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Florida fisherman catches more than he bargained for with giant "alien" shrimp.

The humanoid robot, Atlas, stands six feet tall and weighs three hundred pounds. The bot is built like an NFL offensive lineman, only substitute muscle, ligament, and bone for steel and hydraulics--and swap speed and agi...

Win a day out for two at the Royal Observatory Greenwich and the National Maritime Museum, plus dinner and a stay at the Mercure London Greenwich Hotel (full text available to subscribers)

From a spectacular eruption in Iceland to a gigantic dino from the past, here are the most awesome photos we found in Science this week.

Materials made from nanoparticles hold promise for myriad applications, from improved solar energy production to perfect touch screens. The challenge in creating these wonder-materials is organizing the nanoparticles int...

An international team of researchers studies one slim bird to answer some big biological questions.

Racing through the air at 250 mph is a lot easier in an advanced-engineered aircraft.

Daily interactions require bargaining, be it for food, money or even making plans.

Most of us were taught that saying "thank you" is simply the polite thing to do. But recent research in social psychology suggests that saying "thank you" goes beyond good manners.

A fisherman in Fort Pierce snapped photos of a huge shrimp-like creature caught by a nearby couple. The animal seems to be a mantis shrimp, says one expert.