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A group of scientists have discovered two new species of sea-dwelling organisms that look like mushrooms, according to a new study, published in the journal PLOS ONE on Wednesday. While researchers have created a new tax...

At a site under excavation in Greece, archaeologists have uncovered mosaic floors that pave the entrance to a huge tomb from the era of Alexander the Great.

Whooshh Innovations has created a system to effectively (and safely) shoot migratory fish upstream without having to waste excess water.

Adult obesity rates went up in six states between 2012 and 2013, according to a new report.

The fossilized remains of a colossal dinosaur discovered in Argentina marks the most complete skeleton of a titanosaur ever unearthed. The long-necked and herbivorous Dreadnoughtus schrani, whose name means "fears nothin...

America's waistline is expanding - fast. Obesity rates across the U.S. have soared over the past 30 years despite having leveled off last year, according to newly released data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control a...

The U.S. military doesn't just build big, scary tanks and giant warplanes; it's also interested in teeny, tiny stuff. The Pentagon's latest research project aims to improve today's technologies by shrinking them down to ...

Have you ever wished you could have your own personal satellite? One company is on a mission to put high-altitude balloons, akin to floating satellites, into the hands of space enthusiasts.

A system that measures your heart rate, breathing, and records the world around you could provide unprecedented insight into your emotional well-being

For older women, eating potassium-rich foods may reduce the risk of having a stroke, a new study finds. But only a minority of women seem to consume the recommended amounts of the mineral, researchers say.

Rare stem cells in testis that produce a biomarker protein called PAX7 help give rise to new sperm cells -- and may hold a key to restoring fertility, research suggests. Infertility, which the Centers for Disease Control...

If you spend much time browsing home-science channels on youtube, you've probably seen videos of what happens when you drop a magnet through a metal tube. If not, enjoy this mind-bending display of Eddy Current Braking.�...

Disposable diapers are made of some of the most indestructible materials on Earth, but a group of researchers has found a way to degrade the soiled garments: by growing mushrooms on them.

A new concept in metallic alloy design - called "high-entropy alloys" - has yielded a multiple-element material that not only tests out as one of the toughest on record, but, unlike most materials, the toughness as well ...

Biology, by nature, has a yin and a yang -- a push and a pull. Addiction, particularly relapse, researchers find, is no exception. A new paper is the first to establish the existence of a brain circuitry that resists a r...

A team of scientists has reconstructed how bacteria tightly control their growth and division, the cell cycle, by destroying specific proteins through regulated protein degradation. All organisms use controlled protein d...

Researchers have characterized a novel mutant mouse model, termed neoretinal vascularization 2, which develops abnormal neovessels from retinal vascular plexus. Their hope is this new model will help them understand AMD ...

For decades, medical researchers have sought new methods to diagnose how different types of cells and systems in the body are functioning. Now scientists have adapted an emerging biomedical technique to study the vast bo...

Endoscopic biopsy of lymph nodes between the two lungs (mediastinum) is a sensitive and accurate technique that can replace mediastinal surgery for staging lung cancer in patients with potentially resectable tumors. The ...

A more effective method to determine how T cells differentiate into specialized cell types has been identified by researchers. The new approach could help accelerate laboratory research and the development of potential t...

A small but mighty ocean bacterium can load up on scarce resources when food supplies run low. Scientists can track these bacterial proteins in seawater to detect low nutrient levels.

Sharp-eyed mini robots that will protect the ISS and repair defunct satellites have been flight-tested aboard the space station