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Keeping cool in the heat of battle could soon be easier, thanks to a new U.S. Army helmet that has its own built-in air-conditioning system.

Three crew members of Expedition 39 returned to Earth from the International Space Station, or ISS, on Tuesday after a 188-day stint in space, during which they orbited the planet more than 3,000 times and traveled nearl...

(Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore ) Researchers from Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore have conducted a new study identifying that the transporter protein Mfsd2a carries DHA to the brain. Their finding...

Samsung's latest flagship phone, the Galaxy S5, comes with a built-in heart-rate monitor and a personal wellness app, called S Health, to help users keep track of their fitness. Here are some tips on how to get the most ...

Of 536 cases reported since 2012, 145 have died.

Scientists have seen lion, tigers, bears and some of nature's most ferocious creatures hunt and devour their prey. But a black hole eating a snack? That is something much more rare, which makes 2014 an extra special year...

Today, on National Buttermilk Biscuit Day (May 14), a lot of people may be wondering, what exactly is buttermilk?

A new long-necked dinosaur discovered in Patagonia is the first of its kind found in South America. It's also one of the last survivors of its family, and possibly the smallest.

According to the National Climate Assessment, oceans currently absorb about a quarter of human-caused carbon dioxide emissions to the atmosphere, leading to ocean acidification that will alter marine ecosystems in dramat...

The University of Chicago's Institute for Molecular Engineering will lead a team of researchers from five universities in an ambitious five-year, $6.75 million project to create a new class of quantum devices that will a...

Hair loss is not certain with chemotherapy. Whether you lose hair depends upon the medication and dose your doctor prescribes.

Eye-tracking rig confirms that players must watch the ball to catch it.

Exposure to a gluten-free diet prenatally or very early in life -- in the womb or through a mother's milk -- may reduce the risk of type 1 diabetes, at least in mice, a new study suggests.

Placing children into a mixed reality -- part virtual environment and part real world -- has great potential for increasing their physical activity and decreasing their risk of obesity, according to researchers. Children...

Possible new ways to image glioblastoma multiforme tumors -- a form of brain tumor -- using the SapC-DOPS technology have been revealed by researchers. Brain tumors are an extremely serious example of this and are not on...

Thermoelectric materials can turn a temperature difference into an electric voltage. Among their uses in a variety of specialized applications: generating power on space probes and cooling seats in fancy cars.

Out of the black hole A RECENTLY discovered human skull, one of the oldest found in North America, may help explain how that continent was populated. Its owner fell into Hoyo Negro (the Black Hole), a pit within a comple...

IN 1973 a paper in the Journal of Geophysical Research asked, "Is the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Disintegrating?" Scientists have been fretting about the possibility ever since. Two papers published this week suggest the a...

They say they haven't slept a wink, but tests show they were asleep all night. Figuring out this bizarre insomnia could tell us more about waking brains too (full text available to subscribers)

One of California's worst environmental disasters can literally move mountains and may even cause earthquakes.

More data are needed to determine whether the slowing is a result of human-induced climate change --

Very high power is needed to cut or weld using a laser beam. But this creates its own problem: the beam's energy deforms the mirrors that are focusing it to a point. When this happens, the beam expands and loses intensit...