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Saturn's largest moon Titan, dotted with hydrocarbon lakes and covered in a hazy atmosphere, comes to life in these stunning images captured by instruments aboard NASA's Cassini spacecraft.

The underlying architecture of a cellular signaling complex involved in the body's response to stimuli such as light and pain has been determined by a team of researchers. This complex, consisting of a human cell surface...

Researchers report that they have deciphered the inner workings of a protein called YiiP that prevents the lethal buildup of zinc inside bacteria. They say understanding YiiP's movements will help in the design of drugs ...

No need to upgrade: your phone needs only its microphone to pay for a taxi or join Lady Gaga's light show. But who else is whispering in its tiny ear? (full text available to subscribers)

The protective microenvironment of the hematopoietic stem cell niche, which produces cells of the blood and the immune system, also protects against myeloproliferative neoplasia. Protecting this microenvironment, or nich...

Scientists have discovered how a family of proteins -- cation diffusion facilitators (CDFs) -- regulates an important cellular cycle where a cell's energy generated is converted to necessary cellular functions. The findi...

A new study demonstrates that ambient temperatures can influence the growth or loss of brown fat in people. Cool environments stimulate growth, warm environments loss. The study results clearly show the 'plasticity' of b...

The shocking news that Satao, the much-loved African Elephant who lvied in Kenya's Tsavo East National Park, has been killed and butchered for his tusks highlights once again the terrible and unsustainable toll of poachi...

Scientists find the first hint that Titan's methane and ethane lakes may be stirring in response to the summer warmth, similar to lakes on Earth.

Frightful floods, freezes and heat waves favor certain parts of the Northern Hemisphere, thanks to strong atmospheric currents that repeatedly steer extreme weather to the same places, a new study finds.

Diabetes, despite affecting nearly 350 million people worldwide, is not really a controlled illness. Those who have the type 1 form of the illness, in which the pancreas fails to produce the insulin that processes glucos...

From ancient parasites and epidemics to affectionate dogs and spiders with personality, here are the coolest stories found from Science this week.

Suicides among mental health patients under home treatment are double the number of suicides in in-patient units, according to a new study published in The Lancet Psychiatry which looks at suicide rates in different ment...

(Institut Laue-Langevin) A new way to assemble individual molecules could revolutionize the creation of novel materials with numerous potential applications, including emerging technologies such as flexible TVs.The resul...

Chemist Stephanie L. Kowlek, who is credited with developing Kevlar, died this week at a hospice in Wilmington, Delaware, a friend told the Washington Post. She was 90. Rita Vasta, a former colleague at DuPont, declined ...

The use of advanced CT scanning equipment is helping to address the important concern of patient exposure to radiation. The study results provide information that will help in setting standards for radiation safety quali...

Patient safety issues related to electronic health records persist long after the 'go live' date, concludes research. EHRs can improve the quality of patient care, but recent evidence suggests that their use can also pro...

Maternal use of a class of antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, resulted in increased fat accumulation and inflammation in the liver of the adult offspring, researchers have demonstra...