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After a powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake shook the northern coast of Chile Tuesday night, the region prepared for a possibly dangerous tsunami, the Associated Press reported. Authorities ordered evacuation of coastal ar...

A new study poses an explanation to why zebras have black-and-white stripes on their bodies. Wikimedia Commons The great mystery of why zebras have their stripes has been solved, a new study claims.

Sliding speed and ice temperature affect the surface friction of ice more than had previously been thought. The thermodynamic model developed by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland research scientists shows that und...

A popular diet supplement has caused an outbreak of severe liver disease, sickening nearly 100 people in 16 states since it was first reported in Hawaii last year.

Amid palace intrigue, assassinations, warfare, sexual escapades and dragons, there's plenty to interest Game of Thrones fans. But the show's action might distract fans from the real science that underpins some of the ser...

Astronomers who have long relied on the mineral apatite to measure the amount of water on the moon may have to go back to the drawing board, based on the results of a new study. It turns out that lunar apatite is a littl...

The massive mudslide that struck March 22 near the small town of Oso, Wash., wiped out more than two dozen homes and claimed the lives of at least 29 people. Several others are still unaccounted for or missing. As rescue...

A new photo released by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) on Wednesday tells the tale of two galaxies that may be neighbors but are completely different. Spiral galaxy NGC 1317 has lived a relatively quiet life whe...

North Korea's space program isn't known for triumphs. Pyongyang has tried to send a satellite into orbit several times, but most of those attempts were total flops. Will a new, shiny logo help get Pyongyang's space progr...

Getting a sufficient amount of bright light early in the day may help you manage your weight.

The overlapping footprints of a long-necked sauropod dinosaur and a meat-eating theropod have been reconstructed in full, 70 years after a portion of the trackway was lost.

A three dimensional reconstruction of a dinosaur trackway found in Texas shows prints put down by a sauropod, followed by a theropod dinosaur.

A deadly mudslide that killed at least 29 people when it engulfed the small town of Oso, Wash., in mud and rocks nearly two weeks ago could have been prevented, according to Dave Petley, a professor of hazard and risk at...

Blindfolding a shark or plugging its nose isn't enough to deter it from going after prey. When this mammal gets hungry, it will use all the senses it has available to hunt down something to eat, a new study reveals.

A three dimensional reconstruction of a pair of dinosaur tracks from the Paluxy River in Texas. A long-necked sauropod passed through, followed by (or perhaps chased by) a meat-eating theropod.

Researchers videotaped sharks hunting prey. The first three clips show sharks with senses intact. In the others, the researchers blocked various senses to see how or if the sharks would compensate.

This video made me laugh harder than anything I’ve seen in a long time. Okay, except for some Louis CK videos. But for a non-comedian (allegedly)… this is hard to beat. --

A powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake that rocked Chile Tuesday night (April 1) originated at a rupture in the Earth's crust that has produced some of the world's strongest earthquakes in history.

Mexican blind cavefish don't need eyes to navigate through dark waters - they use mouth suction to detect objects, according to a new study.

DARPA has launched a new division to study the intersection of biology, engineering and computer science, and to investigate how merging these fields could bolster national security.

Whether it's messy breakup or a traumatic car crash, there are some memories many of us would rather erase from our minds. Although the idea was explored in the 2004 film "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," the tota...

Crucifixion may have been even more intolerable than thought, with the hands nailed above the head, according to a new study of the Shroud of Turin