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The authorities in Peru are evacuating people living near the Ubinas volcano, in the south of the country, due to increased volcanic activity, the BBC reported. Agriculture Minister Juan Benites said it will take three d...

A massive chunk of ice broke loose and is now drifting away from Antarctica.

Update 3: p.m. EDT: According to NASA, weather has improved to 60 percent for favorable conditions during the launch window, currently scheduled for 3:25 p.m. EDT.

Take a look at ratings for seven wild geoengineering ideas that could change the Earth's climate for better or for worse.

A former NASA scientist hired to consult on marijuana growing light technologies is just one example of the innovation spurred by the legalization of the drug in Colorado.

For the international day of celebrating all things weed, April 20, here are some quick facts about this controversial, mind-altering plant.

Why is nutritionist Katherine Tallmadge being attacked by conservatives?

Harvard researchers have succeeded in creating quantum switches that can be turned on and off using a single photon, a technological achievement that could pave the way for the creation of highly secure quantum networks.

A new orchid species has been discovered in Panama.

PBS's show Nature is featuring animals who have been treated with latest state-of-the-art prosthetics. It premiered April 9th, 2014.

Unmanned submersible uses sonar to scan the ocean floor and return a 3D map to the surface.

Natural fluctuations have driven Earth's climate for millennia, but they are not the cause of modern warming.

Most people probably don't think of learning calculus as fun. But a new interactive exhibit here at the Museum of Math (MoMath) lets visitors learn about the principles of motion in an interactive way, by walking or runn...

Everyone knows the feeling: it begins with that insidious tickle in the back of your nose, then comes the gasping intake of breath and the final, cathartic blast: a sneeze.

New research into the height of a very remote Andean plateau reveals just the latest surprise from the Earth's second-greatest mountain belt.

Although texting and talking on the phone can be hazardous for young drivers, old-fashioned distractions such as loud conversations and rowdy passengers may be more likely to lead to car crashes, a new study suggests.

How much do you know about one of the most destructive forces in nature?

The space agency's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer spacecraft (LADEE) made its planned crash into the lunar surface between 12:30 a.m. EDT (0430 GMT) and 1:22 a.m. EDT (0522 GMT) on April 18 after orbiting...

7 in 10 American consumers say privacy concerns will keep them from buying Google Glass; a startup sells a DIY cyborg kit, syringe included; UW researchers show off scary-good age-progression software; rare genetic mutat...

Many Sherpas insist that Mount Everest and other slopes in the area have become more dangerous because of climate change.

When it moves, Tens of thousands tune in to watch. People invented the term pitch-black for it, Because black was not good enough. If it touched you, you might end up in a hospital. It generates viral videos on YouTube b...

Although forgetting is normal and vital to how the brain works, it sometimes happens in strange or unexplained ways.