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From the first images of a black hole to exploring time before the big bang, we're in a new golden age for general relativity, says cosmologist Pedro Ferreira (full text available to subscribers)

South Korea's Lotte World Tower, which was designed to be one of the tallest skyscrapers in the world upon completion, is being threatened by the sudden appearance of sinkholes in the area. The sinkholes, which are destr...

Researchers from Duke University and the universities of Utah and Iowa say a drop in testosterone levels may have been responsible for the development of civilization. Reporting in the journal Current Anthropology, Brian...

A four-foot river otter attacked an 8-year-old boy and his grandmother swimming in a Washington state river, nearly costing the boy his life. Bryce Moser, 8, and Lelani Grove were swimming in a shallow part of the Pilchu...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) agreed on Friday to support the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) to manage the construction of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST). This marks the ...

A doctor had an ironic experience when he came close to taking an antibiotic that he knew he did not need, while at a conference that discussed the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Wearable technology has tremendous potential, well beyond its current applications.

There's a new wave of sound on the horizon carrying with it a broad scope of tantalizing potential applications, including advanced ultrasonic imaging and therapy, and acoustic cloaking, levitation and particle manipulat...

Researchers were able to listen in on a person talking through soundproof glass by filming vibrations in objects due to sound waves

Two hurricanes threaten the United States this week. One is expected to completely miss the U.S. Atlantic Coast, however, while the other will weaken as it heads toward Hawaii.

An ancient native American settlement saw an ultraviolent period in the mid-1100s, where nine out of 10 people experienced violence, skeletal remains suggest.

Smoking marijuana lead to the deaths of two healthy young men, according to researchers who studies the men's autopsy reports.

Originally published: Jul 28 2014 - 2:15pm, Inside Science News ServiceBy: Patricia Waldron, Contributor(Inside Science) -- When a drop of liquid hits a solid surface, the liquid will do one of two things: flatten like a...

Huge wildfires sparked by a powerful El Niño event 16 years ago left a distinct tinge of sulfur in Antarctica's snow.

A team of engineers at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), Schlumberger-Doll Research Center in Cambridge, Mass., and the University of Texas, Austin, have created a truly portable device for n...

American songbirds migrate to escape harsh northern winters, rather than to enjoy rich northern summers as many biologists thought

There's a new wave of sound on the horizon carrying with it a broad scope of tantalizing potential applications, including advanced ultrasonic imaging and therapy, acoustic cloaking, and levitation and particle manipulat...

RoboShipbuilder Daewoo, via New Scientist The South Korean company Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering is trying out something new: equipping workers with robotic exoskeletons. Workers are only testing prototypes ...

Would you dine in an artificial wetland laced with human waste? In The Wastewater Gardener, Marc Nelson makes an inspiring case for a new ecology of water

A Nigerian doctor who treated a Liberian businessman infected with Ebola has contracted the deadly virus, authorities said Monday. UPDATE 1:02 PM EDT: A specially equipped charter plane has landed in Liberia to transport...

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Japan's military could be extending its reach into space, with the country planning to develop a new force by 2019 to monitor the growing amount of space junk in orbit.