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When an earthquake and tsunami struck the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant complex in 2011, neither the quake nor the inundation caused the ensuing contamination. Rather, it was the aftereffects -- specifically, the lack ...

The ongoing search for the missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner has suffered yet another setback, as officials confirmed today (April 17) that an oil slick discovered earlier this week in the southern Indian Ocean did not ...

Electric vehicles could travel farther and more renewable energy could be stored with lithium-sulfur batteries that use a unique powdery nanomaterial.

Monitoring flu-related Wikipedia hits may help scientists estimate the severity of a flu season, according to a new study.

University of Wisconsin researcher finds hidden efficiencies in computer architecture.

Scientists have discovered Kepler-186f, the first Earth-size alien planet in the habitable zone of its host star. The so-called 'Earth cousin' just might have liquid water and the right conditions to support life.

Knowledge of basic life processes can pave the way for medical advances and more.

A new oral medication to treat ragweed allergies has been approved by the food and drug administration, the agency announced today.

Flu cases across the US can be accurately estimated using Wikipedia searches, and fluey tweets from Twitter users also give the game away

Mountain lion P-22, known for prowling the foothills below the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles, is suffering from mange after ingesting rat poison.

Kodak Hawkeye II Tethered Imaging Accessory Credit: James McGarvey In December 1975, a Kodak lab engineer created the first fully digital camera--and snapped a 100-by-100-pixel image to a cassette tape in 23 seconds. Fas...

How you sleep may reveal secrets about your personality and relationship.

Computer scientist Mark Hill chases tiny time increments to improve computer workflow inefficiencies. This is the story of his professional path.

From the Kavli Foundation announcement . . ."THE FIRST DEFINITIVE PROOF that the universe underwent an almost unimaginably fast expansion when it was only a trillionth of a trillionth of a trillionth of a second old has ...

One strategy for addressing the world's energy crisis is to stop wasting so much energy when producing and using it, which can happen in coal-fired power plants or transportation. Nearly two-thirds of energy input is los...

Electrically controlled glasses with continuously adjustable transparency, new polarisation filters, and even chemosensors capable of detecting single molecules of specific chemicals could be fabricated thanks to a new p...

Are you ready to hire an employee? You've created a short list of candidates, and it's time to conduct your first employee interview. But based on just a short interview, how can you tell who will be a good employee for ...

Planet-hunters have new evidence of a planet, about 1.1x Earth's size, in orbit around another star. Kepler 186f, the outermost world of a 5-planet system, revolves about 3x closer to its star than Earth does to our Sun....

There is some research that indicates meditation may help with allergies, anxiety, asthma and other conditions.

Humans have been to every corner of the planet and built either an Internet café or a Starbucks in almost every city. You can find plastic in the middle of the ocean and Mt. --

Rates of some foodborne infections rose in the U.S. in 2013, according to a new report that calls for more work to reduce illnesses from eating contaminated food.

Archaeologists discovered animal-printed tile fragments in Blackfriars, Leicester, during excavations in 2014. The artifacts date back to the early Roman era.