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The dusty surface of small asteroids is born by extreme temperature shifts between periods of sunlight and darkness, a cycle of drastic changes that break up space rocks over time, scientists say.

Wine in California, Coors in Colorado: New maps of Twitter users' alcohol preferences show the geography of beer and wine across the United States.

All that's gold does not glitter, thanks to new work by UC Irvine scientists that could reduce glare from solar panels and electronic displays and dull dangerous glints on military weapons.

Astronomers have conducted a new study of gamma-ray light from the center of the Milky Way galaxy that suggests that some of this emission could arise from dark matter, a hypothetical substance that is believed to make u...

Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano put on quite the performance Friday when it erupted following a five-minute explosion. The volcano, whose name translates to 'Throat of Fire' in the local Quechua language, breathed a plume o...

Those who eat seven or more servings of fruits and vegetables a day cut their risk of death at any age by more than half, compared to those who don't get a full serving of the foods. The study was able to document the de...

You already know sex sells. But, did you know it sold these things? A list of some unusual and unexpected sexy businesses.

The biggest physics news this week is the announcement of possible hints of dark matter in Fermi data, namely, a curious excess of gamma-ray light coming from the center of our galaxy.  Could... --

Smells of spring, a hungry volcanic island and the Antarctic twilight are just a few of the amazing science images we have for you this week.

Enceladus' ocean is about 6 miles deep and lies beneath a shell of ice 19 to 25 miles thick. Further, it's in direct contact with a rocky seafloor, theoretically making possible all kinds of complex chemical reactions.

What can be done to stop the disappearance of American hemlocks?

A new look at magnetic signals in the southeastern United States reveals that Florida stuck to North America's heel like a piece of old tape about 300 million years ago, when the central and southern Appalachian mountain...

As the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 continues, robot submersibles will likely be employed to scour the pitch-black ocean floor for signs of wreckage.

A tar mat washing ashore reminds the United States of the continuing oil-spill problems in the Gulf of Mexico.