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(Reuters) - A veteran Russian cosmonaut and two International Space Station crewmates, one from the United States and one from Germany, returned safely to Earth on Sunday with a parachute landing of their Soyuz capsule i...

The skeletons of two infants were found at the Upward Sun River site in central Alaska. They were found beneath the remains of a 3-year-old child that was cremated.

A statin drug which is taken by millions of Americans to lower their cholesterol level may also reverse certain types of learning deficits, according to a new study in mice.

People's risk of developing heart disease depends on their biology, such as their age and gender, but it also varies based on their place of resident. Here's how states fare when it comes to heart disease risk.

Thousands of young U.S. children have ingested laundry detergent pods in recent years, leading researchers to call for safer packing of the colorful capsules, according to a new study.

Divers have recovered a bronze bell from the wreck of the HMS Erebus, a British ship that was missing for nearly 170 years after an ill-fated expedition to the Canadian Arctic.

Underwater archaeologists were the first people in nearly 170 years to lay eyes on HMS Erebus, a British ship that sank during an ill-fated exploration of the Canadian Arctic.

A new study has revealed the genetic changes that led cats to become domesticated, and many are related to reward seeking and fear conditioning.

From Tibet's endangered ecosystems to the crazy cost of saving beaches to New York's green example, three books probe the price tag of development

An aldehyde molecule gives blood its distinctive smell - Siberian tigers and wild dogs even chomped on wood smeared with the stuff

Preventing future Ebola outbreaks in West Africa will require more than vaccines and an infusion of skilled health workers; it will involve a complete overhaul of the region's fractured health care systems, health expert...

How do multicellular beings know up from down or front from back? Life's Blueprint: The science and art of embryo creation cuts through the complexity

Baby birth weight charts in Canada may not accurately classify babies born to immigrant women, particularly those from South Asia and East Asia.

The weather is fine and the future on display. I’m in San Diego covering Singularity University's Exponential Medicine conference through Wednesday. The four-day event kicked off yesterday at the Hotel Del...

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A rainbow streak across deep space could reveal why stars stop forming in galaxy clusters

It may be time for science to recognise Earth's new era - one shaped by humans. So argues a geologist involved in defining new phases in geological time

Giant chromosomes that grow by sucking up cancer-promoting genes are seen in lots of cancers. Now we know how they form, we might be able to stop them

During a survey of an Irish castle, archaeologist Antoine Giacometti stuck his hand into a wet washing pit beneath the floor. He didn't expect to find anything in the pit, much less a golden piece of jewelry dating back ...

During an excavation of Rathfarnham Castle, a national monument in South Dublin, archaeologists found a horde of 17th century artifacts hidden in a washing pit.

A team of engineers and scientists has identified a source of electronic noise that could affect the functioning of instruments operating at very low temperatures, such as devices used in radio telescopes and advanced ph...

Researchers at the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have achieved a milestone in modern wireless and cellular telecommunications, creating a radically smaller, more efficient radio wave...