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Charles W. Eliot, cousin of the Nobel-prize winning poet T.S. Eliot and a former president of Harvard University, once described books as the "quietest and most constant of friends." That warm little expression becomes s...

Researchers have discovered that microscopic "bubbles" developed at Kansas State University are safe and effective storage lockers for harmful isotopes that emit ionizing radiation for treating tumors.

A new approach to studying solar panel absorber materials has been developed by researchers in France. The technique could accelerate the development of non-toxic and readily available alternatives to current absorbers i...

An experimental "mini heart" could help people with a medical condition that causes blood to pool in their veins by pumping their blood through the vessels and back to the heart, researchers say.

California's snowpack is at just 32 percent of normal. NASA is helping to provide week-by-week measurements of the drought-stricken river basins in the Sierra Nevada mountains, the source of much of the state's drinking ...

A Texas family claims the "strange" animal caught in their backyard may be a baby chupacabra. KAVU-TV A Texas family claims to have caught a chupacabra.

Scientists put a Siamese crocodile through a CT scanner at an Ohio hospital to get a detailed picture of the endangered animal's insides.

A group of researchers from Ohio University put a Siamese crocodile measuring 8.5 feet (2.5 meters) through a computed tomography (CT) scanner at the OhioHealth O'Bleness Hospital in late March 2014.

Insomnia may be associated with serious health risks, new research suggests.

They lived on the planet with us for most of our history, yet until six years ago we didn't know they existed. Meet the species rewriting human evolution (full text available to subscribers)     

Volcanology has come a long way since the days of Pompeii. Now, satellite-based systems offer a way of measuring whether a volcano is likely to erupt soon.

A genetic tweak has made it far easier to unlock the valuable chemicals held inside plants. It could lead to more environmentally friendly biofuels     

Saliva-powered micro-sized microbial fuel cells can produce minute amounts of energy sufficient to run on-chip applications, according to an international team of engineers.

Strange stripelike features in Earth's magnetic field are caused by the planet's spin, and not by the constant bombardment of solar particles as previously thought, scientists say.

A rhythmically contracting cuff made of cardiac muscle cells surrounds the vein acting as a "mini heart" to aid blood flow through veins.

The World Health Organization estimates that 350 million people globally suffer from depression. While there is no miracle pill to solve the mental disorder, researchers from the UK discovered that ketamine, when control...

Everyday clothes with invisible sensors woven in can monitor your vital signs. Future designs could tell you - or your doctor - when something is amiss     

A robotic kangaroo controlled by an armband uses elastic springs to bounce just like the real thing     

Gravity readings suggest that the jets Enceladus spits out come from a deep ocean in contact with a rocky core, raising hopes that the moon hosts life     

Stimulating neurons with light can restore movement to paralysed mouse muscles – a step towards using "optogenetic" approaches to treat nerve disorders     

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology use laser-cooled cesium atoms to develop ultra-accurate atomic clocks for GPS systems, global telecommunications and other essential technologies.

A new type of biomolecular tweezers could help researchers study how mechanical forces affect the biochemical activity of cells and proteins. The devices -- too small to see without a micro-scope -- use opposing magnetic...