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The discovery 30 years ago of soccer-ball-shaped carbon molecules called buckyballs helped to spur an explosion of nanotechnology research. Now, there appears to be a new ball on the pitch.

More than 18 dinosaur skeletons illegally taken from Mongolia were formally returned to their homeland during a ceremony in New York last week, U.S. authorities announced.

Americans' interest in low-sodium foods has declined slightly in recent years, and may continue to drop in the future, according to new research.

Unhealthy foods like white bread and crackers cause the wing deformity, which inhibits the birds ability to fly, and can result in death. The Humane Society of the United States strongly advises not to feed wildlife.

The Game Innovation Lab at NYU-Poly has developed playful digital interaction devices that they call the "Fidget Widgets".

Boeing Long Range Strike Bomber Concept Art Boeing The U.S. Air Force is quietly ramping up spending on a future bomber, according to a report by the Congressional Research Service published earlier this month. The Air F...

Looking to capitalize on the anticipated burgeoning space tourism industry, U.K. officials have announced plans to build a commercial spaceport in the British Isles. Government officials will disclose the potential space...

Lithium-ion batteries could benefit from a theoretical model created at Rice University and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory that predicts how carbon components will perform.

People unsuspectingly choose friends who share parts of the same DNA, a new genetic analysis finds.

Higher expectations and lack of empathy toward children trigger abuse and neglect in children with disabilities, research shows. "We already know that children with delayed or developmental problems are at 1.7 times grea...

One researcher has focused how genetics influence responses to stimuli that can trigger anxiety, and he's using zebrafish -- a tropical member of the minnow family named for the black stripes on their bodies -- to do so....

Pulmonary inflammation can cause shallow breathing and the lungs to become brittle in patients who experience multiple blood transfusions, sepsis, lung surgery and acute lung trauma. This complication can leave patients ...

Acute glaucoma in mice is largely an inflammatory disease and that high pressure in the eye causes vision loss by setting in motion an inflammatory response similar to that evoked by bacterial infections, researchers hav...

25 percent of teens identify themselves as victims of cyberbullying Flickr/workingword In March, a new blog called the Vancouver Taddler popped up on Tumblr. Reportedly inspired by TV's Gossip Girl, it was billed as a to...

Archaeologists have unearthed a small iron pin used to screw a false tooth into the mouth of ancient Celtic woman.

On a ranch in northwestern Sonora, Mexico, archaeologists have discovered 13,400-year-old Clovis points mingled with bones from an extinct elephant relative called the gomphothere.

Photos of 13,400-year-old Clovis points and gomphothere bones that were discovered on a ranch in Sonora, Mexico.

Areas of the brain responsible for producing speech movement light up in babies' brains month before they say their first words

Weights gone awry, elements changing position, the ructions of relativity - chemistry's iconic chart is far from stable, and no one knows where it will end (full text available to subscribers)

The temblor that shook Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula last year was one of only six supersonic earthquakes ever identified --

A sixth-grade student's science fair project led to the discovery that erythritol, a sugar alcohol in Truvia, may be a human-safe insecticide.

The British Royal Navy christened its newest and largest aircraft carrier earlier this month, in a special ceremony led by the next-generation vehicle's namesake: Queen Elizabeth II.