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A significant decline in speeding-related fatalities and injuries among young men has been found in Ontario since the province's tough extreme speeding and aggressive driving laws were introduced in 2007. A study found a...

Though Twitter boats 645 million users across the world, only 14 percent of health policy researchers reported using Twitter - and approximately 20 percent used blogs and Facebook - to communicate their research findings...

The winners of the Beam Line for Schools competition will use a beam of particles at CERN to investigate one of the fundamental forces of nature and to test a home-built device. Following almost 300 submissions from scho...

An optical blood oxygen sensor attached to an endoscope is able to identify pancreatic cancer in patients via a simple lendoscopic procedure, according to researchers. The study shows that the device, which acts like the...

Probiotics are effective in preventing hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis of the liver, according to a new study. The investigators conducted trial with cirrhosis patients who showed risk factors for hepat...

Ryan and Trevor Oakes have an unusual talent. The twin brothers have developed a method of creating lifelike, perceptual drawings on a curved canvass.

Twins Ryan and Trevor Oakes have developed a drawing technique that captures perspective images on the inside of a sphere.

Women who eat more tomatoes or other lycopene-containing fruits and vegetables may have a lower risk of developing kidney cancer, a new study suggests.

A dose of the drug Ecstasy that is not normally deadly could turn fatal when taken in a hot, crowded setting, a new study in rats suggests.

A new satellite image reveals the grabens of Canyonlands National Park in Utah. These long valleys are caused by a moving layer of salt far below the surface.

From drying clothes to surrounding the house with wood chips, here are 10 ways to avoid tick bites, which can transmit a host of diseases.

It's a classic diving competition taken to extreme limits: The 2014 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series -- an event that sees world-class divers plunge from jaw-dropping heights -- will be making a stop in Texas this week...

An amazing new video shows Arctic life from a polar bear's point of view.

A robotic hand working with a Kinect depth-sensing camera can adjust its fingers to grasp any object it is presented with, from a lightbulb to a copy of New Scientist

Advances in exponential technology happen fast -- too fast for Singularity Hub to cover them all. This weekly bulletin points to significant developments to keep readers in the know. In an attempt to make robots less unc...

Our ability to feel pain varies throughout the surface of our body, a finding that could help people with long-term chronic pain

New rules about sunscreen labels went into effect last summer. Here are tips for choosing sunscreen.

The Destroyer In Popular Science Popular Science The technologies used in the June 6th, 1944 invasion of Normandy have captivated writers and readers of Popular Science for a long time. Here are some of the best stories ...

The definitive human tool gets a 21st-century upgrade with 3D-printed handles that artfully highlight the hand axe's sheer range of uses

Tourists, no need to worry about picking an outfit for your suborbital flight--this flexible, comfortable suit has you covered. Final Frontier Design (FFD), a private design firm based in Brooklyn, has partnered with Sta...

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Being cold turns energy-storing fat into energy-burning fat. It turns out an injection of immune signalling molecules will do the same thing