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For future astronauts, the process of suiting up may go something like this: Instead of climbing into a conventional, bulky, gas-pressurized suit, an astronaut may don a lightweight, stretchy garment, lined with tiny, mu...

The World Maker Faire is coming to the New York Hall of Science in Queens this weekend (Sept. 20-21).

Less than a week after Hurricane Odile steamrolled Baja California, stranding tens of thousands of tourists and leaving thousands of local residents homeless, the southern peninsula is under storm watch again as Tropical...

The skeletal remains of two lovebirds were uncovered, after being locked in a romantic embrace for the past 700 years.

In a new recommendation this flu season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that the nasal spray is the preferred flu vaccine for kids ages 2 to 8. Here's what you need to know.

Staying physically active in older ages may help keep brain connections intact, a new study suggests.

The AMS particle detector aboard the International Space Station has found more evidence of dark matter in cosmic ray data.

Since it began in 2011, the war in Syria has damaged five of the country's six World Heritage sites, according to a nonpartisan analysis of before-and-after satellite images.

A cheap iPhone accessory that measures your glasses prescription brings eyecare to the places where it is most needed

If neuroscientists were one day able to predict your every action and decision based on brain scans, will you abandon the concept of free will? Probably not

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In the midst of all the technological progress being made globally on a daily basis, sometimes it’s tough to appreciate how we’re changing as humans. This week, we’ve been exploring articles and videos from around ...

Chips that use light, rather than electricity, to move data would consume much less power -- and energy efficiency is a growing concern as chips' transistor counts rise.

The most detailed map of our galaxy ever made reveals the incomprehensible majesty of our neighbourhood

Kids' lunches may lack one important nutrient: calcium. Here are some ideas for getting more calcium into a brown-bag lunch.

The science world learned this week that Earth will be a much more crowded place than was previously thought in 100 years. There were also reports of record highs over this past summer, with some months posting their war...

Sierra Leone began a three-day national curfew Friday to allow health workers to locate and isolate Ebola cases, the BBC reported. Citizens will be confined to their homes through Sunday while some 21,000 health workers ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a previously unknown set of gas chambers at the site of a 1940s Nazi death camp in Poland. Researchers estimate more than a quarter of a million Jews were killed at the site, known as the So...

Dallas County Jail lost its bid to install "video visitation" equipment after concerns were raised that in-person visits would be restricted

Dragon will lift off atop SpaceX's Falcon 9 v1.1 rocket at 2:16 a.m. EDT Saturday from Florida. Dragon will fly nearly parallel to the U.S. East Coast, so the launch should be visible in varying degrees along much of the...

Three years of heavy fighting have taken a toll on Syria's archaeological treasures. Five of the country's six World Heritage sites "exhibit significant damage," and some buildings are now "reduced to rubble," according ...

Scientists in Scotland are largely relieved by the outcome of the Scottish independence referendum, believing science to be safer in a united kingdom