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Nearly two months after the U.S. federal government issued new guidelines urging doctors to adopt Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, commonly referred to as PrEP -- a highly effective method involving a single pill that can reduc...

Scientists at Stanford University and the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have found a way to estimate uncertainties in computer calculations that are widely used to speed the search for new m...

A mosaic discovered in an ancient synagogue in Galilee depicts a bloody battle scene instead of a traditional Biblical scene.

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake rumbled off Japan's northern coast early Saturday morning. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued a Tsunami Advisory to the Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, meaning they expect th...

A student in Taiwan who left disposable contact lenses in her eyes for six months straight developed a rare and serious eye infection that ultimately took her vision, according to news reports.

Ron Allum. Brook Rushton/National Geographic In late March 2012, an oblong lime-green submersible broke the surface of the Western Pacific near Guam. On the deck of a nearby ship, the Mermaid Sapphire, an 80-person suppo...

In late March 2012, an oblong lime-green submersible broke the surface of the Western Pacific near Guam. On the deck of a nearby ship, the Mermaid Sapphire, an 80-person support team and a film crew cheered wildly. The t...

There is enough evidence to support the use of probiotics to treat four conditions, doctors say.

New Yorkers may be treated to a stunning sunset tonight (July 11), with the return of a phenomenon known as "Manhattanhenge," which occurs when the setting sun aligns with Manhattan's grid of streets.

A 'mouse TRAP' has been set by scientists to capture the early signs of kidney failure, as described by a recent study. Their new transgenic mouse line uses a technique called TRAP to extract cellular and genetic informa...

People with mobility impairments under age 65 have significantly higher rates of smoking than those without mobility impairments. Additionally, smokers with mobility impairments were less likely to attempt quitting than ...

Unique computational models have been used by researchers to show how infection can affect bacteria that naturally live in our intestines. The findings may ultimately help clinicians to better treat and prevent gastroint...

Pornography triggers brain activity in people with compulsive sexual behavior -- known commonly as sex addiction -- similar to that triggered by drugs in the brains of drug addicts, according to a a new study. However, t...

Artist's impression of a major impact event.Fredrik via Wikimedia commonsRights information: ://bit.ly/1jbtszL Asteroid and comet impacts could have created refuges for early life on Earth, protecting the first microorga...

Compulsive sexual behavior may have the same patterns of brain activity as those associated with drug addiction, a new study finds.

Yellowstone National Park closed a popular road Thursday (July 10) after geothermal heat cooked the asphalt.

Losing yourself in an acting role might be difficult, but imagine how hard it is if the human you're playing isn't human at all. Karin Konoval, who plays the orangutan Maurice in "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" talks ab...

Constructing The Run Tilting Point To advertise the new mobile game Leo's Fortune, master Rube Goldberg machine crafter Brett Doar, who we covered in our March issue, has devised a new contraption. The game centers aroun...

Although cigarette smoking isn't nearly as popular with teens in the United States as it was a decade ago, that doesn't mean teens don't smoke. A new study finds that a more exotic form of tobacco use, hookah smoking, is...

Malnutrition during pregnancy can lead to genetic changes that affect the next generation of mice, and health impacts that linger for two

Young adults who screened positive for a history of hazardous or binge drinking reduced their binge drinking by more than 50 percent after receiving mobile phone text messages following a visit to the emergency departmen...

The increased risk of kidney injury related to the use of hydroxyethyl starch in resuscitation fluids reflects the mass of HES molecules, according to a report. Hydroxyethyl starch is a starch derivative that has been wi...