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Not all water in the solar system today could have formed in our solar system --

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At least some of Earth's water is older than the solar system, even the sun itself, which could mean that other solar systems had water in the beginning, too, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Scienc...

The International Monetary Fund has approved an additional $130 million in immediate aid to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone to combat the growing threat of Ebola in the region, the agency said in a statement Friday. The...

Genetic mutations that put people at high risk for breast cancer may also be linked to an increased risk of salivary gland cancer, a new study suggests.

Apple has finally released its much-anticipated health app, but some are asking why the app has no feature for tracking a woman's menstrual cycle.

Geologists are using 3D-printed rocks to study how oil and gas moves through underground rock and the research could have important implications for fracking.

Lights! Camera! Take off! The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced yesterday (Sept. 25) that television and movie producers will now be able to use drones to capture high-flying aerial footage.

An ancient, catastrophic flood or earthquake may explain how a bewildering rock formation in Colorado's Rocky Mountains formed, a new study finds.

Evidence is mounting that melting of Arctic ice is weakening the jet stream, causing weeks of cold, hot or stormy weather in the northern hemisphere

As energy needs increase, scientists are constantly on the hunt for new ways to meet the demand. They may have found a new source: the ocean.Check out the video below courtesy of Inside Science News Video From Inside Sci...

Low-carb diets are popular, and although they may help with weight-loss they can also affect health in other ways. Here are three tips to help you stay healthy while following a low-carb diet.

Once a sprawling oasis in the mostly arid Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, the Aral Sea is now a fraction of its former self. Images captured by a NASA satellite show that the eastern basin of the So...

With a low-cost Mars mission in the win column, the Indian space programme is setting its sights on more ambitious goals elsewhere in the solar system

All the latest on newscientist.com: traps to arrest spreading cancer, cosmic inflation, water older than the sun, India's tiger-trading hotspots and more

"Left-handed" electrons have been found to destroy certain organic molecules faster than their mirror versions --

"Left-handed" electrons have been found to destroy certain organic molecules faster than their mirror versions --

From blue lotus to kola nut, just what does it take to get off your face in London's Kew Gardens?

The message from leading health officials around the world is clear: The global response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has been slow, at best. Aid has either not arrived swiftly enough or not shown up at all, acco...

This week, we saw history in the making as the first 3D printer arrived at the International Space Station. The stories we’ve been passing around cover a range of topics, from robots in seminaries to open access for sc...

The scanning electron microscope is not only used for precisely surveying the surface topology of samples, but also for determining their chemical compositions. This is done by exciting the atoms to fluoresce under irrad...

Experimenting within quantum theory is an extremely complex process, where common intuitions are regularly inverted within shifting reality. Over the years several quantum features and methods of their study have been id...