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No invention was born outside the mind of man. So, every once in awhile, it's worth mining a few sci-fi visions for the dark, twisted, unexpected, hopeful, or inspiring. Astrophysicist Kip Thorne--whose book on black hol...

A recent New York Times article points to a glaring inconsistency between the amount of "screen time" toddlers have using tablets, phones and computers - and the advice of many early years specialists.

At first glance, New York City seems like the worst place for the Ebola virus to surface. The city is the most densely populated metropolitan area in the United States, around 5.5 million people ride the New York City su...

If you are exposed to the deadly Ebola virus, this is some of what the CDC tells you to do.

Sci-fi loves to mess with memory, but memory misleads in real life, too.

Lions, whales and spiders, oh my! This week we found some awesome photos for you to check out.

The Miles Stair uses stronger, lighter concrete --

Internet law needs reform, because criminalising online activism undermines democracy and freedom of speech, says media researcher Molly Sauter

Physics researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University have discovered that most of the electrolytes used in lithium-ion batteries -- commonly found in consumer electronic devices -- are superhalogens, and that the vast...

Adherent cells, the kind that form the architecture of all multi-cellular organisms, are mechanically engineered with precise forces that allow them to move around and stick to things. Proteins called integrin receptors ...

Feed that microbiome right, and you'll see results in, and around, your gut.

While the association between violence against women and elite athletes is not uncommon, it is not sports per se that are the problem.

While scientists gather the ground truth about climate, it's up to lawmakers to do something responsible with it.

The infamous megalodon, the world's largest-ever shark, grew to 20 meters (60 feet) in length, weighed as much as three African elephants, had teeth measuring over 7 inches long and munched on whales like they were goldf...

Gravitational waves, invisible ripples in the fabric of space and time, might be detected by looking for the brightening of stars, researchers say.

In a harrowing plunge from the stratosphere, a Google executive broke the world record for the highest-altitude skydive today (Oct. 24).

The vision of jumping spiders is almost equal to the sight of humans. Researchers, however, didn't know how to study the arachnids' visual system for one simple reason: every time they tried to look at the spiders' brain...