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Did you know that while most people celebrate the start of summer on June 21, nearly 1 million Americans are facing the debilitating pain of cluster headaches due to Earth's shift towards the sun? It's true. The human bi...

Scientists took a molecular-level journey into microtubules, the hollow cylinders inside brain cells that act as skeletons and internal highways, and watched how a protein called tubulin acetyltransferase (TAT) labels th...

A one-off 3-hour antenatal class called 'Click' provides prospective parents with the knowledge and practical skills to build strong parent-infant bonds, according to new research. The quality of antenatal classes provid...

A new study shows that counseling from a genetic health care provider before genetic testing educates patients and may help reduce unnecessary procedures. Up to 10 percent of cancers are inherited, meaning a person was b...

A Space.com reader sent in an intriguing view of the Milky Way over Evans Bay in Wellington, New Zealand.

Astrophotographer Brian Drourr took this image on June 8, 2014 from Champlain Valley, Vermont. See how he captured the aurora view here.

Friday the 13th is shrouded with many superstitions, and is the perfect day to watch scary movies. What's more, this time the moon and the sun are upping the stakes, as there is a Friday the 13th full moon while solar fl...

Teens who have used drugs even just once in their lives have brain characteristics that are different from those who have never used drugs, a new study finds.

The 20th World Cup kicked off Thursday in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and a new aerial image from NASA captured a stunning nighttime view of the host country.

Peru's Amazon rainforest is extensively contaminated from decades of oil and gas drilling, researchers reported.

Extending an electrical power line through parts of the Amazon would destroy one of the world's most precious nature reserves, say environmentalists

Pertussis (whooping cough) is on the increase in the United States and around the world --- and nurses play an essential role in educating parents and patients about the safety and effectiveness of pertussis vaccination,...

The honor of first kick of the 2014 FIFA World Cup went not to Brazilian soccer star Neymar, but to 29-year-old Juliano Pinto, who is paralyzed from the waste down.

A new analysis says that the asymmetry between the two faces of the moon is due to crust thickness differences that resulted from variable cooling rates after the molten formation of our companion.... --

A new analysis says that the asymmetry between the two faces of the moon is due to crust thickness differences that resulted from variable cooling rates after the molten formation of our companion.... --

To hear Al and Betty Perry tell it, they were lucky to survive the direct hit from a lightning bolt that struck their pickup. It's true that it provided for one heck of a dramatic video.  How much danger were they reall...

Boron, a critical building block for creating the first life on Earth, was found in 3.8-billion-year-old rocks from Greenland. The element stabilizes RNA, from which many researchers think life on Earth descended.

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They're baaack -- in zoos around the world, animals are taking to the field -- or at least, the tank or the food bin -- to predict the results of World Cup games.

People with very low levels of vitamin D may have an increased risk of dying early, a new study suggests.

Patricia Wright of Stoney Brook University explains why owl monkeys are devoted fathers and nocturnal.