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Adapted from Wikimedia Commons "Everything is in flames, -- the sky with lightning, -- the water with luminous particles, and even the very masts are pointed with a blue flame." -- Charles Darwin, 1832 "... sometime I'l...

A bright synchrotron source that emits over a wide part of the electromagnetic spectrum from the infrared to hard X-rays is currently being built in Lund, Sweden. The MAX IV facility presents a range of technical challen...

Two experimental vaccines against Ebola are currently being tested for safety, and health officials have said that millions of doses could be available by the end of next year. But how do the vaccines work?

(Phys.org) --For all of their differences, classical and quantum communication have at least one thing in common: the importance of being able to store optical information. That being said, optical storage is a complex p...

New research into the effects of the Ebola virus on mice has shown that genetic differences played a major role in determining which animals experienced severe Ebola symptoms and which exhibited only mild signs of the in...

SpaceShipTwo, Virgin Galactic's passenger spacecraft, experienced an 'anomaly' during its fourth rocket-powered test flight on Friday, Oct. 31. See the latest details here.

Massive amounts of manpower and other resources have gone into preparing the U.S. for potential cases of Ebola virus disease, even though health officials have maintained that a major outbreak is highly unlikely.

The African Union has not delivered on its promises to send help to Ebola-stricken countries in West Africa, drawing criticism from legislators in Sierra Leone and Liberia who said their countries feel "abandoned" by Afr...

The striking marine life starring on the latest collection of United Nation's postage stamps highlights species that need to be protected

Children and adults alike are digging out those spooky costumes ready for a celebration. We've reached that time of year again: Halloween. October 31 is dedicated to remembering the dead.

The Earth will never catch up to the moon (let's hope), but the number of Ordovician craters may soon takeoff. That's because it's easier and cheaper than ever to sniff out the shocked minerals that confirm an impact.

Just in time for Halloween, a spooky set of thunderstorms passed over the Eastern Pacific Ocean today.

Different stress levels will make wall lizards from a group of Aegean islands flee or drop their tails – and it all depends on who they grew up with

Halloween is upon us tonight and it's all just a bit of harmless fun, right? Or is there truly a dark side to Halloween?

It's true: Scratching an itch does only make it worse. Now scientists have some ideas about why that happens.

The rocket plane broke up over the the California desert today, throwing the future of private spaceflight into disarray

I met Stephen Hawking in the summer of 1990, when I spent five days in northern Sweden at a conference attended by 30 or so leading cosmologists. --

Facts about the zombie phenomenon in pop culture, movies and gaming.

The huge US-European deal will have a major impact on health and the environment. New Scientist explains what it is - and what it means for ordinary people

An electrode-studded spoon can conjure salt, sweet and bitter tastes on the tip of your tongue with just a quick pulse of electricity

Wandering around the windowsills and kitchen floors of New England is a common spider with a surprisingly nasty bite.

The resulting struggle often forces us to redefine ourselves on the fly…something that’s much easier said than done. This week’s batch of stories are an interesting spread for those wrestling with the implications ...