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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...

More credence has been added to a growing awareness of the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in neuromuscular disease by newly presented research. Vitamin D supplementation has been suggested to improve function in...

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.

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...

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

A wayward gray wolf has been spotted several times this month around the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. It could be the first of its species to roam Arizona in 70 years.

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.

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

In the first study of its kind, researchers have mapped how information flows through the genetic circuits that cause cancer cells to become metastatic. The research reveals a common pattern in the decision-making that a...

Researchers look for the root cause of age-related aortic stiffness -- an early sign cardiovascular disease -- and uncover a potential therapeutic target for reducing or preventing its development. The underlying cause o...

While exorcisms, in which demonic spirits are driven out of a supposedly possessed person, may seem a dark practice relevant only on TV screens, they have long been recognized by the Catholic Church and several religions...

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

key steps involved in programmed cell death have been uncovered by researchers, offering new targets for the treatment of diseases including lupus, cancers and neurodegenerative diseases.

The first genetic strain of mice that can be infected with Ebola and display symptoms similar to those that humans experience has been developed by researchers. This work will significantly improve basic research on Ebol...