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From the fixed past to the tangible present to the undecided future, it feels as though time flows inexorably on. But that is an illusion --

Editor's Note: Welcome to ANITA, the Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna! From October to December, Katie Mulrey is traveling with the ANITA collaboration to Antarctica to build... --

Kim Kardashian bared all for "Paper" magazine in an attempt to "#BreaktheInternet," but a little underdog 317 million miles away stole her spotlight. The European Space Agency's historic comet landing captivated Twitter ...

There's no end of pop wisdom about why we gain or lose weight, from "fast" metabolisms to what time of day you eat. Here's what science really says (full text available to subscribers)

A strange green mixture of kale and apples actually rid your body of toxins? Here is a look at the truth about juice cleanses.

Scientists from Scripps Research Institute just discovered that optic flow--the technical term for the temporal rate at which objects move past the eye--helps us map our world. And their discovery...

Simple exercises can help improve the health of patients with kidney disease, experts say. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Because exercise capacity is significa...

In addition to helping patients shed pounds, weight loss surgery may also improve kidney function, researchers say. "Bariatric surgery serves as a good model to examine the effects of weight loss on kidney function. Our ...

The majority of individuals in the United States are not eligible to donate a kidney, even if they wanted to, a study shows.

Magnetic fields trapped inside a primitive meteorite could help scientists better understand how the early solar system evolved, according to a study, which also said that shock waves traveling through the cloud of dusty...

“The Philae has landed!” Excitement over the Rosetta mission has been building for weeks, with tons of explanatory blog posts on what the lander is meant to find, helpful historical... --

From Greenland's dark ice sheets to Stone age human footprints, these are THE most interesting photos in Science this week.

The Philae probe sent what could be the last package of information for a while from comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko to its European Space Agency (ESA) handlers late Friday night, as its 64-hour battery appears to have g...

To walk in the footsteps of Stone Age fishermen will require a trip to the island of Lolland in Denmark, where two sets of human tracks were recently discovered near the banks of the Baltic Sea. The footprints were rough...

High school students in the United States are increasingly puffing e-cigarettes amid an aggressive marketing campaign that includes candy-flavored vapors, according to new research from the Centers for Disease Control an...

A creature recently found in southern Europe looks in many ways like the unicorns depicted in medieval tapestries and European folklore, with four legs, a flat, long face, and a single horn protruding from between its ea...

These gifts can help the people in your life meet their fitness goals and live with a healthier lifestyle.

Here's a gift guide for children who can't get enough science. We waded into toy land and found wacky science labs, strategy-filled games and stargazing sets, many for $30 or less. We hope you find an educational gift th...

Her Deepness. The Sturgeon General. And now: Glamour Girl. On Monday night, renowned oceanographer Sylvia Earle earned a new moniker when she joined eight others in receiving a 2014 Glamour... --

Teen drivers who start class earlier in the morning are involved in significantly more motor vehicle accidents than peers with a later high school start time, a study shows. The results underscore the importance of the '...

The new Healthy Heart Score gives individuals an easy method to estimate their 20-year risk of developing cardiovascular disease based on simple lifestyle habits.

Personalized dietary advice based on a person's genetic makeup improves eating habits compared to current 'one-size-fits-all' dietary recommendations, researchers report. Nutrigenomics is a field of research that aims to...