desserts and salad dressings, researchers reporte...