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In the last few centuries, medical advances have greatly lengthened lifespans. Among other causes, a central driver has been improved care at the beginning of life, when declining infant mortality rates have boosted aver...

A fourth doctor from Sierra Leone has tested positive for Ebola and will be evacuated from the country for treatment abroad, according to the Associated Press. Dr. Olivette Busk is the first non-Westerner to be transport...

Dr. Kent Brantly, an American missionary doctor who survived his fight with Ebola, donated a unit of blood to Dr. Rick Sacra, a fellow doctor fighting for his life against Ebola after contracting it in Liberia, according...

By examining leopard poop in rural India, scientists discovered that the big cats have a surprising favorite food: domestic dogs.

Any armchair explorer with an Internet connection can now explore the pyramids of Egypt, thanks to new images on Google Street View.

Solar flares are powerful blasts of radiation unleashed by the sun. When aimed directly at Earth, these eruptions can trigger geomagnetic storms and knock out power grids and communications. Here are some spectacular pho...

Doctors in China were surprised to find that a young woman who had lived a normal life for more than two decades was actually missing an important part of her brain, according to a new report of her case.

A man's undiagnosed sleepwalking nearly turned life-threatening when he sleepwalked off a 60-foot cliff while camping.

Religion and politics have little effect on morality, a new study suggests.

How did a mystery mineral acquire remarkable properties not mimicked in the lab until 30 years ago? Finding out took one cosmologist to the ends of the Earth (full text available to subscribers)

Fermilab physicist Don Lincoln explains the idea of a metastable universe, what it has to do with the Higgs boson, and why we're still in good shape. If you’re a science enthusiast, this week you have likely encountere...

New research findings point toward future approaches to fighting bacterial biofilms that foul everything from implantable medical devices to industrial pipes and boat propellers.

Human activities are promoting giant jellyfish swarms.

The partial skeleton of a Spinosaurus suggests this dinosaur was adapted for swimming in the waters in what is now Morocco.

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology are first to show the use of sound to communicate with an artificial atom. They can thereby demonstrate phenomena from quantum physics with sound taking on the role of lig...

Spinosaurus was the only dinosaur to spend most of its time in the water. It lurked in mangrove swamps and may have swallowed sharks whole

Ceramics break rather than bend under pressure, but nano-lattices have been used to produce resilient ceramics that could help make ultralight, tough materials

A super scratch-resistant screen is among the Apple Watch's coolest features.

Courtesy imgur user ScienceLlama At a glance, it's easy to tell that something's not right with the galaxies and clusters in these images from deep space, but it might sound silly when it's put into words: they're littl...

Our brains can categorise words and prepare physical responses to them while we sleep, highlighting just how awake some of our brain regions are as we slumber

Green jobs are booming, but the momentum could crash if the U.S. Congress doesn't shore up support.

The spacecraft aiming to be the first to park a lander on a comet has snapped a self-portrait – with its quirkily shaped target in the background