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The Mongolian Death Worm is said to be a large creature with spikes and acidic spit.

From fish-eating spiders to a dinosaur with winged headgear, here are the most amazing images we found in Science this week!

Science has recently published a study carried out by researchers at ICFO in collaboration with the Institute for Nuclear Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, which demonstrates the capability of detecting non-locali...

You've probably never heard of Valter Longo, but if you've heard about the purported health benefits of intermittent fasting, you've likely been exposed to his work. A University of Southern California gerontologist, Lon...

The night sky never looked so inviting. From light rays framing the Big Dipper above the Alps to the eerily stunning aurora hovering atop Norway, the winners of a dark skies photo contest delight with their upward gazes.

(Washington University in St. Louis) The Department of Energy has awarded the Photosynthetic Antenna Research Center $14.4 million for continuing research on natural and bio-inspired systems for harvesting the sun's ener...

(The Endocrine Society) Nondiabetic obese and overweight people lose more weight, are more likely to reverse prediabetes and are slower to develop type 2 diabetes when they take the diabetes drug liraglutide in addition ...

When Hurricane Sandy struck New York in 2012, it was a brutal wake up call for the Big Apple that should have also been heard by the citizens of every other coastal city and those responsible for ensuring their safety.

Millions of Americans wake up every weekend with a throbbing headache and often no choice but to run to the bathroom to revisit what they consumed the night before. Yet when it comes to hangovers and all the folk knowled...

Pablo Picasso's famous painting of a bathing woman in a blue room carries a secret: High-tech scans have revealed that the well-known scene was painted on top of a portrait of an unidentified man.

There are many tales in literature over millennia about people selling their soul to a malevolent deity for the right price. But at least it's usually a good price.

Stunning images of the night sky from around the world show everything from swirling green auroras and star trails to the bulging Milky Way galaxy and the Big Dipper constellation.

Slingshot Water Purifier Popular Science 250,000 liters: the volume of water a single, mini-fridge-size Slingshot machine purifies in one year. That's enough for about 300 people. Slingshots are able to purify even seawa...