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U.S. hospitals do not have the means to properly dispose of medical waste contaminated with Ebola, biosafety experts have said. If Ebola patients were to arrive in the country for treatment unannounced, it could put hosp...

Supposed evidence of gravitational waves from the dawn of time may actually be the signature of dust and gas in our own Milky Way galaxy, a new study reports.

New measurements from the AMS experiment unveil new territories in the flux of cosmic rays -- Brian Cox: 'Multiverse' makes sense -- 'Gravitational waves' may have been space dust -- Criticism of study detecting ripples ...

Deutsche Post DHL has been conducting test of its "parcelcopter" in Bonn, Germany. Currently there are no plans for regular delivery service via drone.

A pair of drones is flying over ancient Greek cities, building precise 3D maps and searching for clues to still-buried artefacts

The camera trap video shows a curious domestic cat about to get a huge surprise. A Florida alligator nearly catches the feline in its fearsome jaws. Alligators live in wetlands throughout the Lower Florida Keys.

Data from the ISS-based Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment supports the idea that dark matter consists of the invisible particles called weakly interacting massive particles, or WIMPs. Clara... --

People's recovery times after surgery vary greatly, so its hard to predict how long any one person will be laid up after an operation. But now, researchers are looking to an experimental blood test that may hold some clu...

Sensors worn by office workers reveal how optimising building layouts can promote spontaneous conversations

Every decision you make may spawn parallel universes where people are suffering because of your choice. Welcome to the quantum moral maze (full text available to subscribers)

Mexican cavefish saves energy by ditching circadian rhythm.

Take a closer look at these caterpillars, bugs, moths, wasps and butterflies to learn more about insects found in the eastern half of the United States.

Observations of planet HAT-P-11b by the Hubble, Spitzer and Kepler Space Telescopes were used to make the discovery. The planet is 120 light-years away in the constellation of Cygnus. Full Story: ://goo.gl/8h7zEP

MagMIMO senses where your phone is and fires a targeted magnetic field to keep it charged up - so you'll never have to plug in again

Complex oxides have long tantalized the materials science community for their promise in next-generation energy and information technologies. Complex oxide crystals combine oxygen atoms with assorted metals to produce un...

Significant advances were made at the latest United Nations climate meeting, though we won't really know if it has delivered until next year

The annual Ig Nobel Prizes honor science that "makes you laugh, then makes you think." It recognizes the quirky, silly, unorthodox and far-out research that has real science behind it. It's also, hands down, the most fun...

Mysterious fossils found in southern China are not bacteria or protists, but multicellular creatures, new research finds. The tiny fossils might even be the embryos of some of the earliest animals on Earth.

Crowdsourced player data could help mould characters imbued with AI, making them more realistic and fun to interact with

Multicellular spherical fossils dating back 600 million years were discovered in South China's Doushantuo Formation. Here are photos of these bizarre specimens.

The smallest exoplanet yet to have its atmosphere probed is full of water and heavy elements, hinting it formed far from its star

Corporations and fund managers were lining up in New York to pledge they would decarbonise their investments, dwarfing the promises of national governments