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Endothelial cells in Schlemm's canal -- important for draining fluid from the eye -- are stiffer in eyes with glaucoma than those in healthy eyes, a multi-institution team of researchers has found in a unique study of hu...

The solar storms currently affecting Earth have created stunning northern lights displays for skywatchers.

Unlike salamanders, mammals can't regenerate lost limbs, but they can repair large sections of their ribs. In a new study, a team of researchers takes a closer look at rib regeneration in both humans and mice.

Using a zebrafish model of a human genetic disease called neurofibromatosis, researchers have found that the learning and memory components of the disorder are distinct features that will likely need different treatment ...

Adults who were abused or neglected as children are known to have poorer health, but adults who tend to focus on and accept their reactions to the present moment--or are mindful--report having better health, regardless o...

Researchers from NASA and Washington University will launch a telescope called X-Calibur to measure X-rays from black holes.

Chad Blakley (://lightsoverlapland.com) captured a vibrant display of Northern Lights over Abisko National Park in Sweden on Sept. 12, 2014. They were generated by a KP-7 geomagnetic storm that hit Earth as a result of t...

Two years after landing on Mars, the Curiosity rover has reached its final destination -- the base of a 3-mile-high mountain -- where scientists hope tests will reveal whether the red planet once sustained life.

Exoskeletons have made news in recent years for creating super-soldiers and allowing wheelchair users to walk again. Now, the US Navy will test and evaluate Lockheed Martin's FORTIS exoskeletons for industrial applicatio...

The central mystery of quantum mechanics is that small chunks of matter sometimes seem to behave like particles, sometimes like waves. For most of the past century, the prevailing explanation of this conundrum has been w...

Volcanoes, tornadoes, dancing lights and a full harvest moon are just a few of our favorite images from this week in Science.

A study linking daily cannabis use to suicide got a lot of coverage earlier this week, but, Michael Slezak says, correlation does not mean causation

Anthropologist Natasha Schüll seeks to understand our connections and responses to machines and technology.

Widely undiagnosed sleep disorders may be at the root of the most common and disabling symptom of the disease: fatigue. This is the conclusion of what may be the largest study of sleep problems among individuals with mul...

To date, the prevalence of women with high mammographic breast density -- a recognized risk factor for breast cancer -- in the U.S. has been largely unknown. Now a new study helps quantify the number of U.S. women with t...